Hopes fading for Richard III's return to Gloucester
HOPES are fading that the remains of Richard III will be interred in Gloucester.
Yesterday it was confirmed the skeleton found underneath a car park in Leicester is that of the monarch.
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ROYAL REMAINS: The skeleton of Richard III.
The king was a former Duke of Gloucester and some people have argued that his remains should be interred at Gloucester Cathedral, alongside Edward II.
However, after the University of Leicester said DNA identified in the bones matched his descendants, the remains are set to be interred at that city's Cathedral.
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Although he was killed in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 and buried in Leicester, he had strong links with Gloucester.
He gave the city the Royal Charter and his coat of arms is on St Michael's Tower.
Gloucester MP Richard Graham spoke up for bringing the remains back to Gloucester and Cathedral lay clerk and city councillor Sebastian Field agreed.
"The chances appear to be fairly slim now," said Councillor Field (LD, Kingsholm and Wotton).
5 Comments
by little_charlotte
Saturday, February 09 2013, 9:17PM
“Bring him to Gloucester? Hasn't the poor bloke suffered enough?”
by FreeRadical1
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 5:55PM
“Lecorche, he didn't have any descendants, or one of them might have tried to seize the throne when the Tudors died out. DNA from his sister's descendants was used to do the tests.”
by SandraPee
Tuesday, February 05 2013, 11:54AM
“He should go to York Minster .”
by Lecorche
Tuesday, February 05 2013, 11:05AM
“Why not just ask his surviving descendants to choose where he goes now?”
by MarkC11
Tuesday, February 05 2013, 10:30AM
“Why would be be buried in the City, he wanted to be buried in York, where he was popular, but when he is buried it should not be a CofE service anyway, but a Catholic one as he was a devout Catholic.”