Thousands gather for reburial of Richard III at Leicester Cathedral

A prayer book owned by King Richard III has gone on display at the New Walk Museum in London.

It was with him at the Battle of Bosworth and was placed on his coffin during the reinterment ceremony at the city's cathedral last week.

The book is made from parchment and dates back to 1420, with handwritten prayers added especially for King Richard III. It's also thought that the King wrote the date of his birthday in the book.

WATCH: ITV NEWS CENTRAL GETS EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO RICHARD III'S PRAYER BOOK IN ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S OWN LIBRARY

Hundreds of people turned out to see 8,000 candles lit around Leicester Cathedral to commemorate the reinterment of Richard III.

Visitors told ITV News Central the event was 'amazing' and 'beautiful' and it was nice to see so many people there.

Beautiful scenes from Leicester Cathedral as 8000 candles were lit for King Richard III to mark the end his reinterment week.

Candles have been lit in streets around the Leicester Cathedral as part of the finale for celebrations for the reinterment of King Richard III. He was buried in the Cathedral yesterday.

X-Factor winner Sam Bailey told ITV Central she was proud to be from Leicester as she left a special service to celebrate Richard III's life.

Members of the public will be able to visit King Richard III's tomb at Leicester Cathedral today.

Around 2,000 people witnessed the reburial of his casket in a special reinterment service yesterday.

Upwards of 20,000 people queued for up to four hours between Monday and Wednesday to view the coffin as it lay in repose.

Visiting hours:

• Fri 27 March 15.00-19.30 last entry 19.00
• Sat 28 09.30-17.00 last entry 16.30
• Mon 30 - Wed 1 April 09.30-17.00 last entry 16.30
• Sat 4 April 09.30-17.00 last entry 16.30
• Mon 6 April 09.30-17.00 last entry 16.30

There has been huge interest in King Richard III ever since his remains were found under a car park in Leicester more than two years ago.

For centuries Richard has been a controversial king. Even now the official website of the British monarchy says he wrongly took the crown from his young nephew who then vanished.

Today members of the Royal Family and a Hollywood A-lister attended a reinterment service for the last English king to die in battle. Callum Watkinson reports on the re-burial of a medieval monarch.

Members of the public will be able to visit King Richard III's tomb at Leicester Cathedral from tomorrow afternoon.

It's after the king's casket was reburied at the reinterment service this morning, attended by around 2,000 people.

Between Monday and Wednesday 20,000 people queued for up to four hours to catch a glimpse of the coffin itself as it lay in repose.

Watch: Benedict Cumberbatch reads poem at RIchard III reburial