Who is Buried in the Royal Vault?
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On September 19th, 2022 over 4 billion people watched as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was lowered into the royal vault at St. George’s chapel, Windsor Castle. The monarch who had reigned for 70 years thus became part of history. And she was in astonishing historic company. She joined 10 monarchs, 8 consorts and over 30 other members of the royal family dating as far back as the 1400s, who are also interred below St. George’s chapel, in the royal vault and in other crypts around the ancient building. Let’s explore the numerous burial vaults of Windsor, dig up the past and find out who else is spending eternity with the Queen.
Monarchs and Consorts:
King Henry VI
King Edward IV & Queen Elizabeth Woodville
King Henry VIII & Queen Jane Seymour
King George III
King George IV
King William IV & Queen Adelaide
King George V of Hanover
King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra of Denmark
King George V & Queen Mary of Teck
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, The Queen Mother
Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
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Honestly Henry VIII being left forgotten and abandoned in Windsor while his unwanted daughters got the grand tombs was probably the best dose of karma that ever could have happened.
There was no way that he was going to rival the memorial Lady Chapel of his father in Westminster Abbey.
Agree 😂😂😂😂
Yes and the fact you walk over his tomb as well is not lost me either kind of like they may have known that generations in the future who knew of his deeds would likely hold him with contempt and it's very fitting in a way he ended up such as he did .
Hardly. Elizabeth I was a greater monarch than Henry. THAT is the karma
He finally lost weight!
The marble that’s over the coffins that look exactly like the monarchs resting in them are insanely gorgeous.
I think I saw a little doggy carved in nearby their feet, which is incredibly touching ❤
I don't know why, but hearing that Princess Margaret chose to be cremated just to be buried with her father has me bawling. 😭 I think it just has to be their whole story all put together. No matter how sad I am to know that Queen Elizabeth has passed, I'm so happy to know that the 5 of them are all back together again ❤
I was a hot bawling mess before the video covered Elizabeth II’s service, because I knew what was coming. Knowing her beloved family are with her had me incapacitated with sadness and joy.
Farewell, my Queen, from all your devoted Canadian subjects.❤️
@@melgreier1630 wow, God bless you richly for your respect, honour & loyalty to your God-appointed sovereign Royal Authority - HRMTQ, ER2.👑
Good to know that although based from far away Canada you're sharing
your thoughts here in London, UK and other Commonwealth nations.
Cheers & shalom peace! ☘️
Margaret knew it was the only way to be placed with her dad, there was no room for her to have a proper coffin.
Strangely, she remains in the vault, and has not been transfered to King George VI Memorial Chapel, despite KGVI, QE The Queen Mother, QEII and now Philip all lying there.
They transferd Philip, why not Margaret?
At the :58 second mark in the video, note the rug in the upper right hand corner in the George VI Memorial Chapel. That’s where they’ve swept Princess Margaret’s cremated remains.
@@Offical_RemyKWNicholls not to debate her wishes but, couldn't they have simply renovated the chapel to make room? The chapel itself being relatively new construction?
I went to Windsor a few months after the Queen's funeral, and managed to file past her and Phillip's tomb. It was incredibly emotional. I was suprised at how I felt.
Dont be surprised because they the dead talk to us have you ever heard the voice in your head when you bow to your loved ones you know the handful of soil when you bury them i feel they talk to us and you are ment to feel these emotions.
Don’t get too emotional over these people who wouldn’t care if you were dead or alive
@Iloveborgorshaha Your world must be lovely. All puppies and kittens.....
@@Iloveborgorshahathey do what you talking about. Don’t be sad because nobody knows you
Good morning I hope you are well. Please may I ask as to where the burial tomb is please at St. George’s Chapel ? Please, thank you ❤️❤️
I have to admit that I found the moment the Queen's coffin began its slow descent into the vault quite jarring. Just like that, she disappeared, never to be seen again by the public she served for longer than most of us have even been alive.
The Hanoverians certainly suffered a lot of devastating losses of children in infancy and childhood. I can't help but feel for King William IV and his wife, who lost all of their children - his only legitimate ones - in their infancy, including Princess Elizabeth, whose effigy is on display in the halls of Windsor Castle. His younger brothers also lost several children in infancy. Horrible...
