King Richard III sealed inside secret coffin at Leicester University

There’s a dead King chilling inside our uni


An oak coffin resting at Leicester University has been made especially for King Richard III, finally housing his bones.

The coffin contains a lead chest made by the King’s 17th great grand nephew Michael Ibsen, where his remains were placed inside.

It also contains a piece of Irish Linen made by Richard III society member, Elizabeth Nokes.

A secret ceremony took place in the council chamber located in the Fielding Johnson Building. The chamber was converted back into a chapel for the ceremony under church doctrine.

It was attended by a small number of people including representatives of the university, as well as the council and cathedral.

In a statement on its website, the Project said: “We have come a long way from the original proposal that the coffining would take place in a laboratory.

“Our information is that it will instead be conducted at a location within the University of Leicester which was itself formerly a chapel, with the presence, and the prayers, of a Catholic Chaplain.”

The coffin will be travelling through Leicestershire on March 22 before being placed in a tomb at the Leicester Cathedral on March 26.