King Charles allowed children to be buried in old cemetery

King Charles allowed a boy to be buried in the cemetery where no one had been buried for 168 years.

Seven-year-old William Brown died after being hit by a car on December 6 in Folkstone, a seaside town about two hours’ drive from London. His family wanted him to be buried next to a church near his school, but since the Privy Council was established in 1855, no one has been allowed to be buried there.

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Parents had requested an exception from the advisory committee, but the committee only meets once a month. Parents also reported being told the board would not hear the case until February. “This means that if the request is approved I will not be able to bury my son until March next year,” the mother wrote in an emotional letter to King Charles.

The woman went to the royal family estate Sandringham House, about a two-hour drive from Folkstone, on December 25, Kent Online reported. There he gave the letter to one of the king’s guards. The letter read in part: “I cannot bear the thought of my child lying alone and cold in the morgue for so long. It hurts that he has to spend Christmas Day alone.”

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Today parents were informed that the King had decided that William would be buried in the church. “We are pleased that His Majesty the King, on the advice of the Privy Council, has given permission to support the family in these tragic circumstances,” a Privy Council spokesman said.

The boy’s father tells Kent Online he is relieved. “It was very emotional and we were honored that the king made this decision for our son.” According to him, the boy loved the story and would have loved to be a part of the king’s decision in this way.

Source: NOS