Why Use a Lead Lined Coffin?- Just Give Me 2 Minutes
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2022
- Why do some people choose to use a lead lined coffin? What purpose do they have and what benefits do they provide? Kari the Mortician explains!
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The pallbearers did an amazing job, with such a heavy coffin, considering they also had to climb the steps of St George’s Chapel with it, they coped so well.
They were trained. That would of been practiced
And all young….what an honor to be chosen
As was pointed out by a pallbearer for Princess Diana, and also the case, I’m sure, for the Queen, the shoes worn by the pallbearers have no tread on them. The floor of Westminster Abbey can be quite slick, so it’s even more impressive they can carry such a burden without slipping or sliding.
If you think the lead lined was bad weight abd logistics-wise, try a papal coffin. Three total, one nested in the other. One cypress which is placed in a traditionally lead one, zinc these days which in turn is placed in a walnut coffin, traditionally elm. The cypress to signify the Pope was an ordinary man. The lead and later zinc for it preservative properties and the Walnut, traditionally Elm signified the simplicity of the church as a whole. The late Pope John Paul II was buried this way as had every Pope before him for the past 1500+ years. This was way before embalming as we think of it now and while mummification existed long before even what we think of embalming today, it was considered a heathen practice and therefore forbidden.
Since embalming as we know it didn't exist and mummification was not an option, lead and zinc coffins it is.
Alternative body disposal like cremation or burial at sea were also not options for people at certain stations of society. A Peer who was either not in the line of sucesssion or so far down the line that barring Nuclear Holocaust, and the like that realistically would never ascend to the throne could get away with that, not the Sovereign themselves, their heir or even possibly others of their immediate family, being head of the Church. While not expressly or implicitly forbidden, likely one of many unwritten rules highly discouraging it.
That said, there have been two royals got cremated and buried at sea respectively in relatively modern times and were more or less close relatives to senior royals:
Princess Margaret, younger sister of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was cremated and her ashes buried with her parents.
Edwina Mountbatten, last Vicerine of India, aunt of the late HRH Prince Philip, husband/consort of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, great aunt of His Majesty King Charles III, was buried at sea circa 1960. Her daughter, Lady Pamela Hicks, first cousin once removed of His Majesty is still alive as far as I know.
I suspect even the sitting or former Presidents of the United States have similar unwritten rules in regards to how they want their funerals to go. I'm guessing, like the royals, earth burial is the preferred and state and public funerals are not negotiable.
I suspect this was/is part of the reason why one Vladimir Lenin's final wish of being laid to rest next to his mother as he requested was not fufilled. The Soviet people and society felt they had a greater right to see him and say goodbye and second more relevant to relatively modern times, even with the recent passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last living link to the Soviet era, they bury Lenin, then they are totally cutting ties with that past they arent completely ready to let go. Understandable.
They were amazing !
I was wondering why the coffin looked so heavy for the royal guards to carry. The queen herself couldn't have been that heavy, she was pretty small. Thank you Kari
Not only that but the coffin itself was solid oak. So add that to the lead lining and the pallbearers have got quite the weight on their shoulders. Literally and figuratively
The same with Princess Diana’s coffin. Look up videos of her funeral and you’ll also see soldiers who similarly are struggling under the weight of her coffin.
@@reneeturcottecicigoi9435 Yes, oak is a heavy, dense wood.
it weighed over 250kg to 300kg. quatre of a ton.
Imagine the poor bastards that had to haul Henry the VIII coffin...
The decomposing and smell had me, with such a long time between death and burial had me wondering!
Me too.
When my great aunt went in 2014 it was over two weeks between her passing and her funeral. Of course she had been embalmed. Open casket too before service. No smell that I could recall and she still looked like she had died a day or two before.
Yeah, what about escaping gasses though?
@@sg2823 Not happening with a lead-lined coffin.
As a funeral director my average person is dead and embalmed 3 weeks and no smell and rarely decomposed
The Queen's pall bearers did an amazing job with every stage of the 10 days. The gun carriage with rubber wheels, for noise supression , pulled by Royal Navy sailors, with inclines and downhills also carried out in such a dignified manner. Thanks for the info on lead lined coffins.
