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| Richard III: Leicester reburial plans under way | Richard III: Leicester reburial plans under way |
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| Thousands of people are gathering in Leicester for the reburial of King Richard III. | |
| The cortege will pass places in Leicestershire associated with the former king, who died at Bosworth in 1485, with the coffin set to reach Leicester Cathedral at 17:35 GMT. | |
| A special service has been held at Leicester Cathedral ahead of the | |
| The king will be reinterred on Thursday at the cathedral with a ceremony led by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. | |
| Richard's skeleton was found in 2012, in an old friary beneath a car park. | |
| Sunday's reburial procession starts at Fenn Lane Farm, believed to be the closest spot to where the king was killed, at 12:30. | |
| Ceremonies are due to take place as the cortege travels towards Leicester, including at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Bow Bridge, the medieval city boundary. | Ceremonies are due to take place as the cortege travels towards Leicester, including at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Bow Bridge, the medieval city boundary. |
| The city council has announced disruption to roads and car parks on the day. | |
| After a service at St Nicholas Church, the coffin will be transferred to a horse-drawn hearse before arriving at the cathedral via High Street and Grey Friars. | After a service at St Nicholas Church, the coffin will be transferred to a horse-drawn hearse before arriving at the cathedral via High Street and Grey Friars. |
| The council said the best places to see the cortege would be High Street, Gallowtree Gate or outside Curve Theatre. | The council said the best places to see the cortege would be High Street, Gallowtree Gate or outside Curve Theatre. |
| Screens will be up at the Clock Tower and Jubilee Square showing the procession live. | Screens will be up at the Clock Tower and Jubilee Square showing the procession live. |
| Below is a map of the planned procession through the county. Click here for the route through Leicester city centre. | |
| (Please note - the maps are best viewed on our desktop site). | |
| City Mayor Peter Soulsby said it would be a "breathtaking event" and encouraged people to use public transport. | City Mayor Peter Soulsby said it would be a "breathtaking event" and encouraged people to use public transport. |
| "We are expecting large numbers of people to want to pay their respects in a dignified manner to King Richard and the journey of his cortege into the city will give people the chance to do that," he said. | "We are expecting large numbers of people to want to pay their respects in a dignified manner to King Richard and the journey of his cortege into the city will give people the chance to do that," he said. |
| There will be rolling road closures along the A47 Hinckley Road and drivers have been asked to use other routes. There will be disruption to Newarke Street, Rutland Centre and St Nicholas car parks. | There will be rolling road closures along the A47 Hinckley Road and drivers have been asked to use other routes. There will be disruption to Newarke Street, Rutland Centre and St Nicholas car parks. |
| Footpaths and cycle paths will remain open as normal. | Footpaths and cycle paths will remain open as normal. |