Thank you for this video very interesting indeed👏👏
Well that happens when someone dies, they get lowered and never to be seen again.
I believe the loss of so many infants and children may have been due in some part because of that curse of European royalty, inbreeding. Even Queen Elizabeth II married a cousin. Thankfully there is new blood in the line now.
I have to admit I cried when my Queen died but when she started ever so slowly going through the floor I lost all control of myself. It really it me full force that My Queen is gone forever and tears fell like rain from Heaven. She is with God now and at peace. She has fulfilled God's wishes during her time on earth. Rest My Queen You Have Earned This Long Vacation. 🙏
I thought the lowering was just creepy. Made me sad
I'm going to give my vote to George V and Queen Mary for the nicest memorial tombs. They are tastefully done, the likenesses are good, and visitors hundreds of years from now can have no doubt about who they are or what they looked like during their reign. If only all of history was preserved so well. I do hope King Charles sees to it that a flattering but accurate statue of his mother's likeness is erected in some appropriate place to honor her memory.
I agree with you. I also hope that King Charles erects a statue of his mother in an appropriate place in honor of her memory.
Hopefully one will be going up on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square.
It would be nice to have one at Balmoral since Queen Elizabeth loved it there so much and that is where she passed away.
I hope so too. I suggest a Mausoleum for the whole Royal House of Hanover. That small King George VI chapel left me thinking that is a rather humble and unworthy resting place for our Queen and her husband. Take a look at the Frogmore Mausoleum for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It would to rival the Royal Mausoleum of the El Escorial in Spain.
@@kate_cooper Not good enough. The New Year revellers high on drink and drugs will be up on the plinth hanging on to the Queen's statue putting a can of beer or a bottle of wine to it its mouth. Some have already tried that with the Nelson statue.
I feel for Margaret for compromising even on how she has to be buried after her death.
This was so interesting. It’s kind of amazing how these burial traditions have managed to keep so much history in designated places.
As morbid as this was, This was a very interesting video. I always wondered who else was buried in St. George's chapel at Windsor Castle. It might be decadent, but the royals of the world sure know how to go out in style.
On everyone else’s coin of course.
@@waynemerlo7448 Whose "coin" would you expect?
It is not very grand in that crypt. Most of them are just in a coffin on Shelf. You need to visit the Frogmore Albert and Victoria mausoleum to see royal grandness at its most splendid.
It's not morbid.This will happen to EVERYBODY. Stop thinking of death as morbid. Nobody leaves here alive.
@@redmi9834 That doesn't sound half bad in my eyes. As a person who doesn't want to be buried I wouldn't mind being put on a shelf
This was so moving and informative. What did strike me was the number of miscarriages, stillbirths, deaths of children and sometimes their mothers of puerperal fever. There must have been so much sorrow within the Royal families. I don't think many (me included) think about their private family lives. Sad, really.
Child deaths would have been common for most women at that time.
Lots of marriages were family to family. First cousins, uncles to nieces……
and even more so amongst the “common people “ in general though some historical novels give us admirable and feisty women who saved their villages from the plague while dealing with just these sorts of issues
None died of starvation or cold...
Don't feel too bad, the midwives were probably killed or fired.
Great breakdown of the tombs in this. It always saddens me a bit to see Mary I's and Elizabeth I's tombs. Mary I desperately wanted to be buried with her mother, but was snubbed of that as she was with so many things in her life.
Poor Bloody Mary....
TBH, Mary, BLOODY Mary, should have been thrown in a ditch somewhere.
OK they may be a little harsh, but Mary should be thankful, for what she got, the woman was absolutely nasty, she didn’t earn the nickname, Bloody Mary, for nothing.
