Relatives of King Richard III lose High Court bones battle
Distant relatives of King Richard III have lost their High Court battle with Justice Secretary Chris Grayling over where the monarch's recently-discovered remains should be reburied.
Distant relatives of King Richard III have lost their High Court battle with Justice Secretary Chris Grayling over where the monarch's recently-discovered remains should be reburied.
Richard the Third - the last King of the House of York WILL be buried in Leicester where his remains were found beneath a car park.
Richard's distant relatives - spearheaded by his 16th great niece - want his bones to return to York which they say is his spiritual home.
Today High Court judges ruled against them - but the relatives are now considering a further appeal. Jon Hill reports:
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