Richard III 's skeleton can be reinterred Thursday in Leicester Cathedral . Oscar - ben Benedict Cumberbatch -- a distant relative -- has read poem at length . 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 .