The coffin of Elizabeth II it is so heavy that it will be necessary to carry it eight military. Designed more than thirty years ago, crafted from English oak and brass handles, it is lead coated. There? To slow down the decomposition of the body. So it was with the queen’s husband, Philip Duke of Edinburgh died in 2021 and for his father, King George VI.
In fact, it has become necessary since the Victorian era an airtight seal of the coffin to prevent the severe effects of decay in above-ground burials, as members of the royal family are buried in a chapel rather than directly in the ground. Lead seals the coffin and prevents moisture from entering. And keep the body of the real intact for at least a year. Is it embalming or not? The TV series The crown, when he talks about the death of King George VI, he just defines it that way. In reality, the lead coffin only slows down the body’s decomposition process, which is often exposed to public mourning for days between death and the funeral service. But is it obligatory for rulers to choose this preservation method? no. Queen Victoria was the exception to the rule.
According to Westminster Abbey documents, the Queen Elizabeth I and the king Charles II were buried in lead-lined coffins, as well as Princess Diana. But also Mr Winston Churchill and Mr. Francis Drake. But not Vittoria, whose coffin was sprinkled with charcoal to prevent bad smells and absorb moisture. Elizabeth’s, ready for years, is crafted from oak by Sandringham Wood and covered with lead. It weighs a ton. The body of the longest-lived Queen Lilibet will rest in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. where his parents and sister Margaret are locatedwho chose cremation. And where her husband Filippo’s body is being taken to. While the funeral is awaited in front of millions of subjects in London’s Westminster Abbey, a conspiracy theory makes its way onto the internet: Is his body really exposed to public condolences in the coffin? Or is it empty to protect the body from possible kidnapping by international terrorists?