Richard III 's remains will be reinterred Thursday in Leicester Cathedral . The body of the king was exhumed from a vault beneath his tomb and taken to London for burial on April 22, 1485. Long-lost skeleton was discovered beneath a parking lot in August 2012 .
Richard III 's remains will be reinterred Thursday in Leicester Cathedral . Oscar-nominated Benedict Cumberbatch -- a distant relative -- will read poem at service . Long-lost skeleton was discovered beneath a parking lot in August 2012 .