The Queen is reunited with her beloved husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, buried next to him in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.
The King and Royal Family gathered on Monday for a private funeral at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, following the state funeral and the Queen’s disposition.
The small King George VI Memorial Chapel houses the remains of the Queen’s father, George VI, her mother the Queen Mother and sister princess Margaretha.
When Philip 17 months ago, his coffin was interred in the Royal Vault of St George’s – ready to be moved to the memorial chapel when the Queen died.
A statement on the Royal Family’s official website said: “The Queen was buried with the Duke of Edinburgh in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.”
The statement said the funeral service, which took place at 7:30 p.m., was led by the Dean of Windsor.
A senior palace official had previously said the service and funeral would be “completely private as it is a very personal family affair”.
The central feature of the pale stone memorial chapel annexe, added in 1969 on the north side of St George’s behind the North Quire Aisle, is a black stone slab set into the floor.
It is engraved with “George VI” and “Elizabeth” in gold letters and accompanied by their dates of birth and death.
Princess Margaret, who died in 2002, was cremated and her ashes were initially placed in the royal vault, before being moved to George VI’s memorial chapel containing her parents’ coffins when the Queen Mother died weeks later.
The princess wanted to be cremated because she found the alternative royal burial ground at Frogmore in Windsor Great Park too “gloomy”.
Lady Glenconner, a lifelong friend of the princess, said in 2002 that the princess preferred the memorial chapel.
“She told me she thought Frogmore was very gloomy,” said Lady Glenconner. “I think she would like to be the king of the late, which she will be now. I think there’s room for her to be with him now.”
George VI died in 1952 but was first interred in the Royal Vault and moved to the memorial chapel when it was built 17 years later.