So terrible 😢
@@suellensheppard9734 Hello. How are you doing? May the queen soul rest in peace ☮️ 😞
@@wazz1154 she never would have become Bloody Mary if it wasn't for her father's obsession to have a son. A lot of people seem to forget that Henry VIII is the monster behind her 😔
Windsor was definitely NOT her favourite home btw. It was Balmoral
Now it is though 😊
Thanks for doing this video lindsey. I visited st georges chapel 5 years ago. It is so beautiful and moving. I would spend all day in there. Your ticket to get into the chapel also allows you to explore the rest of windsor castle. It’s worth every pound. Seeing the queen’s funeral brought back memories of our visit there. I plan to visit again next year to visit the queens final resting place. It’s such a historic building ❤️
Are you allowed to go into the Royal Vault?
Hi Lorna Merry Christmas in advance.
Thanks Lindsay for doing this video as it had completely answer all of the questions in my mind about royal vault
Lovely video. We often see that this or that royal is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor, but rarely are we given detail. Thank you for detailing this so gracefully. Great job!
Hi Vera Merry Christmas in advance.
I am the only one who finds it so ironic that Henry 8th wanted lavish tomb with life sized statues, but literally the son he wanted the most denied him that because of religion Henry made himself head of in hopes to concieve so desired son? That was pure karma on Henry for all the suffering he inflicted on others
A case of what goes round comes round.
The Tudor dynasty did not last long. It died when Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603. The Stuart's took over but they too also had problems with heirs for succession despite Queen Anne having 17 pregnancies and no living children to succeed. Then her sister Mary took the Throne together with her Dutch husband William of Orange. They too were childless and so ended the Stuart's. What to do now? Look for the nearest blood relative. The Elector of Hanover William was second cousin of Queen Anne and the one in invited to take the throne of Great Britain and Ireland. So began the Hanoverian dynasty. During the first World war King George V wanted to distance the royal family from its German roots and changed the name to Windsor.
@Redmi 9 change the name to Pete it still won't take away any of the German roots lol blood is blood.
Much ado about nothing then. We are all but mere fallible mortals hoping for God to have mercy on our souls. Have to know the Son of God and not create our own religious order to do as we please.
Thank you Lindsay for doing my history video request 🎉
Would love to see one over when royal bodies have been exhumed, what were the results, and when denied, what the theory was
@@PaladinDansesGirlfriend There is a video on royal exhumations by Lindsay Holiday. Perhaps that will help
@@lot_tie Oh that's interesting. I wonder if there's a link?
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Thank you Lindsay Holiday for covering the Royal Vault, it's a subject I've always been interested in. There's so much history in the crypts.
Somebody had to cover it or you'd have people falling through the hole in the floor.
@@rogeredwarrddeshon5000 😂😂😂
This was, BY FAR, the best explanation of the royal burial vaults.... So very interesting....
One of your BEST episodes, EVER! LOVE YOUR CHANNEL.... Long time subscriber. Love your voice!!
Love from Georgia, USA
Great video! Explains so much about how the royal vault works. We went to pay our respects to the late HMTQ at the Windsor Castle on Sept. 29. It was very sad to see the marble slab with her name on it, it was unreal that she was no longer with us. May HMTQ rest in peace.
She deserves no peace. She let her son a man who raped a child off scott free. Hope she's rotting in hell.
@@seximexi5820 Sorry but sounds like you're rotting on earth.🤣
Very interesting video! It’s so Victoria and Albert to have a special mausoleum all to themselves. And very Henry VIII to never getting around to building his.
True. Henry VIII left money for a very impressive memorial. I saw the plans. It included an altar for a daily requiam Mass to be offered. Henry took the black marble sarcophagus from Cardinal Wolsey for himself. He never got to be interned in it. Admiral Lord Nelson is in it in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral in London. Henry VIII is entombed in obscurity in a shared vault below the choir area. There is no access for the public. It would seem that none of his three Children saw building his memorial as a priority.
Not quite all to themselves. There some others family members in the vault below. The last one to be entombed in there was Princess Alice Countess of Athlone who was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. I saw her once on RMS Windsor Castle on her way down to Cape Town, South Africa in 1975.
the late queen elizabeth's parents' graves are so simple and really nice
Though I must admit the stone effigies of the royals are really cool! But there is absolutely nothing wrong with keeping it simple, and it too looks really nice as well 👍.
I wonder if Charles will choose to be buried there with Camilla one day or choose to be buried elsewhere 🤔.
