14 DAY TRIAL // Towards the beginning of 2013, it was announced that remains recovered from under a parking lot in Leicester back in 2012 belonged to King Richard III of England.
Some time after, researchers said that whomever buried the monarch must have been in a hurry, hence the fact that Richard III's grave was too small for his body and the remains were place on one side and not in a central position.
The good news is that, come next year's spring, Richard III will finally get a funeral fit for a king. Thus, it was this past Monday that the design for the late monarch's brand new tomb was unveiled.
According to Live Science, King Richard III is to be laid to rest (hopefully, he'll actually get some this time) in a wooden coffin that is to be placed inside a tomb carved out of a special type of fossil stone known as Swaledale.
The tomb, a photo of which is available above, will sit in the Leicester Cathedral and will feature a deep cut in the shape of a cross, the same source informs us. Apparently, the stone tomb will be slightly tilted.
While it may be true that he can't really share his thoughts on the tomb design others have picked for him, chances are King Richard will feel more comfortable in the Leicester Cathedral than he did under the parking lot where he was found.