'Royal' remains in car park: all to be revealed

[zwiebel]

A skeleton found under a car park and suspected to be that of King Richard 111 is to be revealed to the public today, along with the results of dna tests.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/03/richard-3-skeleton-remains-leicester

 

[zwiebel]

They say it is all going to be done tastefully, but in that pic there appears to be two reenactors dressed up and messing about by the grave, so I don't hold out much hope.....

 

[zwiebel]

It is him. So England has another dead King to add to the list. There is live coverage here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2013/feb/04/richard-iii-skeleton-last-plantagenet-king-live

I can't help wishing a little of all this media attention could be given to England's mass of more ordinary, but much more recent, missing and unidentified people. Ah well.

ETA: Have I got my kings wrong or is this the one who was supposed to have locked up his two young nephews in a tower and had them murdered? Those little ones' remains were recovered from underneath some steps. If it was him, he was best left under the car park, imo.