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| Richard III: Cathedral confirms new £1m tomb plan | Richard III: Cathedral confirms new £1m tomb plan |
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| Richard III will be laid to rest beneath a raised tomb inside a remodelled Leicester cathedral. | Richard III will be laid to rest beneath a raised tomb inside a remodelled Leicester cathedral. |
| The remains of the king, who died in battle in 1485, were discovered by archaeologists under a city car park in September. | The remains of the king, who died in battle in 1485, were discovered by archaeologists under a city car park in September. |
| Church officials, who had originally favoured a simpler floor level slab, said the decision had been guided by responses to a consultation. | Church officials, who had originally favoured a simpler floor level slab, said the decision had been guided by responses to a consultation. |
| The tomb area is part of a £1m plan to reinter the skeleton in May 2014. | The tomb area is part of a £1m plan to reinter the skeleton in May 2014. |
| As well as the raised tomb, the exact design of which is yet to be finalised, the new plans will see a series of changes to the inside of the cathedral to create a "significant space", with a new floor, lighting and stained glass windows. | As well as the raised tomb, the exact design of which is yet to be finalised, the new plans will see a series of changes to the inside of the cathedral to create a "significant space", with a new floor, lighting and stained glass windows. |
| Legal fight | Legal fight |
| The Dean of Leicester, The Very Revd David Monteith, said: "We are committed to reinter King Richard with honour and we have listened carefully to the different views that were expressed. | The Dean of Leicester, The Very Revd David Monteith, said: "We are committed to reinter King Richard with honour and we have listened carefully to the different views that were expressed. |
| "We want to create a really wonderful space in the Cathedral for him and the many thousands of people we know will want to come to visit and pay their respects." | "We want to create a really wonderful space in the Cathedral for him and the many thousands of people we know will want to come to visit and pay their respects." |
| The Richard III Society, which was involved with the excavation which found the king's grave, had expressed disappointment over earlier proposals for a simple slab tomb. | The Richard III Society, which was involved with the excavation which found the king's grave, had expressed disappointment over earlier proposals for a simple slab tomb. |
| Phil Stone, the society's chairman, said: "I think that the design is absolutely fantastic". | Phil Stone, the society's chairman, said: "I think that the design is absolutely fantastic". |
| Final designs for the tomb are expected to be approved in November. | |
| The decision to lay Richard to rest in the cathedral is being challenged by the group called The Plantagenet Alliance, which includes distant relatives of the king. | The decision to lay Richard to rest in the cathedral is being challenged by the group called The Plantagenet Alliance, which includes distant relatives of the king. |
| A decision on a judicial review of the plans is expected in the coming weeks. | A decision on a judicial review of the plans is expected in the coming weeks. |