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Richard III: Cathedral confirms new £1m tomb plan Richard III tomb: Cathedral confirms £1m 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 The Dean of Leicester, The Very Rev 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." 'Absolutely splendid'
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". Secretary of the society's Leicester branch, Sally Henshaw, is part of the consultation team.
She said: "I particularly like the circle the tomb is standing on, which is done in the shape of a rose. I thought that was absolutely splendid.
"The tomb needs a bit of work, we are not quite there yet, but it is early stages."
Final designs for the tomb are expected to be approved in November.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.