Coffining

I don't know if I should post this, but as no-one else has provided the information I thought I should. I hope Joe Ann Ricca will forgive me for letting other Ricardians in on this fascinating information......
I do wonder where the people chiefly responsible for Finding Richard were at this ceremony, namely Philippa, Annette and John?
Paul


On Sunday 15th March, 2015 the coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III took place in preparation for reinterment at Leicester Cathedral on 26th March.   The private occasion took place in the Council Room  formerly a Chapel- of the University of Leicester. It was witnessed by a small number of representatives from the University and other key organisations, including the Cathedral, the City Council, the County Council, the Richard III Society, members of the University chaplaincy, an independent witness and relatives of King Richard III who donated their DNA as part of the identification process.   Following the completion of the University's extensive programme of scientific analysis, the reinterment of all the mortal remains of Richard III, including samples, is considered to be a final act and there are no plans to reopen the tomb in the future.   In order to pack the bones into the lead-lined coffin, natural materials sourced from the British Isles which would have existed in the medieval period were used. A combination of washed natural woollen fleece, wadding and unbleached linen were used for the layers of packing. Linen bags, made by the pupils of the Richard III infant's school in Leicester, were used for wrapping small bones and scientific samples.   The bones were laid out as if articulated in the lead inner casket. A rosary was placed in the coffin and the final layer was a piece of Irish linen embroidered by Mrs Elizabeth Nokes of the Richard III Society. Once the lead inner casket was sealed, Michael Ibsen, a descendant of Richard III's elder sister, Anne of York, fixed the lid of the outer coffin in position, which he made, of English oak, in his workshop.  

Thank you, Paul. From: mailto: Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 5:33 PM To: Subject: Coffining

I don't know if I should post this, but as no-one else has provided the information I thought I should. I hope Joe Ann Ricca will forgive me for letting other Ricardians in on this fascinating information......
I do wonder where the people chiefly responsible for Finding Richard were at this ceremony, namely Philippa, Annette and John?
Paul


On Sunday 15th March, 2015 the coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III took place in preparation for reinterment at Leicester Cathedral on 26th March. The private occasion took place in the Council Room  formerly a Chapel- of the University of Leicester. It was witnessed by a small number of representatives from the University and other key organisations, including the Cathedral, the City Council, the County Council, the Richard III Society, members of the University chaplaincy, an independent witness and relatives of King Richard III who donated their DNA as part of the identification process. Following the completion of the University's extensive programme of scientific analysis, the reinterment of all the mortal remains of Richard III, including samples, is considered to be a final act and there are no plans to reopen the tomb in the future. In order to pack the bones into the lead-lined coffin, natural materials sourced from the British Isles which would have existed in the medieval period were used. A combination of washed natural woollen fleece, wadding and unbleached linen were used for the layers of packing. Linen bags, made by the pupils of the Richard III infant's school in Leicester, were used for wrapping small bones and scientific samples. The bones were laid out as if articulated in the lead inner casket. A rosary was placed in the coffin and the final layer was a piece of Irish linen embroidered by Mrs Elizabeth Nokes of the Richard III Society. Once the lead inner casket was sealed, Michael Ibsen, a descendant of Richard III's elder sister, Anne of York, fixed the lid of the outer coffin in position, which he made, of English oak, in his workshop.

And too belatedly to be amusing, the Society Facebook page finally gets around to commemorating today's anniversary of Anne's death - at 7.15pm, folks, after having had reminders since early this morning - and when FB has options of automated pre-prepared postings to prevent omissions on busy work-days.

I understand from public postings on the Leic Uni and some Facebook pages that the Society were given a set number of invites, and the Looking for Richard project were given none. It seems Philippa was kind enough to suggest that JAH should be the fourth person (alongside Phil Stone, Wendy Moorhen and Elizabeth Nokes), rather than herself. There has been much discussion about this all day on Facebook. By rights, I believe that the principal people invited to the coffining should have been the LFR, esp. Philippa and John, yet they received no individual invite at all. This is appalling.

This too on a day when the Society Facebook page totally failed to acknowledge the anniversary of Queen Anne's death, even when prompted to by several comments on a thread about Christopher Columbus (today's "other" anniversary) and on a thread about Reinterment Events (also posted today).

So the Society FB page can celebrate the anniversary of the invention of marmalade (last week) but not remember the actual death of Richard's Queen (esp. so in a week when the eclipse noted at her death, is yet again in the news for its reoccurence this coming Friday)? Very very sad....

I have to say, that sounds rather lovely.

