Elizabeth II’s coffin has been ready for more than 30 years

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin, which hundreds of thousands of people will gather for her funeral, is made of lead-lined English oak and was already ready 30 years ago, The Times explained on Monday.

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The Queen’s face cannot be seen by the public, whose coffin will be kept closed and covered with the oath and royal robes.

According to the Times, the Queen’s coffin will be made of English oak with a lead lining, just like her husband Prince Philip, who died in April 2021.

Leverton and Sons, the London funeral firm responsible for the funeral, told the British daily four years ago that when it began working with the palace in 1991, it did not know when or by whom the coffins were made.

“It’s made of English oak, which is very hard to find” and very expensive, explained his then-owner Andrew Leverton.

A lead lining makes it possible to make a coffin hermetic because it can be encased in a crypt and not buried. But she makes it too heavy for its eight carriers.

Brass handles were specially designed for royal coffins, as was the lid that could support the symbol of the monarchy.

“It’s not something you can do in a day,” Leverton told the Times.

After being displayed in Edinburgh, the coffin will be transported to London on Tuesday evening. The following day, he was laid to rest on a purple-draped catafalque in the Palace of Westminster, guarded by guards.

When the Queen is present, the royal crest, which traditionally floats above Buckingham, Sandrigham or Windsor, covers her coffin.

Two royal emblems, the scepter and orb, a globe surmounted by a cross representing Christendom, are also kept.