The Date is Set – 26 March 2015

 
The date for the intended reinterment of King Richard III in Leicester Cathedral is set:
 

Thursday, 26th of March 2015

Planned Schedule:

• 22 March 2015 (Sunday)
  University of Leicester will transfer King Richard III’s remains into a lead-lined coffin,
  and will travel from Leicester to Bosworth on a remembrance journey.
  In the evening, King Richard III’s remains will be given into the care of Leicester Cathedral,
  and a church service of reception will be held.

 

• 23 – 25 March 2015
  King Richard III’s remains will lie in repose in Leicester Cathedral.

 

• 26 March 2015
  King Richard III will be re-buried in the morning.

 

• 27 – 28 March 2014
  Revealing of the tomb and service to mark the completion of the reinterment.

 
Attendance at the Cathedral services will be by invitation of the Dean of Leicester, David Monteith.
The reinterment service will be broadcasted live on TV by Channel 4 (Editor John Hays), and will also cover the week’s events, with interviews and presentations of the leading participants in the search and discovery.
 
His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, current successor of King Richard III in the title as Duke of Gloucester, is to be the Patron of the Leicester Cathedral’s King Richard III Appeal, trying to cover the financial requirements of this ceremony and accompanying events.
 

More information on the website of Leicester Cathedral:

(Soon will be updated with planned schedule.)
www.kingrichardinleicester.com