ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL, WINDSOR CASTLE

The funeral of HRH The Princess Margaret took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

The Chapel is a place of worship for the Sovereign and the Royal Family. It is a Royal Peculiar with the Dean of Windsor responsible only to the Sovereign. The Dean and Canons, who with their officers and staff administer the Chapel, are collectively called the College of St George. St George's is the Chapel of the Order of the Garter, and the location for the annual Service of the Order of the Garter attended by The Queen and the other Knights and Ladies of the Order.

Ten former Sovereigns are buried in St George's Chapel: Henry VI, Edward IV, Henry VIII, Charles I, George III, George IV, William IV, Edward VII, George V and George VI. Five are in two burial vaults beneath the choir; the other five are in tombs in the Chapel, including Princess Margaret's father, King George VI, in the King George VI Memorial Chapel adjoining the north choir aisle.

The construction of the Chapel was begun in 1475 by Edward IV. Henry VIII had the work finished in 1528 with the addition of the vault over the crossing between nave and choir. The architecture represents one of the finest examples of Perpendicular Gothic (late medieval English) style in the country.

Following cremation, Princess Margaret's rested in the Royal Vault at St George's Chapel until the death of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, following which the casket was moved to the George VI Chapel, the resting place of both Princess Margaret's parents.