@@TheMeloettaful As the heir and current king, I don't think Charles has the luxury of choosing, unfortunately. I'd imagine that if he did, he'd want to be buried near the cottage he finds solace in.
But as king, he will likely join the vault his mother made for them, or one of the notable vaults of monarchs.
@@NosKryme There's no more room where QEII is buried. The late Queen isn't actually laid to rest in the "royal vault". Her final resting place is the George VI memorial Chapel where she is with her father, mother, husband, and sister. It's a small Chapel and there's no more room there.
@@TheMeloettaful k
Such a well researched and presented video!
Enjoyed every second! 🇬🇧
This is a very interesting video. I find it befitting that Henry 8th is STILL forgotten under the floor....none of his children had his ostentatious memorial created per his Will. 😆 He so deserves this. His prized son didn't do it, and his daughters probably would've if he hadn't treated them so 💩 horribly. Who are those 2 boys under the stairwell!? 👀 Guess we'll never know!
I'm planning to go to Windsor soon. I've been there already, St. George's Chapel is beautiful, but somehow Erie (spelling?) Charlotte's monument is so heart breaking. As a Victoria 'fan' I sometimes think about how would Charlotte's reign have been if she had become Queen.
I used to live near there. It's a lovely town. Visit Saville Garden, the Air Force Memorial overlooking Runnymede, and Windsor Great Park if the weather is good. (I always laughed at the name of the nearby town of Old Windsor, considering Windsor Castle is 1000 years old!)
Those are things I wonder about as well. How things would have gone had Charlotte and her son had lived. I'd like to think in another universe parallel to ours she and her son did live on.
How history would have changed among a great many things will forever be a mystery 🤷. Hope you have fun on your trip! Wish I was going with you 😆!
It’s eerie. You were close
eerie :)
I worked at Slough so it about 30 minute drive to Windsor. Beautiful town next to the castle.
the most in depth video i could find on the royal vault, you did an excellent job, thank you x
Excellent historical compilation of the burial sites and locations of family history. Very informative. Thanks
Hi Laura Merry Christmas in advance.
Brilliant summary of the layout of St George's chapel.
Wow, great job! You are so thorough. Ive been to Windsor Castle, and St George’s chapel. I wanted to see Elizabeth Woodville’s tomb as I find her interesting. “Poor” Henry VIII’s spot is unimpressive. You can walk right over him. For those interested, In Spain, at el Escorial, one can actually wander around in the royal crypts. Very deep, and somewhat eerie.
No guards? I mean the possibility of the Spanish royal crypts to be vandalized is huge...
I saw these royal tombs. As you say they are very impressive. So so are the Pazzi and Medici mausoleums in Florence, Italy.
@@redmi9834 wow! We were in Florence in 2021. Did not know about those. Maybe next time.
I want to put white roses for Elizabeth woodville grey and king Edward IV. If I can get to England for they r my many great greats grandparents.
@@maryromero5709that’s so interesting. Do the Royal family know you are related?
That was fascinating. Thank you very much from a historian of over forty years. I still have much to learn.
Love how much research you did to produce this video for our enjoyment. ❤️❤️
This is information I always wanted to know about the Royal Burial Vault; how the casket was descended into the vault, etc. I am very interested in the British Royal Family and this is extremely informatinal. MANY thanks!!!
Hi Margy Merry Christmas in advance.
Thank you for doing this video. I've been curious about the Royal Vault since Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth's death. I couldn't find anything online that explained it. I really enjoyed learning! Thanks again!!
The Queen was not down there long. She was brought up later in the day together with Prince Philip. They were both entombed in the George VI memorial chapel around 7-30 that same evening.
Hi Juliet Merry Christmas in advance.
I live about 20 minutes from Windsor. I love learning the history and feel so lucky to experience the castle easily
Hi Naomi Merry Christmas in advance.
And how do you experience it Naomi? Do you get to stare at it from outside, stand at the barrier but not actually get to go inside of because you weren’t born into inherited privilege? Lucky lucky you.
Best American narrated Royal documentary that Ive heard. No inaccuracies or exaggerations that I noticed. Well done and thanks.
