Summary

  • Richard III's coffin travels to his final resting place at Leicester Cathedral

  • Updates from Sunday 22 March 2015

  1. Battlefield ceremony approachespublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Cortege is approaching Bosworth, where the former king will be honoured with a 21-cannon salute

    cortege
  2. Waiting crowdspublished at 14:28 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    All 2,500 tickets for the ceremony at Bosworth Battlefield Centre sold out with days.

    Bosworth

    Now the crowds, along with re enactors are waiting for the cortege to arrive.

  3. Last place of worshippublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Sutton Cheney, where Richard may have had his last mass, was the latest stop in the procession.

    Cortege in Sutton CheneyImage source, KRIII

    Revd Julia Hargreaves led crowds in a service of remembrance and respect.

  4. Turnout fit for a kingpublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    The cortege is now on its way to Sutton Cheney, but this photo gives you an idea of the reception in Dadlington earlier.

    Crowds at DadlingtonImage source, KRIII
  5. Dadlington says farewellpublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Nisha Chopra tweets, external: #richardreburied cortege has now left #Dadlington after service

    Dadlington
  6. Dissenting voicepublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    The reburial of Richard III hasn't been without its controversy. Some believe York is a more appropriate location, as he spent his childhood and much of his adult life in the north.

    Tim Parker tweets, external: Shaun Dixon from Kirkstall, Leeds makes his feelings known about today #RichardReburied

    Protester
  7. Village crowds for cortegepublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Crowds, choir and applause as Richard's cortege leaves Dadlington.

    BBC reporters at the scene say up to 5,000 turned out to see the coffin.

  8. Armoured escortpublished at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Nikki NB Miner Bill tweets, external some great photos of the cortege with some heavyweight friends

    KnightsImage source, BoaterNikki
  9. Cortege arrives in Dadlingtonpublished at 13:40 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    BBC Leicester tweets, external: The cortege has arrived in Dadlington, and has been greeted by the clergy. #RichardReburied

  10. Earth to earthpublished at 13:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Soil from three places: Fotheringhay, where Richard was born, Middleham, where he spent much of his childhood and Fenn Lane Farm, where he probably died, is being placed in a specially designed casket.

    casketImage source, University of Leicester

    The earth will be scattered into the tomb during the reinterment ceremony.

  11. From cabinet-maker to kingmakerpublished at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Greig Watson
    BBC News

    Softly spoken and bespectacled, Michael Ibsen is a far cry from the last king of England to die in battle.

    Michael IbsenImage source, Getty Images

    But the Canadian-born cabinet-maker from Paddington held the key to unlocking the mystery of where Richard III was buried after the Battle of Bosworth.

  12. Church of the fallenpublished at 13:14 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    BBC Leicester tweets, external: The cortege has left for Dadlington - it's believed those that died during battle are buried here. #RichardReburied

    Dadlington
  13. Killing groundpublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Bosworth Battlefield tweets, external: The service at Fenn Lane Farm where guests are paying their respects to KRIII #RichardReburied

    Fenn ceremonyImage source, Leicestershire County Council
  14. How to rebury a Kingpublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    ......Just in case you ever find another one, here is a guide, external.

    Richard blog
  15. Marking the spotpublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Bosworth Battlefield tweets, external: The private service will shortly be starting at Fenn Lane Farm #RichardReburied

    Coffin at Fenn Lane FarmImage source, Leicestershire County Council
  16. Bosworth from abovepublished at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    BBC Leicester tweets, external: Bosworth Battlefield awaits the return of Richard III #RichardReburied

    Bosworth BattlefieldImage source, Leicestershire police
  17. Fenn Lane: At the scenepublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    The Hinckley Times tweets, external: We have a reporter on the scene at Fenn Lane Farm.

  18. Fatal farmpublished at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Items which possibly belonged to Richard's bodyguard, perhaps lost when the king made his last stand, were found at Fenn Lane farm - the official starting point for the funeral cortege.

    Boar badgeImage source, Leicestershire County Council

    Owner of the land, farmer Alf Oliver, said; "It has always been part of the family story that Richard died here and when the body was found it was an amazing link".

  19. Keeping orderpublished at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Insp Ben Gillard tweets, external: Security past and present! Sgt Cross feeling medieval at Bosworth Battlefield Centre #richardreburied

    Police and re-enactorsImage source, Insp Ben Gillard
  20. Funny bonespublished at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2015

    Spoof website Richard III tweets, external: Early cortège observations : There's a lot of fried chicken shops in Leicester aren't there #dickysdodgytour