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The story of the “king in the car park” went round the world in 2014/15 when the remains of King Richard III, the last Plantagenet ruler of England, who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, were rediscovered underneath a council car park in Leicester.
In March 2015 the remains were re-interred in a more suitable setting, namely Leicester Cathedral, which is literally just over the road from the site of Greyfriars, the monastic establishment of which no trace can now be seen but which was where King Richard’s body was originally laid to rest.
These pictures are of the scene outside the Cathedral on the second of the three days on which people were able to file past the coffin. I decided not to join the queue but to take some photos instead. I went back the following day to join a much shorter queue in order to pay my respects!
The media box
The statue of King Richard III outside Leicester Cathedral
And ended here!
Lots of white roses
His better side?
This statue was not made specially for the re-interment. It had stood for many years close to the bridge that Richard would have crossed on his way to and from the Battle of Bosworth. In this photo you can just see the Visitor Centre behind his right arm. This was built over the original burial site.
The Cathedral and Guildhall
The Guildhall is considerably older than the Cathedral, with parts dating from around 1390.There is a local tradition that William Shakespeare once performed here, which is ironic considering the hatchet job he did on the reputation of King Richard III, who now lies buried only a few yards away.
