Thousands of people have gathered to pay their respects at a ceremony to mark the reburial of the last Plantagenet king, Richard III.
The coffin bearing the former monarch's remains, which were discovered under a council car park in 2012, will be lowered into a tomb of Swaledale stone at Leicester Cathedral.
Members of the royal family have arrived at a ceremony to mark the reburial of the last Plantagenet king, Richard III.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, wife of Prince Edward, was joined by the current Duke of Gloucester, who is the patron of the Richard III Society.
Thousands of people lined the streets of Leicester to see a procession ahead of the service, which is being held at the city's cathedral.
Thousands waited for up to four hours today to pay their respects to King Richard III ahead of his reburial later this week.
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Celebrations to mark the reburial of King Richard III are underway ahead of his funeral next week.