I remember being a pallbearer at funerals for my grandparents and some other family as well. First time was for my maternal grandma and there were steps at the church. I was so scared I'd either trip or lose my grip the whole time at her funeral.
Some real discipline to carry that coffin without error!
Wow
@@sg2823 practice
I completely agree. In my opinion, those 8 young men were a credit to their Regiment,and their Families.
Interesting! I always wondered about the use of lead in coffins. But, being an American of lesser means, I am opting for my cremains to be consecrated to the waters of a local Florida River in a weighted copper urn.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Very cool to hear about this, I didn't know why this was done. The pallbearers did an amazing job , after hearing how heavy the Queen's coffin was, Wow!
It's so interesting to learn about these things. Thanks for watching.
I was wondering about this. I felt so bad for those pallbearers the coffin looked so heavy! Thanks Kari!
Ridiculous that they had to carry it should have used a crane
@@kikinorthington680 They are well capable soldiers and exceptionally professional. I am not surprised that they did the job faultlessly.
You're so welcome!
The Queen was buried in a small vault underneath the King George VI Memorial Chapel (an add-on to St. George's Chapel), albeit one that currently holds three other coffins and is rumored to have room for up to six. Granted, all that separates the burial vaults from visitors are marble slabs, as far as I know, so the lead liners are still needed.
Thank you
2 other coffins Margaret is cremated there only space for Charles and camilla left it was built for 6
I did wonder why they put the Queen in a lead lined one. So Thankyou. And yes we don’t use vaults here. We go straight into the ground.
Thanks for watching and for sharing.
I think I just learned more about vaults and American burial traditions than the lead lined coffin, but both were pretty interesting, thank you 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Hooly Dooly Cremation releases nasty chemicals in the air especially if the body has been embalmed, which is not the usual thing in the UK. In the UK burial plots are reused, with families being placed on top of each other rather than beside each other as in the US. And after a long time the graves are reused by completely different people. The cleanest burial at the moment is natural burial but I know there are places in the US where a body can be composted, which is great idea!
Yeh Princess Diana was also buried in one too. The pallbearers really struggled because she was so tall too. They had to practice with sandbags, and one soldier said that he almost slipped walking on the marble flooring in Westminster Abbey. I've also been told that it can preserve the body for upto 10 year's. It does make me wonder though if Princess Diana would be fully skeletonised now
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Why, JUST WHY, would we want to slow down the decomposition rate? Outside of a person's death being caused by a criminal act, I see absolutely NO other reason!
This is a common question....thanks for sharing.
I had wondered how the Queens coffin could be lying in state for as long as it did.
I had thought that possibly she was embalmed but ofcourse that would not be made public.
If she is in a lead lined coffin, that would explain it.
Thank you Kari for this information! 👍
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Her father, King George, was embalmed. It stands to reason that she would have been embalmed as well.
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I love Kincardine too! It's such a beautiful little town right on the lake. We used to go up to a cottage there and it was great! They had a bagpiper there that if I recall correctly played every Saturday evening.
I love your story about the tree and green burial. I've often thought that would not be such a bad idea! 😊
Take care & love to you also! 💗
Maybe slushing around in there....it's gross.
Should put the corpse in the ground
There wasn't a queen in that box!!! Cheaper to keep her in the fridge!
So very neat!!!! Very awesome!!! Kari you rock!!!!❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks
Thank you for this explanation .
You are welcome!
I too am a newly Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. I am also a Assistant Coroner for my county. I completed my school (PIMS) Pennsylvania and done national boards. I truly love doing my odd profession. I always get that usual response of “someone has to do it”. Lol peace and love folks!
awesome! Thank you for sharing and best of luck with your new role!!
Thank you for that information.
You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Surely if the coffin is airtight, it might explode with the build-up of gases from decomposition? As for keeping moisture out, bodies are mostly water, so a lot of moisture is already inside the coffin.
Yes but she will decompose differently in there
Thank you Kari, for your information 👍
You are so welcome!
Thanks for that valuable information I was wondering why the Queens pallbearers we’re looking as if they were kinda having a hard time when carrying her.
:) lots of weight
Thanks Kari for the wonderful explanation of why the coffin is done in this manner.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Kari I learn something Everytime I view your videos.keep.up the good work.
