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| Richard III: Leicester reburial under way | |
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| Thousands of people are expected to descend on Leicester as the reburial of King Richard III gets under way later. | Thousands of people are expected to descend on Leicester as the reburial of King Richard III gets under way later. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The king will be reinterred on Thursday at the cathedral with a ceremony led by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. | 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. | Richard's skeleton was found in 2012, in an old friary beneath a car park. |
| A special morning service was held at the cathedral and a vigil was staged by a local re-enactment group at the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre earlier. | |
| The 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 for Sunday. | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Below is a map of the planned procession through the county. Click here for the route through Leicester city centre. | |
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