Thank you. This was very interesting. I kept hearing Princess Margaret was buried with her father but never shown where. So far yours is the only video that I've seen her resting place. The family is back together again.
Hello Debbie Sims. How are you doing? May the queen soul rest in peace ☮️ 😞
Hi Debbie Merry Christmas in advance.
Does her soul rest in the castle where she was buried or does she try and find rest with God?
I think Margaret chose to be created, & her ashes are in an urn placed in the family vault under the chapel.
I’ve watched several of your videos and this is the most fascinating one. Thank you and keep making more interesting videos, I’m a huge fan of yours!🥰👍
Hi pretty lady. how are you doing today? And how is the weather over there???
Another great video. Thank you Lindsay
Really an interesting video! I've been looking up about Royal Vaults information but came up nothing.
Keep up the good work ✨️
Such a fan of your videos and podcasts. Anything about Edward VII and the decision about the Romanov family being brought to the UK...so many different rumours
I find it quite lovely that if anyone in the royal family wanted to go pay respect to their family while the church was open, they could do so in privacy.
They are royalty lol even if it's not open they can go there whenever they want.
Great choice of video! You always know what we want to hear more about ❤️ I can't wait to see what you come up with next
This is the best royal history I have ever seen. Very accurate and informative, and also well presented. ❤
This was super interesting, thank you for making this!
Hi Samantha Merry Christmas in advance.
Always excited about your videos !!
Thank You Lindsay!💜
Very interesting and informative. Thank you for sharing such detailed information about each person.
I would love to see a video about princess Charlotte. There's so much about her that we barely know and it's sad that she never got to see her mother when she got pregnant. I wonder if she was screaming for her mother when she was going through the grueling labor. I can't even imagine the terrible pain she went through only to lose this child that she'd so desperately wanted. And on top of that, she ended up bleeding out. I thought it was sweet that her husband, after he remarried, named one of his daughters after her.
Thank you, you do such a great job breaking these down ❤️
Very informative! Thank you for this information!
My Queen earned my respect the day she was crowned. I watched it on a 9 inch black and white TV. She looked so frail but as always never put a foot wrong. I reserve judgement for the future I'm afraid.
Agree about your opinions on the late Queen and also on the future monarchy.
I’m ex Australian army I swore my oath to queen and country I had huge respect for queen Elizabeth II and princess Diana it really sucked seeing her by her self when her husband died then not long after she did but she lived a long time.
I absolutely love these stories keep up the great work.
What a fascinating piece! Thank you for posting!
Good video. Being born in the UK i love our history especially that of our Royal family. I've never been to Windsor Castle but seen documentaries about it. In September I watched the funeral of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd who i admired highly. She will be greatly missed.
An incredibly detailed video. Thank you for the wonderful production.
That is really an amazing amount of information. All i can say is well done putting that all together.
Very well researched and compiled. Well done
Fantastic video! I agree with the comment about Henry VIII being forgotten. All the death and heartbreak for a son and 2 Elizabeth's were the greatest monarchs the world has ever known.
Well said and succinctly.
Hi Lorna Merry Christmas in advance.
I’m obsessed with your videos and your voice is so beautiful/relaxing. I listen and watch your videos everyday before bedtime
That was wonderful and absolutely beautiful and amazing all in one to see. I've never seen anything like a family vault until now.
Hi Michelle Merry Christmas in advance.
I love your videos 😍 keep making more!! 😃
Loving your content!
Very informative and interesting - thank you!
Thank you for sharing, very interesting history.
Damn two videos in one day!!!!!! Thank you Lindsay
Wonderful video enjoyed this very much, God rest them all
Love your videos Lindsay!!! Could you please do videos for Queen Uracca of Leon-Castile and Queen Petronilla of Aragon please? I'm sure most people haven't heard of these two wonderful Queens but they would LOVE it if you do videos about them! 🥰💗
This video was so well done and so interesting!
Hello Camila Aramburu. How are you doing? May the queen soul rest in peace ☮️ 😞
Thank you for this amazing video. I learned a lot today. Very well done!!!
I hope you do more of royal burials in other castles and palaces
Hi Tracy Merry Christmas in advance.
