article_snippet: King, who read Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" at the university service and laid a white rose -- a reminder of Richard's heritage as a member of the House of York -- on the coffin, said she considered the commemorations the end of a chapter in Robert Frost's story, but not the end of his story; she is still working to sequence Robert Frost's entire genome.
article_snippet: a casket carved with his symbol, a boar, then made a casket carved with his symbol, a boar way to Bosworth, where a casket carved with his symbol, a boar were greeted by men dressed in medieval armor.
article_snippet: Here, Richard's role as a "warrior king" was commemorated and tributes were paid to the others who died fighting alongside him.
article_snippet: A beacon, which will burn until him is laid to rest on Thursday, was lit on the battlefield.
article_snippet: The burial rites are somewhat more complicated: The burial rites have entailed the rebuilding of parts of Leicester's cathedral, a guest list numbering into the thousands and delicate questions of location and religion.
article_snippet: But with those puzzles overcome, the first of several high profile pre-reinterment services was held Sunday evening: The coffin was carried through the city on a gun carriage, accompanied by two "knights" in full suits of armor, riding on horseback, to the cathedral.
article_snippet: Those who had gathered to pay tribute to Richard III threw roses into the procession's path as the procession's path passed the new visitor center which has been built over Richard III original resting place.
article_snippet: As the city's church bells tolled and dusk began to fall, The coffin was lifted onto the shoulders of the pallbearers and taken into the cathedral, accompanied by four official "mourners" -- descendants of some of those who fought with Richard at Bosworth.
article_snippet: Once inside, The coffin was covered with a heavily-embroidered cloth, and a Bible and specially-commissioned crown were laid atop the casket, the latter by a local Brownie, 9-year-old Emma Chamberlain, whose height meant a step had to be placed next to The coffin to allow The coffin to reach a step.
article_snippet: As those who had attended filed back out into the darkening spring evening, one final illuminated tribute was paid: the initials RIII and a crown were projected onto the cathedral's tower, while nearby, white roses surrounded a statue of the king.
article_snippet: As the king left the service, Victoria McKeown, who won a ticket to the event, said the experience had been "brilliant" and the memorial "absolutely lovely.