JessFrom: Paul Trevor Bale bale475@... []
Sent: 16/03/2015 17:33
To:
Subject: Coffining

I don't know if I should post this, but as no-one else has provided the information I thought I should. I hope Joe Ann Ricca will forgive me for letting other Ricardians in on this fascinating information......
I do wonder where the people chiefly responsible for Finding Richard were at this ceremony, namely Philippa, Annette and John?
Paul


On Sunday 15th March, 2015 the coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III took place in preparation for reinterment at Leicester Cathedral on 26th March. The private occasion took place in the Council Room  formerly a Chapel- of the University of Leicester. It was witnessed by a small number of representatives from the University and other key organisations, including the Cathedral, the City Council, the County Council, the Richard III Society, members of the University chaplaincy, an independent witness and relatives of King Richard III who donated their DNA as part of the identification process. Following the completion of the University's extensive programme of scientific analysis, the reinterment of all the mortal remains of Richard III, including samples, is considered to be a final act and there are no plans to reopen the tomb in the future. In order to pack the bones into the lead-lined coffin, natural materials sourced from the British Isles which would have existed in the medieval period were used. A combination of washed natural woollen fleece, wadding and unbleached linen were used for the layers of packing. Linen bags, made by the pupils of the Richard III infant's school in Leicester, were used for wrapping small bones and scientific samples. The bones were laid out as if articulated in the lead inner casket. A rosary was placed in the coffin and the final layer was a piece of Irish linen embroidered by Mrs Elizabeth Nokes of the Richard III Society. Once the lead inner casket was sealed, Michael Ibsen, a descendant of Richard III's elder sister, Anne of York, fixed the lid of the outer coffin in position, which he made, of English oak, in his workshop.

ÿ Yes, thank you for sharing this Paul. Some respect given at last! I found this description very moving, Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: 'Sandra J Machin' sandramachin@... [] To: Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 5:53 PM Subject: Re: Coffining

Thank you, Paul. From: mailto: Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 5:33 PM To: Subject: Coffining

I don't know if I should post this, but as no-one else has provided the information I thought I should. I hope Joe Ann Ricca will forgive me for letting other Ricardians in on this fascinating information......
I do wonder where the people chiefly responsible for Finding Richard were at this ceremony, namely Philippa, Annette and John?
Paul


On Sunday 15th March, 2015 the coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III took place in preparation for reinterment at Leicester Cathedral on 26th March. The private occasion took place in the Council Room  formerly a Chapel- of the University of Leicester. It was witnessed by a small number of representatives from the University and other key organisations, including the Cathedral, the City Council, the County Council, the Richard III Society, members of the University chaplaincy, an independent witness and relatives of King Richard III who donated their DNA as part of the identification process. Following the completion of the University's extensive programme of scientific analysis, the reinterment of all the mortal remains of Richard III, including samples, is considered to be a final act and there are no plans to reopen the tomb in the future. In order to pack the bones into the lead-lined coffin, natural materials sourced from the British Isles which would have existed in the medieval period were used. A combination of washed natural woollen fleece, wadding and unbleached linen were used for the layers of packing. Linen bags, made by the pupils of the Richard III infant's school in Leicester, were used for wrapping small bones and scientific samples. The bones were laid out as if articulated in the lead inner casket. A rosary was placed in the coffin and the final layer was a piece of Irish linen embroidered by Mrs Elizabeth Nokes of the Richard III Society. Once the lead inner casket was sealed, Michael Ibsen, a descendant of Richard III's elder sister, Anne of York, fixed the lid of the outer coffin in position, which he made, of English oak, in his workshop.

Yes thank you so much Paul. The input of the children from the infants' school was particularly moving. H
From: "'Sharon Feely' 43118@... []" <>
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Sent: Monday, 16 March 2015, 18:46
Subject: Re: Coffining

ÿ Yes, thank you for sharing this Paul. Some respect given at last! I found this description very moving, Sharon

----- Original Message ----- From: 'Sandra J Machin' sandramachin@... [] To: Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 5:53 PM Subject: Re: Coffining
Thank you, Paul. From: mailto: Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 5:33 PM To: Subject: Coffining I don't know if I should post this, but as no-one else has provided the information I thought I should. I hope Joe Ann Ricca will forgive me for letting other Ricardians in on this fascinating information......
I do wonder where the people chiefly responsible for Finding Richard were at this ceremony, namely Philippa, Annette and John?
Paul


