Queen Elizabeth II’s body will be laid to rest at St. George’s Chapel — which has stood for nearly 500 years — on Monday.
Construction of St. George’s Chapel began in 1475 and was completed in 1528 during King Henry VIII’s reign, according to The Royal Family’s official website.
The chapel will serve as Queen Elizabeth’s final resting place after her funeral service at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19.
Following the procession from Westminster Abbey to St. George’s Chapel, the Queen will be privately buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.
The Queen will be buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel beside her husband Prince Philip.
After he died in April 2021, Prince Philip’s coffin was interred in the royal vault — a chamber beneath St. George’s Chapel where 24 members of the royal family have been buried, according to Metro.
Prince Philip’s coffin will be moved and placed next to the Queen’s following her funeral.
The Queen’s father and mother were also buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.
Queen Elizabeth II commissioned the chapel for her father, King George VI, because he did not want the royal vault to be his final resting place, according to MailOnline. It was the first addition to St. George’s Chapel since 1504.
Following King George VI’s death in 1952, his body was moved from the royal vault to the chapel after it was completed in 1969, according to Metro.
Queen Elizabeth II’s mother was buried in the chapel after she died in 2002. The ashes of her sister Princess Margaret — who passed just weeks before their mother — are also interred in the chapel.
Including the Queen and her father, 11 monarchs have been buried at St. George’s Chapel.
Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather, King George V, was laid to rest at St. George’s Chapel, as was his wife Queen Mary.
Additional monarchs who have been buried at the chapel include King George III, King George IV, and King William IV, according to the College of St. George.
One of the most striking — and somber — photos of the Queen was taken at St. George’s Chapel.
The picture of Queen Elizabeth II sitting alone at her husband Prince Philip’s funeral due to COVID-19 protocols resonated with people around the world who had lost a loved one during the pandemic.
But St. George’s Chapel has also been a place filled with happy memories for the royal family.
Members of the royal family traveled to St. George’s Chapel every Easter Sunday to attend church with the Queen, according to the Royal Family’s official website.
The chapel has also been the site for many royal weddings — including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
King Charles III and Camilla, now Queen Consort, also held a service at the chapel following their wedding in 2005.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank tied the knot there in 2019.