{"id":341833,"date":"2026-09-09T14:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/341833\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:30:55","slug":"where-are-kings-and-queens-buried-inside-europes-most-famous-royal-resting-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/341833\/","title":{"rendered":"Where are kings and queens buried? Inside Europe’s most famous royal resting places"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the world watches King Harald V\u2019s funeral today<\/a>, Norway is marking a historic moment filled with centuries-old royal tradition. Following the service at Oslo Cathedral, the late monarch will be laid to rest at the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Fortress, joining generations of Norwegian kings and queens.<\/p>\n

His final farewell also offers a glimpse into the traditions that have shaped Europe\u2019s royal families for centuries. From the historic chapels of Windsor and the royal tombs of Frogmore to secluded family estates and grand mausoleums, here is a look back at where some of Europe\u2019s most famous kings, queens, princes and princesses have been laid to rest.<\/p>\n

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Queen Elizabeth II\"Queen\u00a9 BettmannQueen Elizabeth II After Her Coronation, 2nd June 1953<\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022 at age 96. Her state funeral took place on September 19 at Westminster Abbey.<\/p>\n

The Queen\u2019s final resting place is St. George\u2019s Chapel at Windsor Castle. She was buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel alongside her husband, Prince Philip; her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; and her sister, Princess Margaret.<\/p>\n

\n Prince Philip\"31st\u00a9 PNA Rota31st July 1947: Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, husband of Princess Elizabeth resumes his attendance at the Royal Naval Officers’ School at Kingsmoor in Hawthorn, Wiltshire.<\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s husband, Prince Philip, died in 2021 at age 99.<\/p>\n

The Duke of Edinburgh\u2019s body was temporarily interred in the Royal Vault, but after the Queen\u2019s death the following year, he was transferred to the King George VI Memorial Chapel to be laid to rest beside her.<\/p>\n

\n Princess Diana\"Diana,\u00a9 Anwar HusseinDiana, Princess of Wales, wearing a cream satin dress by Gina Fratini with the Queen Mary Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara and diamond earrings attends a banquet on April 29, 1983 <\/p>\n

The beloved Princess of Wales died in 1997 in a car crash in Paris. She was just 36 years old.<\/p>\n

Diana was buried at Althorp, her family\u2019s estate in Northamptonshire, England, where she spent much of her childhood.<\/p>\n

\n Queen Victoria<\/p>\n

\"Queen\u00a9 Universal History ArchiveQueen Victoria, 1819 -1901. Queen Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland. From The History Of England Published 1859.<\/p>\n

Queen Victoria died in 1901 at age 81. She was interred in the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore in Windsor Great Park, next to her husband, Prince Albert, who had died 40 years earlier.<\/p>\n

King Edward VIII
\n \"Close-up\u00a9 Patrick LichfieldClose-up of the Duke of Windsor (aka King Edward VIII) tying bow tie.<\/p>\n

King George VI\u2019s brother and Wallis Simpson\u2019s husband, who famously abdicated after less than a year on the throne, died of natural causes in 1972 at age 77.<\/p>\n

King Edward VIII was buried in the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore after his funeral service took place at St. George\u2019s Chapel.<\/p>\n

Wallis Simpson\"Wallis,\u00a9 BettmannWallis, Duchess of Windsor<\/p>\n

Edward VIII\u2019s wife died in 1986 at age 89. The woman for whom Edward abdicated was originally expected to be buried alongside her father at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore.<\/p>\n

However, it was later agreed that she would be buried alongside Edward at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore.<\/p>\n

\n King Harald V\"King\u00a9 HandoutKing Harald V of Norway poses for an official photograph from the Royal Court on January 15, 2016 in Oslo, Norway<\/p>\n

King Harald V of Norway will be laid to rest on Wednesday (09.09.26), with a funeral procession followed by a service at Oslo Cathedral attended by guests including Prince William. The service was followed by a private burial in Norway\u2019s royal mausoleum at Akershus Fortress, a medieval castle located on the shores of the Oslofjord.<\/p>\n

\n Princess Grace of Monaco\"Princess\u00a9 Keystone-FrancePrincess Grace of Monaco at Karting Club opening on November 19, 1962 in Monaco.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood actress turned Princess of Monaco tragically died in 1982 at age 52 following a car crash. She is buried at the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate in Monaco-Ville alongside her husband, Prince Rainier III, who died in 2005.<\/p>\n

\n Prince Henrik of Denmark\"Denmark's\u00a9 BettmannDenmark’s young Queen Margrethe and her husband, Prince Henrik, share laughter as she holds her first press conference since assuming the throne. (Photo by Bettmann Archive\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The late husband of Denmark\u2019s Queen Margrethe II was cremated following his death at age 83 in 2018, with half of his ashes scattered in Danish waters and the other half buried in the private royal gardens at Fredensborg Palace.<\/p>\n

Prince Henrik\u2019s decision to break with royal tradition was seen as a reflection of his frustration at never being named King Consort.<\/p>\n

King Baudouin\"Belgian\u00a9 Central PressBelgian Royal Baudouin of Belgium, wearing a military uniform and a peaked cap, Belgium, circa 1975.<\/p>\n

King Baudouin of Belgium died unexpectedly at age 62 in 1993 after suffering a heart attack while on vacation in Spain.<\/p>\n

He was interred in the royal vault at the Church of Our Lady of Laeken in Brussels, where his wife, Queen Fabiola, was laid to rest alongside him following her death in 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the world watches King Harald V\u2019s funeral today, Norway is marking a historic moment filled with centuries-old…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":341834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123,4259],"class_list":["post-341833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-royals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}