On Sunday 15th March, 2015 the coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III took place in preparation for reinterment at Leicester Cathedral on 26th March. The private occasion took place in the Council Room  formerly a Chapel- of the University of Leicester. It was witnessed by a small number of representatives from the University and other key organisations, including the Cathedral, the City Council, the County Council, the Richard III Society, members of the University chaplaincy, an independent witness and relatives of King Richard III who donated their DNA as part of the identification process. Following the completion of the University's extensive programme of scientific analysis, the reinterment of all the mortal remains of Richard III, including samples, is considered to be a final act and there are no plans to reopen the tomb in the future. In order to pack the bones into the lead-lined coffin, natural materials sourced from the British Isles which would have existed in the medieval period were used. A combination of washed natural woollen fleece, wadding and unbleached linen were used for the layers of packing. Linen bags, made by the pupils of the Richard III infant's school in Leicester, were used for wrapping small bones and scientific samples. The bones were laid out as if articulated in the lead inner casket. A rosary was placed in the coffin and the final layer was a piece of Irish linen embroidered by Mrs Elizabeth Nokes of the Richard III Society. Once the lead inner casket was sealed, Michael Ibsen, a descendant of Richard III's elder sister, Anne of York, fixed the lid of the outer coffin in position, which he made, of English oak, in his workshop.

Agreed, thank you so much for sharing

Thank you, Paul. I haven't seen this information anywhere else yet.Jan.

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On 16 Mar 2015, at 17:33, Paul Trevor Bale bale475@... [] <> wrote:

I don't know if I should post this, but as no-one else has provided the information I thought I should. I hope Joe Ann Ricca will forgive me for letting other Ricardians in on this fascinating information......
I do wonder where the people chiefly responsible for Finding Richard were at this ceremony, namely Philippa, Annette and John?
Paul

On Sunday 15th March, 2015 the coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III took place in preparation for reinterment at Leicester Cathedral on 26th March. The private occasion took place in the Council Room  formerly a Chapel- of the University of Leicester. It was witnessed by a small number of representatives from the University and other key organisations, including the Cathedral, the City Council, the County Council, the Richard III Society, members of the University chaplaincy, an independent witness and relatives of King Richard III who donated their DNA as part of the identification process. Following the completion of the University's extensive programme of scientific analysis, the reinterment of all the mortal remains of Richard III, including samples, is considered to be a final act and there are no plans to reopen the tomb in the future. In order to pack the bones into the lead-lined coffin, natural materials sourced from the British Isles which would have existed in the medieval period were used. A combination of washed natural woollen fleece, wadding and unbleached linen were used for the layers of packing. Linen bags, made by the pupils of the Richard III infant's school in Leicester, were used for wrapping small bones and scientific samples. The bones were laid out as if articulated in the lead inner casket. A rosary was placed in the coffin and the final layer was a piece of Irish linen embroidered by Mrs Elizabeth Nokes of the Richard III Society. Once the lead inner casket was sealed, Michael Ibsen, a descendant of Richard III's elder sister, Anne of York, fixed the lid of the outer coffin in position, which he made, of English oak, in his workshop.

Jan again.The Society has just published an account of the coffining which I read after firing off my thanks to Paul.

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On 17 Mar 2015, at 18:26, Jan Mulrenan janmulrenan@... [] <> wrote:

Thank you, Paul. I haven't seen this information anywhere else yet.Jan.

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On 16 Mar 2015, at 17:33, Paul Trevor Bale bale475@... [] <> wrote:

I don't know if I should post this, but as no-one else has provided the information I thought I should. I hope Joe Ann Ricca will forgive me for letting other Ricardians in on this fascinating information......
I do wonder where the people chiefly responsible for Finding Richard were at this ceremony, namely Philippa, Annette and John?
Paul

On Sunday 15th March, 2015 the coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III took place in preparation for reinterment at Leicester Cathedral on 26th March. The private occasion took place in the Council Room  formerly a Chapel- of the University of Leicester. It was witnessed by a small number of representatives from the University and other key organisations, including the Cathedral, the City Council, the County Council, the Richard III Society, members of the University chaplaincy, an independent witness and relatives of King Richard III who donated their DNA as part of the identification process. Following the completion of the University's extensive programme of scientific analysis, the reinterment of all the mortal remains of Richard III, including samples, is considered to be a final act and there are no plans to reopen the tomb in the future. In order to pack the bones into the lead-lined coffin, natural materials sourced from the British Isles which would have existed in the medieval period were used. A combination of washed natural woollen fleece, wadding and unbleached linen were used for the layers of packing. Linen bags, made by the pupils of the Richard III infant's school in Leicester, were used for wrapping small bones and scientific samples. The bones were laid out as if articulated in the lead inner casket. A rosary was placed in the coffin and the final layer was a piece of Irish linen embroidered by Mrs Elizabeth Nokes of the Richard III Society. Once the lead inner casket was sealed, Michael Ibsen, a descendant of Richard III's elder sister, Anne of York, fixed the lid of the outer coffin in position, which he made, of English oak, in his workshop.