For the members of the Royal family, it’s always necessary that their coffins be prepared early and in advance to avoid any cases of delay when a member of the family dies. Queen Elizabeth II’s case was no different even after her passing early last month.
Back during the Victorian era, coffins had to be protected in and were placed in airtight and sealed coffins especially when the people are laid to rest above the ground and not inside a covered grave. For those families that have a family vault or family chamber in a church, the bodies are normally not buried inside the grave but above the ground and that is exactly what happened to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
For those who are buried above the ground like the members of the royal family, a coffin that is lead-lined becomes very essential. In one interview, Sarah Hayes who is the manager for the Coffin works museum in Birmingham that lead-lined coffins were not just reserved for the members of the royal Family.
Lead-lined coffins are in most cases used by people who had an outstanding social status. The former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill also had a led lined Coffin despite not being of the royal family. Princess Diana and Prince Phillip were also buried in Lead Lined coffins.
In this article, the question we are trying to answer is why the Queen’s coffin was led-lined. Incase you didn’t know, the queen’s coffin was actually made of English Oak and lined with Lead. Traditionally that has been the coffin design for the members of the Royal family according to reports.
The reason why lead becomes important in the making of the coffin is to prevent air and moisture within from building up inside the Coffin. When air and moisture builds up, preservation becomes difficult for the body to be preserved.
According to experts coffins that are airtight and lead-lined are very important for bodies that are not buried underground. Since the queen’s body was to be kept in the family vault, there’s need for preservation of the body and the body is not likely to smell as a result of decomposition.
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by: HarryJuma