article_snippet: The completed stone tomb of Richard III Richard III is to go on public display after being lowered into position overnight - 530 years after Richard III death in battle.
article_snippet: The 2.3-ton tombstone, with The 2.3-ton tombstone Christian cross carved on the top, was lifted carefully into place overnight, sealing the king beneath.
article_snippet: Final resting place: The completed stone tomb (pictured) of Richard III is to go on public display after being lowered in to position .
article_snippet: The 2.3-ton tombstone, which features a Christian cross carved on the top, was lifted  into place overnight at Leicester Cathedral .
article_snippet: Today's 'service or reveal' will include interpretative dance charting the rediscovery of Richard's grave, the science behind identifying the king remains and the king reburial.
article_snippet: A banner with the king's coat of arms, provided by the Richard III Society, will also be hung over the tomb in the ambulatory during the service.
article_snippet: Liz Hudson, Leicester Cathedral's communications director, said: 'King Richard III's tomb is now a permanent feature in Leicester Cathedral.
article_snippet: Last Sunday, more than 35,000 lined the streets for a procession of the king's coffin from the University of Leicester, whose archaeologists discovered his grave, to Bosworth and finally on to Leicester.
article_snippet: Throughout the week, thousands waited in line for hours to see Richard's coffin as Richard's coffin lay in repose in Leicester Cathedral, before yesterday's reinterment presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.
highlights_snippet: The completed stone tomb of Richard III was lifted into position overnight .
  
highlights_snippet: The 2.3-ton tombstone will now go on public display at Leicester Cathedral .