I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching.
I understand that her coffin was made 30 years ago. She also helped design the funeral hearse with the ceiling lights.
I bet she designed something for the burial dress since she designed the rest of the whole event
@@KaritheMortician probably not. It was more than likely one of her ceremonial dresses
I can honestly say that our Monticello vaults work great if properly sealed. Ran into an incident recently where we had to move one about a foot back because of encroachment. The backhoe operator that day wouldn’t watch my hand signals or even listen to me yelling STOP STOP. He ended up snapping half the lid off and, WOW! What a wonderful smell after 32 years sitting in there. The backhoe operator is our superintendent and he’s about as graceful as a pony on that machinery 😂 I told him next time let me deal with the heavy equipment.
Thank you
@@KaritheMortician thank you for sharing wonderful content with us.
Yikes! 😵
TY Kari!
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You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thank you Kari! I was reading, that the coffin is lowered down 16 feet into the royal chamber where many royals are interred. However, that is only temporary for the Queen, as they will be moving her body, and her husband Phillip, to another burial site.
Philip will be moved to join the Queen. She will not be moved
@@CeleWolf " Later on Monday evening, a private burial service was due to be held for the royal family, when the Queen is to be relocated to the King George VI Memorial Chapel. Here the Queen's coffin will join those of her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother."
"The coffin of Prince Philip will also be relocated, so that the Queen can be laid to rest alongside her beloved husband of 73 years"
@@jamminjoe44 still where she was lowered. She and Prince Phillip will be ‘moved’ to the section designated for them within the chambers many spaces.
I was wondering what they were doing with the coffin seemed strange it slowly disappearing into the floor.
How and why did they lower her coffin into the floor
Great video
thank you!
A question I just asked today after finding out it was a lead-lined coffin. Thanks!
Excellent!
Thank you for the explanation. Interesting. However I have chosen green burial as why prolong the natural process. We are no longer in our bodies so I prefer to decompose quicker.
you are welcome
Ty for explaining
You are welcome
Good info. 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Interesting indeed. I hadn't heard of this until the Queens death. Besides royalty, how often is this requested by the general public. Thank you for sharing your expertise in the funeral business.
Thanks
Funny how, Dettol advert popped up!
Thanks a lot, for the kind knowledge.
Thanks for watching!
There is a difference between burial vaults in the US and the UK.
In the US a burial vault, I believe, is a concrete - or other such material - 'box' which either lines the grave or stands above ground, into which the coffin is placed before the vault is sealed.
In the UK, there are two types of burial vault: the first is a small subterranean chamber, into which one or more coffins are lowered and placed (in the case of a multiple burial, the coffins are usually laid side-by-side) before being sealed with a flagstone; the second is a much larger corridor-style chamber where coffins are placed on stone slab shelves and can be several coffins high and across, this style of vault is usually closed off with an iron gate or door.
HRH the Late Prince Philip's body was placed within the Royal Vault (style 2) after his funeral; he now rests alongside Her Majesty the Late Queen Elizabeth II, His Majesty the Late King George VI, Her Majesty the Late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and HRH the Late Princess Margaret in the burial vault (style 1) beneath the King George VI Chapel.
Lined (burial vault) graves are becoming more popular in the UK, but only if the Family of the Deceased can afford one.
For York and England!
I can't see American style burial vaults becoming that much of a thing here. It's not practical for one
correct
Thanks for that explanation. I kept being puzzled when media talked about the Queen being buried. She's not laid in soil, but on a shelf in that little chamber below.
Thanks, that was some interesting info. 😊 I know Princess Diana was in a led line coffin and thought that it might have been done because of where she was going to be buried. Hello from Queensland Australia.
Glad you enjoyed it
very fascinating silly question do those that build them have to be carful of lead exposer another great video
Great question!
Interesting , thankyou💓
You're welcome, thanks for watching.
Her funeral was good in that the tradition that have been passed down. The reverse was great. I liked that her coffin was pulled like a Cason
Thanks for explaining the lead lined coffin
Thank you
You are mortician? You got my respect
thanks
Very interesting
I'm glad you liked it, thank you.
