R 3 Society's Statement re the re-interment of Richard

Hi Everyone

Following the discussion in Parliament last week, the subsequent
statement issued by Helen Grant MP, the article by the Daily Mail and
today the announcement by the BBC regarding the reburial of the
'Greyfriar's Warrior' should he be Richard, the Richard III Society have
issued the following statement.

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Richard III and the Leicester dig are back in the news in the UK today
with speculation rife once again over where the remains should be
re-interred if they are found to be those of Richard.
In the event that the recently excavated remains are found to be those
of Richard III, we should emphasise that the Society is not adopting any
stance on their future re-interment. Indeed, the whole matter will be
taken out of the hands of anyone involved in the project at present.
Consultation on the disposal of remains was made at a fairly early stage
of the project and the advice given was that they would be handed over
to the Ministry of Justice, who would decide where and how the remains
should be re-interred.
We have received various suggestions about where he should be
re-interred, including York Minster, Westminster, Fotheringhay and
Middleham; these are all interesting and have valid points but are not
likely to be forthcoming. At the same time it should be remembered
that, had there been a cathedral in Leicester in 1485, it is almost
certainly where Richard would have been buried. Furthermore, Leicester
City Council have put up some of the funding, along with Leicester
University.
However, just to reiterate, that as far as we understand the decision
will be taken by the Home Office, through the Ministry of Justice.


Jac

Jacqui Emerson - Branches and Groups Liaison Officer.


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Jacqui, thank you for this. But no reply to this post yet?

I looked for it on the website, and the facebook page, but couldn't find it. I hope you don't mind if I post this on other sites - spreading the information is the idea, I guess. ;-)

Renate



--- In , jacqui <jacqui@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Everyone
>
> Following the discussion in Parliament last week, the subsequent
> statement issued by Helen Grant MP, the article by the Daily Mail and
> today the announcement by the BBC regarding the reburial of the
> 'Greyfriar's Warrior' should he be Richard, the Richard III Society have
> issued the following statement.
>
> *********
>
> Richard III and the Leicester dig are back in the news in the UK today
> with speculation rife once again over where the remains should be
> re-interred if they are found to be those of Richard.
> In the event that the recently excavated remains are found to be those
> of Richard III, we should emphasise that the Society is not adopting any
> stance on their future re-interment. Indeed, the whole matter will be
> taken out of the hands of anyone involved in the project at present.
> Consultation on the disposal of remains was made at a fairly early stage
> of the project and the advice given was that they would be handed over
> to the Ministry of Justice, who would decide where and how the remains
> should be re-interred.
> We have received various suggestions about where he should be
> re-interred, including York Minster, Westminster, Fotheringhay and
> Middleham; these are all interesting and have valid points but are not
> likely to be forthcoming. At the same time it should be remembered
> that, had there been a cathedral in Leicester in 1485, it is almost
> certainly where Richard would have been buried. Furthermore, Leicester
> City Council have put up some of the funding, along with Leicester
> University.
> However, just to reiterate, that as far as we understand the decision
> will be taken by the Home Office, through the Ministry of Justice.
>
>
> Jac
>
> Jacqui Emerson - Branches and Groups Liaison Officer.
>
>
> --
>

Hi Renate

Thank you for your comments!

The press release isn't on the R3 website yet, the 'position statement'
is, its on 'What's New.'

Spread the information please - see my post to Carol.

cheers

Jac


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In message <k6tgqm+cgan@...>, walkerjaneway <renatemm@...>
writes
>Jacqui, thank you for this. But no reply to this post yet?
>
>I looked for it on the website, and the facebook page, but couldn't
>find it. I hope you don't mind if I post this on other sites -
>spreading the information is the idea, I guess. ;-)
>
>Renate
>
>
>
>--- In , jacqui <jacqui@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Everyone
>>
>> Following the discussion in Parliament last week, the subsequent
>> statement issued by Helen Grant MP, the article by the Daily Mail and
>> today the announcement by the BBC regarding the reburial of the
>> 'Greyfriar's Warrior' should he be Richard, the Richard III Society have
>> issued the following statement.
>>
>> *********
>>
>> Richard III and the Leicester dig are back in the news in the UK today
>> with speculation rife once again over where the remains should be
>> re-interred if they are found to be those of Richard.
>> In the event that the recently excavated remains are found to be those
>> of Richard III, we should emphasise that the Society is not adopting any
>> stance on their future re-interment. Indeed, the whole matter will be
>> taken out of the hands of anyone involved in the project at present.
>> Consultation on the disposal of remains was made at a fairly early stage
>> of the project and the advice given was that they would be handed over
>> to the Ministry of Justice, who would decide where and how the remains
>> should be re-interred.
>> We have received various suggestions about where he should be
>> re-interred, including York Minster, Westminster, Fotheringhay and
>> Middleham; these are all interesting and have valid points but are not
>> likely to be forthcoming. At the same time it should be remembered
>> that, had there been a cathedral in Leicester in 1485, it is almost
>> certainly where Richard would have been buried. Furthermore, Leicester
>> City Council have put up some of the funding, along with Leicester
>> University.
>> However, just to reiterate, that as far as we understand the decision
>> will be taken by the Home Office, through the Ministry of Justice.
>>
>>
>> Jac
>>
>> Jacqui Emerson - Branches and Groups Liaison Officer.
>>
>>
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