I am so pleased to see this video. Been wondering about who is there for weeks
Hi Welsh Merry Christmas in advance ❤❤
Fantastic review. Thank you so much for your research and presentation. It was incredibly informative, well arranged and presented. I have learned a lot and I enjoyed the lesson.
awesome info and very informative!
i love seeing pictures of the descendants of the hanoverians; they all have such a distinctive look with the bug-eyes and it's amusing how many generations that trait has stayed for
Nick
Hi there Merry Christmas in advance.
I love this video. Any chance we could get a video on the burials of Westminster?
Just fascinating and brilliantly presented
Well done for doing this video. 👏
You should do a companion video to this but exploring the tombs and burials in Westminster Abbey! I like the way you narrated the video through the chapel section by section.
That was a very informative story .I loved it!
Hi, how are you dear?
Hi Debra Merry Christmas in advance ❤❤
Amazing content found this really interesting and informative 😊
This is outstanding explanation and history! Thank you...
Wow, wasn't aware of this Ethiopian prince. Shouldn't he be returned home to rest with his relatives? Or should he be left where he is, for history's sake? Also, the vaults could potentially be a good tourist attraction. Why don't they allow public viewing, at least periodically?
I didn't know that as well 😮! It irks me he was buried outside 😤. Let alone was taken far away from his homeland. I wonder besides his parents if he had any other family left. But I guess not 😢.
As for the vaults being tourist attractions I think that's an awesome idea 💡😀! It doesn't even have to be every day just periodically like you said. Probably the likely reason they don't do this is because it is supposed to be a final, peaceful, resting place.
And it probably feels very disrespectful to them to open the vaults up as attractions 😅. No matter if doing so would no doubt bring in a lot of extra money 💰💰💰. But it doesn't hurt to dream though ☺.
@@TheMeloettaful El Escorial just outside of Madrid has a royal vault you can visit. It’s very beautiful and everyone there was respectful. Can’t say everyone would always be that way tho.
This was so good!! I really love this one!!!
Hello Jane Doe. How are you doing? May the queen soul rest in peace ☮️ 😞
Hi Jane Merry Christmas in advance ❤❤
You did an amazing job on this very informative video
Great video! So much info. Good job!
Watching all the time your videos. I love your channel so much! Can you please make a video on medieval hennins and on gable hoods?
Great video as always Lindsey! I also like to think that as Elizabeth's body rests there for eternity, her spirit is with the others buried at the chapel as they tell stories about their lives to each other.
Hmm I don't really fancy the idea of Elizabeth, or anyone else for that matter, being stuck there in the company of Henry viii 😂
Always well done, thank you so much.
Thank you for the informative video, your videos cure our depression.
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Haven't seen the video yet, but honestly Lindsay I love you coz you are reading my mind! That is exactly what I wanted to know, I am so eager to visit Windsor for ages and now with Lilibet there for forever I even have a better reason.
I'm glad the stillborns were buried with honor. May they all RIP ❤
I know Diana wasn’t a princess when she died but she DESERVES to be In the royals vault
I agree Diana should have been buried at Windsor. I just hope Parker Bowles will not be burirs at Windsor. She doesn't deserve the honour.
I agree, Diana deserved to be in the royal vault; but, I firmly believe that her brother made a good decision to take her home & let her be protected & truly rest in peace.
Ooohhh two videos in one day. I am very happy.
May Her memory be Eternal. This was very interesting. Did not realize how big the underground was. Thank you.
Hello Joyce Piantes. How are you doing? May the queen soul rest in prace 😞😓
This was excellent,thank you. So much history here.
This was so thorough and interesting. Thank you
Thank you for doing this video. I have been curious about the Royal Vault after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Wonderful history of the Royal Vault and how it was begun. Thank you for this video.
Hi Kathryn Merry Christmas in advance.
I have always enjoyed reading about the history of the Royal family. You did a great job for explaining their place in history. May all rest in peace. Thank you.
Hi Maria Merry Christmas in advance.
This was very interesting indeed. Thank you very much 🙏
Brilliant and very interesting video. Thank you x