Here you can see a Twitter video of them setting off, external.

The Queen's Division Band, augmented by musicians from the Royal Signals Band, have started marching.

Moving from Applegate and down Peacock Lane before arriving at the cathedral, these troops reflect Richard as a "warrior king", the last King of England to die in battle.

The BBC's Helen Astle tweets, external: Hundreds of people already outside @LeicsCathedral #richardreburied

And if the last Plantagenet king isn't glamorous enough for you, it was announced yesterday that Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch will be reading a poem at the reinterment.

Maybe we'll catch a glimpse of him ahead of the ceremony.

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The dean of Leicester, David Monteith, says a lot of thought has gone into the service.

Image source, Leicester cathedral

"We kept saying 'What story is this telling and how is that story related to all the other bits of this story?'

"So the whole thing builds and is very vivid and is very easy to understand."

Here you can see hundreds of prayer ribbons tied to the gates of the cathedral.

BBC Leicester tweets, external: Crowds are watching over @LeicsCathedral as guests arrive for the re-interment of #KingRichardIII #RichardReburied

Guests have started to arrive at the cathedral ahead of the service at 11:30.

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The congregation will be made up of dignitaries, descendants of those connected with Richard and 200 winners of a public ballot.

Greig Watson
BBC News

Cast your mind back to 4 February 2013 - that's the day when academics and archaeologists confirmed the astonishing news that the body discovered in a Leicester car park the previous summer was Richard III.

Image source, University of Leicester

Since then there have been controversies, arguments and yet more discoveries. But forget all that for now, and enjoy reading the first story we wrote on that spectacular day.

While not as busy as Sunday, there's still plenty going on today, external.

The cathedral bells will begin tolling at 10:00 as invited guests gather.

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A formal procession will move to the cathedral at 10:50, with the reinterment service proper starting at 11:30 and lasting until 13:00.

Then the cathedral will be closed for the rest of the day while the tomb is sealed and the monument moved into place.

A number of roads in the city are closed to allow for the procession which takes place before the ceremony.

Among these are St Nicholas Place, High Street and Peacock Lane. Full details can be found here, external.

As I'm sure you've noticed, it's been a bit of a dull and rainy start to the day.

But we're hoping things will brighten up a bit as the morning progresses.

Anyway, it hasn't dampened the spirits of those waiting for proceedings to get under way...

Throughout today's live coverage, we'll be including your comments and pictures. You can contact us by email or on Twitter, external directly, or using the hashtag #richardreburied

Today's ceremony is a reinterment, rather than a funeral or requiem, for the simple reason Richard has already been buried with Christian ceremony once.

Image source, Leicestershire County Council

But cathedral officials said: "The service will accord Richard the dignity and honour he was not accorded following his defeat at Bosworth field".

Greig Watson
BBC News

Welcome back to live coverage of the reburial of Richard III.

Sunday's celebrations proved hugely popular with an estimated 35,000 people lining Leicester's streets to view the king's coffin on its final journey.

Today he will finally be laid to rest in the city's cathedral, 500 years since his death.