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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Richard III procession Leicester Timings of Sunday's events

The remains of King Richard III will leave the University of Leicester tomorrow and after a procession through the county and city will be placed in Leicester Cathedral ahead of the reinterment on Thursday. Here we take a look at the timings of the events.

10.50am: King Richard III's coffin leaves the Fielding Johnson Building, University of Leicester. This is the first time the coffin will have been seen by the public.

The university's chancellor, president and vice-chancellor and chaplain, alongside the team who discovered Richard III, will lead a public ceremony before the coffin is carried to the hearse.

11.40am: The cortege departs the university.

12.30pm: The procession arrives at Fenn Lane Farm, the closest place to Richard III's death, where there will be a private ceremony led by the Rev Hilary Surridge.

Soil from three places in Richard's life – Middleham, in North Yorkshire, Fotheringhay, in Northamptonshire, and Fenn Lane – will be brought together.

1.25pm: Dadlington. A guard of honour from schools will welcome the procession. Local clergy will join the cortege, with its mounted escort in medieval battle, to process around the village green.

There will be a 10-minute service on the green, led by the Rev Linda Blay.

Morris dancers, handbell ringers and a community choir will perform. People will be able to visit the church where there will be an exhibition of records relating to the battlefield. A guide will be available to answer questions. The events here finish at 5pm.

1.55pm: The procession arrives at Sutton Cheney for a 10-minute ceremony outside St James the Greater Church, led by the Rev Julia Hargreaves.

A recorder group will play medieval music before and after the cortege stops for prayers. Six men-at-arms from the Beaufort Companye, a medieval re-enactment group, will escort the cortege through the village.

Refreshments will be available in the village hall before and after the cortege passes.

2.20pm: Ceremony at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, at the Battlefield Sundial, led by the Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Rev Tim Stevens.

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre is open to ticket-holders only from 10am to 6pm. There will be living history encampments, a falconry display and an exhibition. People will be able to discover more about the battle, with interactive displays.

3.40pm: There will be a 10-minute service in Market Bosworth led by the Rev Canon David Jennings.

Sir John Savile's Household, a 15th century re-enactment group, will form a guard of honour for the cortege and give talks on costume and armour.

The parish church of St Peter will ring its bells and the community choir will perform in Market Square.

There will be a farmers' market all day and many shops will be open. A talk and book signing by Chris Skidmore on the last days of Richard III will take place in the parish hall. There will be medieval games and stalls on the country park.

3.55pm: The cortege departs from Market Bosworth for Newbold Verdon and Desford.

4.30pm: The procession comes to Leicester's Bow Bridge – the site of the bridge from which Richard is believed to have ridden out to Bosworth – where the mayor, lord mayor and guild of freemen will welcome the remains at the medieval city boundary. A garland of roses will be wrapped around the bridge post.

4.50pm: Walking procession where the coffin will be carried into St Nicholas Church accompanied by St Nicholas Singers.

A Litany of the Saints and short prayers will be said. The service is by invitation only. The coffin will leave the church and be placed on a horse-drawn hearse.

5.15pm: The cortege leaves St Nicholas Church to travel through the city centre via High Street, the Clock Tower, Gallowtree Gate, Halford Street, Rutland Street, Pocklingtons Walk and Grey Friars.

5.45pm: The cortege arrives at Leicester Cathedral. The responsibility for the remains of Richard III will be transferred from the university to the church outside the cathedral. The coffin will then be received into Leicester Cathedral.

Service of Compline will formally acknowledge the reception of the remains into the care of the cathedral. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, will preach.

The service is by invitation only. It will be shown on big screens in Jubilee Square and at the Clock Tower.

Organisers recommend High Street, Gallowtree Gate or outside Curve to see the cortege.

In the county, organisers recommend choosing a viewing point in Market Bosworth.










































"Memorial to King Richard III of England in Leicester Cathedral" by Andrewrabbott -
 Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

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