On the way, both sides of the road were crowded with people who came to send the queen on her last journey, the scene was very grand and voluminous, it can be seen that Queen Elizabeth II is loved and adored by the people, they are all in this way to send the queen on her last journey, as a way to express their respect for the queen.
St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle is a place that Queen Elizabeth II admired and longed for when she was young, and it was also the site of her wedding to Prince Philip. After all the ceremonies are over, the Queen's coffin slowly descends to its final resting place on the first floor, where the Royal Crypt is located.
Here, Queen Elizabeth II will be reunited with her father, George VI, her mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and her sister, Princess Margaret, whose coffins are also placed in this underground chamber.
Some people may feel very curious, that is, the average person buried would not be hidden in the land? How come Queen Elizabeth was buried in a church? And the body is not cremated, so the body will not stink? What's going on here?
Why is the Queen of England buried in a church?
So why was the Queen buried in a church? And not buried somewhere else? Like a cemetery or something. In fact, this question also has to do with the religious beliefs of Europeans.
Europeans generally believe in Christianity, so the church in their minds is a very sacred place, and the church is the closest place to God, their graves closer to the church, on behalf of the closer to the Lord, so that after death will be able to enter heaven.
So not only do Europeans want to hold their weddings here, but they also want to be buried here even after they die, but in general, not all believers are able to be buried in churches, unless they are those who have status and position. Generally speaking, those who can be buried in the church are their bishops, or the king to be able to be buried in the church after death, so this is why Queen Elizabeth II is buried in the church, and not buried in the cemetery these places.
There have been 1,800 members of the royal family buried underneath St. George's Chapel, which means there have been more than 1,800 coffins here! Back 20 years ago, when Queen Elizabeth II's sister, Princess Margaret, was buried, the media reported that there were only 12 places left in the underground cemetery at that time, so it's safe to say that the place is already crowded and overcrowded.
When Prince William's generation, it is estimated that a new cemetery will have to be opened separately to be able to be buried, otherwise there is really not enough space.
Ordinary people aren't eligible to be buried under the church, but they are able to retreat to the outside of the church, and the closer they are to the church, the better.
Won't the remains smell if they aren't cremated?
The Queen's body was not cremated, in fact, there is no such thing as cremation or burial within the British royal family tradition, and after they die, their body is placed in a coffin made of oak, which is where they will be buried for the last time in their lives.
Although the queen's status is honored, she is still a human being, and her body was put into a coffin without being cremated, and over time under the action of various bacteria and microorganisms, the body will surely rot and emit a bad smell, which is unavoidable.
But there was no strong odor inside the church, so how did they deal with it? The fact that the Queen's coffin is made of oak, oak texture is fine, tube holes have more invasive filler, not easy to absorb water, corrosion resistance, strength, to ensure a long time does not rot.
And the inside is made of lead, can better isolate the coffin space and the outside world, increase its sealing, can isolate the outside world microbial invasion, reduce the loss of water, but also to prevent the smell of decay leakage, so this is why those buried in the church under the coffin, did not send out the reason for the odor.
But that's not absolute. Meghan once complained about the smell of "rot" inside the church, so she didn't want to have her wedding there, which angered the British royal family. So even so, only to a certain extent, but not absolutely no smell.
The Queen's coffin, said to weigh six or seven hundred pounds, need more people to be able to lift up. And her coffin and Prince Philip used is also a couple of models, as early as 30 years ago has begun to prepare.