I think it's probably just more traditional for royalty to use lead lined coffins. In bygone times they could lay in state for up to a couple of months. They would take the entrails, heart, lungs etc and place them in a separate container so the body could not decompose too quickly. The containers were often placed at the foot of the coffin.
Thanks for sharing that information.
Glad you explained this to us Keri! Would the lid be lead lined as well?
Yes.
Yes its sealed
It is blow torched sealed , the lid seams melted on.
Interesting story.
Very!
What about the gases that come out of the corpse? Could the coffin explode, at least in theory? I was wondering about that watching the Queen’s coffin endure so many days in the heat of summer. Thank you.
Yes but the seal to this is much tighter than others
That is one I would like to have but of course I would want it inside of a steel burial vault
Thanks for sharing.
AT&T used underground telephone cables with a lead outer cover many years ago. All the newer cables now have a plastic sleeve.
thanks
as you said it weighed over 250kg to 300kg. quatre of a ton. those guards took it so well but you could tell by there face they where straining.
They did beautifully
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the film Orozco The Embalmer
I will check it out
The Brits are steeped in tradition while us Yanks love innovation. After seeing the Queens service, I wonder how many families worldwide will consider lead lined caskets or coffins. The cost would be insane & pallbearers would need to be weight trainers to handle heavy loads. 500+ lbs. for 8 people to carry on their shoulders & in unison requires painstaking training, & mental & physical discipline which is rarely seen today.
This is so traditional because it's a monarch. I can't see many people suddenly wanting or being able to afford lead lining
Mostly we have cremations now as burial space is very limited.
Thank you for sharing all of this.
Thanks for all your information on your career and part of our daily lives death
You are quite welcome.
What about the build up of gases? They put tremendous pressure on the inside of the casket or coffin. I’ve heard of “burp valves,” but wouldn’t think the queen would have one of those due to embarrassing odors filling the chapel.
Yes but the lack of moisture with the lead helps
JE Hoover of the FBI was buried in a lead casket weighing 800 lbs. Two pallbearers got injurged carrying it up the Capital steps. Wny not irradiated the corpses-that would preserve them better.
Thank you
Cool...I want one.
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So, I know you've heard of 'exploding caskets' from gasses building up, even with embalming, Have there been any cases of that with these since the lead lining basically replaces the vaults?
I wanted to know what type of clothes the Queen was buried in and what jewelry also did the family view her before she was buried? Do you know anything about these questions? Thanks for the video.
I think that's probably private
I bet she designed something for the burial since she designed the rest of the whole event
She was buried in a pair of peal earrings and her wedding band nothing else is public yet but going buy tradition if they kept that the same she would have been wrapped in cloth since there ment to be chosen by god
Pb is also "anti-bacterial" .
yes
Perfectly explained and very timely. Can I ask would our queen also be embalmed?
Quite possibly. We probably won't know for sure
Never know for sure but historically it is showing they have not been
The queen's coffin was made over 30+ years ago as was the duke of edinburgh's coffin because the company that made them went out of business years ago. Here in the 🇬🇧 we call them coffins. The guys that carried the queen done alot of practice with a empty coffin and also the black boots they wore have studs on the bottom which made it harder for them to walk while carrying the weight.
Yes it was
What prevents the coffin from exploding from the gases emitted by the decomposing body? It has to go somewhere. I know some mausoleums here in the US have had that problem.
It would take a huge explosion to blast through that
Never heard of casket like that did see copper one or might been one back when dad die his had praying hands on his, they keep them for years depending on how much want to spend.....
they do have bronze and copper caskets
I read that the lead weight was 430 lbs. Not including the lid, or actual wooden casket. Can they not use a lighter metal?
The idea seems to be to seal it hermetically if I have it right -- like a tin can. Maybe only lead works well for that, though I'd give a passing thought to aluminum. The temperature to which the aluminum would have to be raised to get the seal, however, might pose a problem. Perhaps an epoxy resin would work?
lead is heavy
The word vault has different definitions in American and British English. In Britain a vault is an enclosed 'room' where coffins are interred. So Her Majesty, Prince Philip, George VI and his queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret's ashes, are interred in a vault (room) underneath the King George VI memorial chapel in St Georges Chapel in Winsor.
