Published: 16:43, September 25, 2022 | Updated: 18:16, September 25, 2022
Buckingham Palace issues photo of Queen Elizabeth's final resting place
By Reuters

This photo provided by Buckingham Palace on Sept 24, 2022 shows the ledger stone at the King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST / THE DEAN AND CANONS OF WINDSOR / PA VIA AP)

LONDON - Buckingham Palace published a photograph on Saturday from Queen Elizabeth's final resting place at the royal chapel in Windsor, featuring a ledger stone bearing her name and those of her parents, and husband Prince Philip.

The ledger stone, made of black Belgian marble, sits in the King George VI Memorial Chapel which Queen Elizabeth commissioned in 1962 as a burial place for George VI, her father

The stone, made of black Belgian marble, sits in the King George VI Memorial Chapel which Queen Elizabeth commissioned in 1962 as a burial place for George VI, her father. The queen was interred there on Monday after a state funeral in Westminister Abbey.

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The brass lettering on the stone reads "George VI 1895-1952 / Elizabeth 1900-2002" on the top two lines, followed by a garter star and then "Elizabeth II 1926-2022 / Philip 1921-2021" on the bottom two lines.

The Royal Family follow as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into the Chapel at the Committal Service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in St George's Chapel inside Windsor Castle on Sept 19, 2022. (JONATHAN BRADY / POOL / AFP)

Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret, is also interred at the chapel, at Windsor Castle west of London.

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Elizabeth died on Sept 8 at Balmoral Castle, her summer home in the Scottish highlands, after 70 years on the throne. Her son Charles has become king.