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Why are royals not buried in Westminster Abbey?

There are around 30 monarchs in all who are buried there. However, Queen Elizabeth II will not be laid to rest at Westminster Abbey because of space restraints. No monarch has been buried there since 1760.



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Why was Princess Margaret cremated? In the aftermath of her death, “royal watchers” told The New York Times that Princess Margaret had opted to be cremated so that her remains could fit alongside her father King George VI's grave in a vault that was made especially to hold him specifically.

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Who are some of the most notable figures buried in the tombs of Westminster Abbey? A. Westminster Abbey is the last abode of many British monarchs, including Edward the Confessor and Elizabeth I, as well as well known figures such as Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Dickens.

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Hawking's remains were buried on Friday beneath a sunlit arch, between those of Darwin and Newton, at a memorial service at Westminster Abbey.

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Buried within Westminster Abbey is the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, this grave contains the body of an unknown British soldier from the First World War.

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While it's not refrigerated, it is underground ? the Royal Vault is a burial chamber underneath St. George's Chapel in Windsor, carved out between 1804 and 1810.

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