Thank you
How is the top sealed. How does aerobic and then anaerobic bacteria work in a lead lined coffin. Where do the fluids go? Does this mean a very very heavy dose of embalming fluids.
Welding sometimes
Off the Niche Wall. If you take a Brass Urn Volt. For more protection would it fit inside a concrete grave liner for a Urn ?
Yes it can fit if I am reading that correctly
@@KaritheMortician Thank you
What about the buildup of pressure from gasses released during decomposition?
I doubt not much decomp with no air source.
Good question!
Also very little source of moisture to aid in decomp. I know the FD for our mother's service wouldn't allow any flowers to be placed inside the casket becuae he said the moisture aids in decomp.
@@timw8228 interesting about the flowers
When archaeologists have exhumed led-lined coffins (they have gone through times of being very popular for those who could afford them) if the inner lead coffin has not ruptured (which can happen especially if the solder gives way) there is an organic soup which is the product of anaerobic decay. For this reason, it is now uncommon for lead-lined coffins to be used in the UK, basically, it is only the royalty and incidences where a person is radioactive (some cancer treatments mainly) otherwise the tendency is to bury in a comprised or pine coffin directly into the ground (when not cremating) as we want the body to decompose as a plot usually is only for 50 or 100 years (with an exception for family plots which are repeatedly reused by the family).
My cousin was a organ and tissue donor .. he died very young ..so his body was very healthy and pretty much all his parts and tissue were used... I remember touching him in the casket and his arms felt like they were filled ... his eyes were also gone .. can u please explain how u handle a body like his ? How do u prepare and embalm
We treat the tissue left and create a false body where it is missing.
Would they actually take out the air before sealing it. And how do they seal it.
No they would not, a weld possibly
And don't forget to mention lead linned coffins will also be used for a deceased with a disease that can be caught from dead to living
Very good explanation to your American viewers .. from over the pond ..
Thank you!
Is it the same thing as a seal gasket do you have exploding caskets from from lead line coffins
You can but its harder to breech that seal
I wonder if it also started back in the day to help conserve space?
That's a great question.
Why wouldn't a lead lined coffin explode, like a sealed coffin does without a gasket to "burp" it?
The lack of moisture
You didn’t mention anything about embalming, would there be any point going through the embalming process if the corpse is put into the airtight Lead Coffin?, is there a difference with the rate of putrefaction in that condition?
embalming will slow things
Thanks for answer.
A couple questions. Why do they use different looking coffins than the ones we use? Why didn’t the Queen,or other dignitaries have open caskets during their public visitations?
We don't use caskets. We use coffins. The shaped ones are coffins. Caskets are rare here in UK. No public viewing for her, no.
We use caskets and they use coffins. Tradition
I would be interested in a Video on UK and around the world. Different types of burials. So basically the UK does green burials?
We do but no most are not green. Green here is a shroud or biodegradable coffin with natural fibre clothing. Normal burial is a coffin in the ground. We don't need vaults.
If you look back at her videos, she actually went to the UK and visited a funeral home there that was VERY informative. Take a look!
I have several on England funerals :)
Just wrap me in an old bed sheet and drag me in the woods and let it rot
Agreed
That's the way a lot of people feel. Thanks for sharing.
How are they sealed? Is the lead in the top? Are the top and bottom melted together?
welded sometimes
@@KaritheMortician thank you, I'm a guy who wants to know how things work. Would love to see a video on how it's done.
Maybe, Leeds. West Yorkshire, my old Neighbour called, Morag.
She works for a, Leeds, Undertaker. Once She asked me if there were
any difficult questions of dying. I finally summoned the courage to ask?
If people have died, while standing up. She laughed and said to not be so silly!
There is plenty of room herein, Leeds.14. For one of Your, amazing compost ideas.
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The coffin weighed exactly 700 pounds that's 87.05 pounds on each one of the 8 soldiers so it's not that a big weight but they did a fantastic job
Yes they did
If not embalmed, wouldn't escaping body gasses make a mess of the corpse?
Yes, but does it matter?
@@KaritheMortician well, then the choice of lead lined becomes ludicrous.
