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Queen Elizabeth II Buried in King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle

© AFP 2023 / SUZANNE PLUNKETTIn this file photo taken on May 27, 2015 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Imperial State Crown, proceeds through the Royal Gallery as she attends the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in central London on May 27, 2015
In this file photo taken on May 27, 2015 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Imperial State Crown, proceeds through the Royal Gallery as she attends the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in central London on May 27, 2015 - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.09.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Late UK Queen Elizabeth II was buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle after a farewell ceremony, British media reported, citing Buckingham Palace.
Earlier in the day, a private funeral service was held. It was attended by Elizabeth's son, King Charles III, and other members of the royal family.
The deceased monarch was buried alongside her husband, Prince Philip. The queen's parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, and her sister, Princess Margaret, whose body was cremated in accordance with her wishes, also rest in the same chapel.
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