Richard's cathedral tomb was designed by the architects van Heyningen and Haward. The tombstone is deeply incised with a cross, and consists of a rectangular block of white Swaledale fossil stone, quarried in North Yorkshire. It sits on a low plinth made of dark Kilkenny marble, incised with Richard's name, dates and motto (Loyaulte me lie – loyalty binds me). The plinth also carries his coat of arms in pietra dura. On top is a funeral crown commissioned specifically for the reinterment, and made by George Easton. The remains of Richard III are in a lead-lined inner casket, inside an outer English oak coffin crafted by Michael Ibsen, a direct descendant of Richard's sister Anne, and laid in a brick-lined vault below the floor, and below the plinth and tombstone. The original 2010 raised tomb design had been proposed by Langley's "Looking For Richard Project" and fully funded by members of the Richard III Society. The proposal was publicly launched by the Society on 13 February 2013 but rejected by Leicester Cathedral in favour of a memorial slab. However, following a public outcry, the Cathedral changed its position and on 18 July 2013 announced its agreement to give King Richard III a raised tomb monument.
Richard's cathedral tomb was designed by the architects van Heyningen and Haward The tombstone is deeply incised with a cross and consists of a rectangular block of white Swaledale fossil stone quarried in North Yorkshire It sits on a low plinth made of dark Kilkenny marble incised with Richard's name dates and motto (Loyaulte me lie – loyalty binds me) The plinth also carries his coat of arms in pietra dura On top is a funeral crown commissioned specifically for the reinterment and made by George Easton The remains of Richard III are in a lead-lined inner casket inside an outer English oak coffin crafted by Michael Ibsen a direct descendant of Richard's sister Anne and laid in a brick-lined vault below the floor and below the plinth and tombstone The original 2010 raised tomb design had been proposed by Langley's "Looking For Richard Project" and fully funded by members of the Richard III Society The proposal was publicly launched by the Society on 13 February 2013 but rejected by Leicester Cathedral in favour of a memorial slab However following a public outcry the Cathedral changed its position and on 18 July 2013 announced its agreement to give King Richard III a raised tomb monument