White roses adorn the statue of King Richard III before his remains were reburied Thursday, March 26, in Leicester, England. The medieval monarch's remains were found beneath a parking lot in 2012, 500 years after he was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field.
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The Bishop of Leicester, Tim Stevens, arrives at Leicester Cathedral for the reinterment ceremony on March 26.
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Torin Weston, 4, is dressed as Richard III as he waits with his grandmother outside Leicester Cathedral on March 26.
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is greeted by Stevens at the cathedral.
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Actor Benedict Cumberbatch arrives at the cathedral. Cumberbatch, a distant cousin of Richard III, read a poem dedicated to the King that was written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.
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Members of the public view the King's coffin in Leicester Cathedral on Monday, March 23.
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Floral tributes sit at the feet of the King's statue on March 23.
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The King's coffin is carried in a procession in Leicester on March 22.
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Pallbearers carry the coffin during the procession on March 22.
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Spectators await the ceremonial procession on March 22.
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University of Leicester staff place white roses on the King's coffin on March 22.
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Members of a re-enactment group perform a 21-gun salute on March 22, during a ceremony for Richard III at the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Center in Nuneaton, England.
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Members of The King's Guard attend the ceremony at the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Center.