You said it keeps the "smell" in... I thought once a body has been embalmed and the moisture removed there won't be a smell. Right?
Always a smell....
@@KaritheMortician So the body is still "decomposing" even after embalming, I always thought that embalming dried it out and it was basically turn to dust (without the a smell)... Wow, interesting.
I get the process of the lead lined coffin, but what I dont get is why?
why slow down the decomposition? wheres the advantages once burried?
the traveling around and not embalming and such
Are there any environmental issues? Does the lead leech in the groundwater?
I have not seen records but I will look more
Lead coffins are used for above ground burial it’s a uk law
Very heavy for all who have to lift! Lead is expensive as well,do your sums before selecting.
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To put it bluntly the lead lining keeps the bree in.
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What allows the gases to escape? So it doesnt explode?
Nothing
Kari, I just read in the October 2022 Readers Digest on page 93 at the bottom of the page. It said Washington state was the first state to legalize human composting. Did you know that? Is it complete with bones and all consumed?
Yes correct
@@KaritheMortician Wow, I have always heard that the human body has heavy metals maybe just in the waste but you should not be using that for soil for a garden if that is true.
I have spoken with a funeral director, and he said that Her Majesty The Queen was embalmed by the royal undertakers at Balmoral, Scotland. This would have happened within an hour of her death. Followed by her being dressed and made up, so the royal family could view her in her coffin. Just before her leaving Balmoral, the coffin was sealed, with all the air vacuumed out of the coffin and the lead seal in place. This ensured that during the many days of mourning, there wouldn't be any problem with decomposition. The late queen's body was embalmed so even without the lead lined coffin, he said her remains would have lasted up to 10 days in good condition. Lead lined coffin then helped that. He said she was placed into her coffin on the night of September 8th 2022 the day she died, but wasn't interred into the vault in St George's Chapel Windsor until the evening of Monday September 19th 2022. 12 days in the sealed coffin.
Kari, I watched your previous video with a funeral director from England, but I dont think the question of whether the Queen was embalmed was clearly answered. The Queen would most certainly have to be embalmed to last the 10 days of "mourning" and through all the ceremonies, right?
Not necessarily if using a lead lined coffin.
No because we will never know but istorically they have not been
No it was not necessary with the sealed coffin at all
She left Balmoral in her coffin…..
Where can you even buy a lead lined casket in America?
Special order
There's only one question with lead line coffins. You're saying that they're sealed air tight. Also saying that it slows decomposition. Decomposition will eventually happen no matter what. As things decompose they create gas. Where does that gas pressure go? That is a serious issue because of coffin can explode. There are many cases of exploding coffins because the gas had no way to vent.
It would have to be enough pressure to blow that seal which is metal.
When lead lined coffin / casket is buried in the ground woud that be bad for Mother Earth ?
eventually
Just wondering, why do people try to deter bodies from decomposing? It is part of the circle of life. From dust we came, to dust we shall return!
For viewing
I would like to use the burial in burlap, with a tree planted inside it! It's my way of giving back to the earth!
Thanks
If it's being used to seal the coffin, why not use plastics? Most plastics don't decompose, they seal completely and are low weight.
moisture
To keep the smell in means the person will turn into a soupy mess sooner I would think, since there's no gas release of any kind just like a sealed coffin, we know eventually something is going to give way, nothing is eternal buried in the ground, I have personally seen concrete vaults put in place crookedly, lids not quite on, broken parts and nobody even knows, this burial furniture is only as good as how it's manufactured, installed, and finalized.
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What is the purpose of slowing decomp?
People have money to waste
Slowing decomp = slowing odor.
So there is not issue when she is touring around possibly
Most of us in the UK are cremated, rather than burie
Yes many are cremated
What does the lead add to the cost?
A Lot
Isn't that the queen in a volt as well as a lead lined coffin
She is in a crypt
Why does the rate of decomposition matter if the body isn't on display?
it does to some people
@@KaritheMortician Why? Nobody is peaking in to see.
@@seanwebb605 If the coffin is being buried above ground, then it does matter, as that burial could be inside a church. And the last thing you want, is the smell of a decomposing body spreading through the church.
@@johnking5174 There are all sorts of internments above ground that don't result in the smell of a decomposing body.