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Richard III's relatives seek judicial review over burial | Richard III's relatives seek judicial review over burial |
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Relatives of Richard III are to seek a judicial review into the decisions authorising his reburial in Leicester. | Relatives of Richard III are to seek a judicial review into the decisions authorising his reburial in Leicester. |
Earlier this year, skeletal remains found beneath a car park in the city were confirmed as the king's by a team at the University of Leicester. | Earlier this year, skeletal remains found beneath a car park in the city were confirmed as the king's by a team at the University of Leicester. |
Since the find, a disagreement has surfaced about whether he should be buried in Leicester or York. | Since the find, a disagreement has surfaced about whether he should be buried in Leicester or York. |
The last Plantagenet king's descendants say they should have been consulted by the government over the re-burial. | The last Plantagenet king's descendants say they should have been consulted by the government over the re-burial. |
Richard was killed at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 and was hurriedly buried in the church of the Greyfriars, which was subsequently lost during redevelopment. | |
Under the government licence, overseen by the Ministry of Justice, the authority to make the decision over where his remains are re-interred rests with the university. | Under the government licence, overseen by the Ministry of Justice, the authority to make the decision over where his remains are re-interred rests with the university. |
However, the Plantagenet Alliance, which includes 15 of Richard III's relatives, want the licence to be overturned and the king to be laid to rest in York Minster. | However, the Plantagenet Alliance, which includes 15 of Richard III's relatives, want the licence to be overturned and the king to be laid to rest in York Minster. |
Online petition | Online petition |
Stephen Nicolay, a 16th great nephew of the monarch, said: "We have every hope that they [the solicitors] will succeed in these cases and help us significantly in our quest to have Richard's remains buried at the most appropriate site, York Minster." | Stephen Nicolay, a 16th great nephew of the monarch, said: "We have every hope that they [the solicitors] will succeed in these cases and help us significantly in our quest to have Richard's remains buried at the most appropriate site, York Minster." |
Matthew Howarth, from law firm Gordons, said: "We have now written officially to the Ministry of Justice and University of Leicester, notifying them that we plan to issue these claims. | Matthew Howarth, from law firm Gordons, said: "We have now written officially to the Ministry of Justice and University of Leicester, notifying them that we plan to issue these claims. |
"This enables us to obtain some further information from them relating to the matters in question. | "This enables us to obtain some further information from them relating to the matters in question. |
"We will follow up by issuing the judicial review and other proceedings as soon as possible, but certainly within the next few weeks." | "We will follow up by issuing the judicial review and other proceedings as soon as possible, but certainly within the next few weeks." |
The University of Leicester said arrangements for reinterring the bones had been set out at the beginning of the project and these followed standard archaeological practice. | |
More than 8,000 people have signed an online petition in favour of keeping the king's remains in Leicester, but over 26,000 have signed up to support re-interring his remains in York. | More than 8,000 people have signed an online petition in favour of keeping the king's remains in Leicester, but over 26,000 have signed up to support re-interring his remains in York. |
The youngest son of Richard Duke of York, Richard III grew up in Yorkshire and had strong-connections to the city of York. | The youngest son of Richard Duke of York, Richard III grew up in Yorkshire and had strong-connections to the city of York. |
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