Презахоронение будет, на практике, целой неделей различных программ. Раньше я читала, что именно сама процедура будет полностью закрыта от публики, это потом три дня можно будет выражать респект останкам короля. Обещают сделать всё возможное, чтобы попало в кафедрал максимально возможное количество желающих.
Доступ на церковные службы будет только по приглашениям, поэтому меня разрывает от радости, что для Рикардианцев будет организована служба 23 марта. И я там буду!!!
читать дальшеThe next steps to the reinterment of King Richard III in Leicester Cathedral are announced today. The date of the service in which Richard III will be finally laid to rest will be Thursday 26 March 2015. This is one of three services which will remember the life and death of the only Monarch of England without a marked grave. The mortal remains of Richard III will be received into the care of the Cathedral on the evening of 22 March, will lie in repose for 3 days and will be reburied on the morning of Thursday 26. The following days, Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March, will mark the end of the journey with the reveal of the tomb and a service to mark the completion of the reinterment, and events which will look to the future having laid the King to rest.
The Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Tim Stevens, said: ‘Our cathedral has been consistently committed to providing a fitting, dignified and memorable ceremony for the reinterment of King Richard. We can now see how this works out in detail and our city and county look forward to all the events of next spring.’
The Very Revd David Monteith said: ‘King Richard’s reinterment in Leicester Cathedral will proclaim afresh his Christian hope in the resurrection. We are now preparing with great care to offer him lasting sanctuary and peace.’
This service will form part of a 7-day programme of events in Leicester and Leicestershire, centred on Richard III. On Sunday 22 March, the University of Leicester will transfer the mortal remains into a lead-lined coffin and will travel from Leicester to Bosworth, remembering the life the King lost and his journey in 1485. Villages related to Richard III’s last days will be included, remembering key moments of King Richard’s last days.
Returning to the city with honour and dignity, accompanied by a dignified cortege and as befitting a king, the coffin will arrive at the Cathedral in the early evening and be transferred to the care of The Church during a service of reception.
For three days King Richard III will lie in repose in his coffin, covered with a commissioned pall, for any who wish to pay their respects. Special arrangements will be in place to allow as many as possible who wish to visit to do so.
Attendance at the Cathedral services will be by invitation of the Dean.
The service of reinterment will be broadcast live on Channel 4 with a programme of highlights shown that evening.
Visit www.kingrichardinleicester.com for more information.