Windsor Castle reopens to the public at 10am today after the Queen’s death

Windsor Castle has reopened for the first time after the death of the Queen, meaning the public can visit the final resting place of the great monarch.

The palace has been closed since the Queen passed away peacefully on September 8 at Balmoral Castle, Scotland.

People will be able to visit the Queen’s final resting place and the stone slab with her name engraved in the George VI Memorial Chapel when the castle opens its doors at 10am today.

Visitors can see the chapel as part of a ticket to Windsor Castle, which costs £26.50 for adults during the week and £28.50 on Saturdays.

Tickets for children cost £14.50 during the week and £15.50 on Saturdays.

The ledger stone in the chapel is made of Belgian black marble and has the Queen’s name engraved in gold letters, alongside that of the Queen Mother, the former King and Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April 2021 at the age of 99

Her Majesty was buried next to her husband, Prince Philip, and her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Pictured: The Stone for the Death of Queen Elizabeth II

The patient team of eight Grenadier Guards advanced up the steps of St George’s Chapel in Windsor and were followed by members of the Royal Family

The money will go to the Royal Collection Trust (RCT), a charity that manages the monarchy’s art collection and which has suffered a deficit of £30 million as a result of the pandemic.

Her Majesty is now reunited with her beloved husband, loving parents and dear sister in the King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George’s Chapel after her funeral.

The ledger stone in the chapel is made of Belgian black marble and has the Queen’s name engraved in gold letters, alongside the Queen’s mother, the former King and Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April 2021 at the age of 99.

Queen Elizabeth II’s casket being carried by the appropriate porters as they leave the state funeral at Westminster Abbey

More than 4,000 servicemen were involved in the Queen’s state funeral, which ended in St George’s Chapel, in Windsor, pictured above.

Members of the public threw flowers and bouquets that covered the royal hearse when the Queen arrived in Windsor on September 19

King Charles III places the Queen’s Company Camp Color of the Grenadier Guards on Her Majesty’s coffin during Monday’s service

In frame form the stone reads: ‘George VI 1895-1952’ and ‘Elizabeth 1900-2002’ for a metal Garter Star and then ‘Elizabeth II 1926-2022’ and ‘Philip 1921-2021’.

With 250,000 benefactors queuing for up to 2pm to see the Queen in state, Windsor’s staff faced long queues and bottlenecks for the first chance to see her final resting place.

However, an RCT spokesperson stressed that only a limited number of castle tickets are sold per day in 15-minute timed slots.

An RCT spokesperson added that visitors would not be able to bring flowers into the castle.

A sea of ​​people, with flags and bunting, along the route to Windsor as Her Majesty made her last journey on September 19

In a moving tribute, the wreath (pictured, on the coffin on Monday) made by King Charles lies next to the black stone in the side chapel of St George’s which will be fully reopened to the public today

The working royals resumed official duties after Her Majesty’s mourning period ended on September 27.

On Tuesday, the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived for their first official visit to the country since receiving their titles.

Meanwhile, the royal family’s social media accounts marked the end of the mourning period and a new era following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Bills for the Royal Family and the Prince and Princess of Wales, who had shown the royal emblem as their profile photos after the Queen’s death, have now been amended to show photos of the reigning monarch King Charles with Queen consort Camilla, and Kate and William .