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.
Thousands of people have lined the streets of Leicester to pay their respects at a ceremony marking the reburial of the last Plantagenet king, Richard III.
As bells rang to mark the event, special guests and those who won a ticket through a ballot started filing in to Leicester Cathedral, where the ceremony will be held.
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 following the service.
Thousands waited for up to four hours today to pay their respects to King Richard III ahead of his reburial later this week.
Click here for a timetable of events for the reburial of King Richard III.
Celebrations to mark the reburial of King Richard III are underway ahead of his funeral next week.