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Those that know royal customs

Coastalcarolina — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:35:16 GMT

I watched the coronation and noticed that Prince Andrew stopped beside of the place on the floor that was adorned with flowers as they entered Westminster. He bowed quickly then moved along.

What is there, a tribute, or deceased kings? Just curious.

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Pagan — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:41:10 GMT

It's the grave of the Unknown Warrior.

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lil spot — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:42:31 GMT

@Coastalcarolina

I believe it is The Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

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Coastalcarolina — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:45:11 GMT

Thank you for responding @lil spot, and @Pagan 😊

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beach-mom — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:45:45 GMT

@Coastalcarolina - I've never been to Westminster, but DD spent a mini semester at a college near there. She said a lot of famous people, royal and others, are buried in chambers underground.

Maybe he was acknowledging an ancestor. I think Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are buried under the Abbey, but more toward the front of it.

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beach-mom — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:49:29 GMT

@Coastalcarolina wrote:
Thank you for responding @lil spot, and @Pagan 😊

Interesting- so I guess it is like our Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington.

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ninjawife — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:51:05 GMT

@beach-mom wrote:
@Coastalcarolina - I've never been to Westminster, but DD spent a mini semester at a college near there. She said a lot of famous people, royal and others, are buried in chambers underground.

Maybe he was acknowledging an ancestor. I think Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are buried under the Abbey, but more toward the front of it.

@beach-mom Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are burried at Windsor.

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Coastalcarolina — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:52:20 GMT

I went to look at the history of this event. Very moving. A state funeral given for this brave soldier who represented thousands. Thank you for enlightening me.

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KKJ — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:59:33 GMT

@ninjawife wrote:
@beach-mom wrote:
@Coastalcarolina - I've never been to Westminster, but DD spent a mini semester at a college near there. She said a lot of famous people, royal and others, are buried in chambers underground.

Maybe he was acknowledging an ancestor. I think Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are buried under the Abbey, but more toward the front of it.
@beach-mom Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are burried at Windsor.

Are Princess Margaret and the Queen Mum also there?

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ninjawife — Mon, 08 May 2023 20:03:39 GMT

@KKJ wrote:
@ninjawife wrote:
@beach-mom wrote:
@Coastalcarolina - I've never been to Westminster, but DD spent a mini semester at a college near there. She said a lot of famous people, royal and others, are buried in chambers underground.

Maybe he was acknowledging an ancestor. I think Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are buried under the Abbey, but more toward the front of it.
@beach-mom Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are burried at Windsor.
Are Princess Margaret and the Queen Mum also there?

@KKJ Yes. Princess Margaret was cremated and her ashes are burried next the tomb of the Queen Mother and her father George IV.

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Love my grandkids — Mon, 08 May 2023 20:21:03 GMT

@beach-mom Actually the name was changed years ago to the Tomb of the Unknowns as there are more than one buried there.

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beach-mom — Mon, 08 May 2023 20:31:42 GMT

@Love my grandkids wrote:
@beach-mom Actually the name was changed years ago to the Tomb of the Unknowns as there are more than one buried there.

@Love my grandkids - What you're saying makes sense, as there have always been more than one - WW I, WW II, and the Korean War.

But the official name according the Department of Defense is as I posted.

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drizzellla — Mon, 08 May 2023 20:32:48 GMT

@Coastalcarolina You made me want to look up the Royal website to learn more.

Buried within Westminster Abbey is the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, this grave contains the body of an unknown British soldier from the First World War. The body was brought from France to be buried in the Abbey on 11th November 1920, and this year marks the centenary of the interment.

The centenary of the grave of the Unknown Warrior

The Queen mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey this week, in a personal tribute ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

In a small private ceremony The Queen honoured the Unknown Warrior and the Royal Family's own associations with the First World War and the grave. As part of the ceremony, a bouquet of flowers featuring orchids and myrtle - based on Her Majesty's own wedding bouquet in 1947 - was placed on the grave of the Unknown Warrior in an act of remembrance. The gesture reflected the custom of Royal bridal bouquets being placed on the grave. Her Majesty also joined the Dean of Westminster in prayers and a moment of reflection, before The Queen's Piper played a lament, The Flowers of the Forest.

Tradition of Royal Brides

During the wedding of Lady Elizabeth (The Queen Mother) and King George VI in 1923, Lady Elizabeth paused on her way down the aisle to lay her bouquet on the grave of the Unknown Warrior, in memory of her brother Fergus who was killed in 1915 at the Battle of Loos during the First World War. Lady Elizabeth became the only Royal bride to walk down the aisle without her bouquet.

Her spontaneous action of remembrance created a beautiful tradition for other Royal Brides to follow, in 1947 Queen Elizabeth II also laid down her bouquet, as did, among others, The Princess Royal, The Countess of Wessex, The Duchess of Cambridge, The Duchess of Sussex and both Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie of York.

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beach-mom — Mon, 08 May 2023 20:36:49 GMT

@ninjawife wrote:
@beach-mom wrote:
@Coastalcarolina - I've never been to Westminster, but DD spent a mini semester at a college near there. She said a lot of famous people, royal and others, are buried in chambers underground.

Maybe he was acknowledging an ancestor. I think Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are buried under the Abbey, but more toward the front of it.
@beach-mom Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are burried at Windsor.

Thanks @ninjawife - I forgot that! I always get my British castles and cathedrals mixed up!

I do know Queen Elizabeth II, her husband, her parents, and her sister are all buried together. I read originally the room was not large enough for Margaret, so she was cremated and her remains placed on a small table in the room.

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Happy2BHere — Mon, 08 May 2023 21:01:04 GMT

I read that on the way in Katy Perry stopped and took a selfie of herself standing on the memorial to Winston Churchill in Westminister.

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CelticCrafter — Mon, 08 May 2023 21:35:11 GMT

@Happy2BHere wrote:
I read that on the way in Katy Perry stopped and took a selfie of herself standing on the memorial to Winston Churchill in Westminister.

Wow, disrespectful.

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beach-mom — Mon, 08 May 2023 22:47:47 GMT

I believe Katy should have stood to the side. It's too bad her escort didn't gently suggest this.