Here's Why Princess Diana Was Buried In A Coffin Lined With Lead

from the moment she married prince charles in 1981 princess diana became the people's princess and was beloved all over the world for her grace style and philanthropic efforts her popularity with the people could be seen not only when she was alive but after news of her tragic passing broke on august 31 1997 when mourners congregated at kensington and buckingham palace to pay tribute with flowers and cards diana passed away after sustaining injuries in a car crash in paris diana's funeral like her wedding was televised around the world billions of people watched as diana was laid to rest in a funeral procession that lasted for more than three hours they also watched the heartbreaking scene of young prince william and prince harry walking behind their mother's coffin in the procession with their dad prince charles and grandfather prince philip another heart-wrenching moment that viewers remember is the sight of diana's coffin adorned with flowers and the royal standard flag draped over it according to express uk eight welsh guards carried diana's coffin but they had trouble doing it because of how heavy it was since it was lined with lead it reportedly weighed a quarter metric ton to be carried now so gently and with infinite care metro notes that it is tradition for british royals to be buried in lead-lined coffins because of its preservation abilities lead coffins are sealed air tight and can slow the body's decomposition while keeping out moisture and preserving the body for a longer period of time although diana was no longer married to prince charles at the time of her death she only had the title of lady diana spencer she was buried as a british royal because of how loved she was by the public this was confirmed by a buckingham palace spokesperson who told bbc that the funeral contained particular elements that reflected quote the affection with which the princess was held according to the daily mail the duke of edinburgh will be laid to rest in a traditional english oak coffin that was commissioned many years ago along with the queens it's also reported that his coffin just like diana's will be lined in lead as well in an effort to combat moisture and prevent the body from decomposing as quickly the story goes that prince philip will be temporarily laid to rest in the royal vault until the time of the queen's passing when they will both be transported to frogmore gardens together during an interview with the times the funeral director to the royal family andrew leverton explained that philip's coffin wasn't simply something that could be ordered in a moment's notice he said it is not something you can just make in a day or a few hours it was felt that it was important to have it available leverton added that the english oakwood alone is now very difficult to get hold of while princess diana and prince philip's coffins might be similar the way in which philip will be sent off will have one very big difference no large crowds according to the daily mail the public has been forewarned to stay away from windsor during the duke's funeral due to concerns of covet 19. jon story the mayor of windsor told the pa news agency that it was a great honor for the duke to be transported to the district but cautioned it is a really serious message that everyone stays away there will be nothing to see story also explained that windsor already has a plan set in place for anyone planning to defy the orders he said the officers on the day will take whatever operational decisions which are required the mayor did however acknowledge the public's interest in offering their support and condolences while also reminding everyone about the importance of the public's health he added it is a very difficult time for people and people have very strong feelings but we have to ask everyone to put theirs and the health and safety of others at the top of their list of priorities and not come into windsor the whole of the funeral including the ceremonial procession is taking place inside the castle walls check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more nikki swift videos about your favorite celebs are coming soon subscribe to our youtube channel and hit the bell so you don't miss a single one

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Length: 3min 55sec (235 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 15 2021