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| Richard III reburial court bid fails | |
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| Distant relatives of King Richard III have lost their High Court battle over where his remains should be reburied. | Distant relatives of King Richard III have lost their High Court battle over where his remains should be reburied. |
| His remains were found in a Leicester car park in 2012 and the city's cathedral was lined up for his tomb, but some wanted him reburied in York. | |
| But a group claiming descent from the king's wider family were granted a judicial review, arguing more views should have been taken into account. | But a group claiming descent from the king's wider family were granted a judicial review, arguing more views should have been taken into account. |
| Judges at the High Court said there was "no duty to consult". | Judges at the High Court said there was "no duty to consult". |
| In the ruling, they added: "There was no public law grounds for the court to interfere." | In the ruling, they added: "There was no public law grounds for the court to interfere." |
| 'Dignity and honour' | |
| Killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, Richard III was buried in a Leicester church but the building was lost to later development. | |
| Authorities in Leicester said they were delighted at the decision and they looked forward to reinterring the body with "dignity and honour". | Authorities in Leicester said they were delighted at the decision and they looked forward to reinterring the body with "dignity and honour". |
| The group which brought the challenge, the Plantagenet Alliance, claimed York was a more suitable location for Richard's remains as he has spent his childhood and much of his adult life in the North. | |
| In the court case, they had argued the unique nature of the discovery meant more consultation should have taken place. | |
| Lady Justice Hallett, sitting with Mr Justice Ouseley and Mr Justice Haddon-Cave, ruled there were no public law grounds for interfering with the plans for reburial at Leicester Cathedral. | |
| The three judges said in a joint ruling: "Since Richard III's exhumation on 5 September 2012, passions have been roused and much ink has been spilt. | |
| "Issues relating to his life and death and place of reinterment have been exhaustively examined and debated. | |
| "The Very Reverend David Monteith, the Dean of Leicester Cathedral, has explained the considerable efforts and expenditure invested by the cathedral in order to create a lasting burial place 'as befits an anointed King'. | |
| "We agree that it is time for Richard III to be given a dignified reburial, and finally laid to rest." | |
| The reinterment ceremony has been scheduled for spring 2015 and a new design for the tomb is expected to be revealed in "three or four weeks". |