The former king's remains are due to be reinterred in the cathedral in May 2014 under a specially designed memorial.
BBC: Richard III exhibition in Leicester has 50,000 visitors
But Prince William's godfather, Constantine, the former King of Greece, told the BBC he does not expect this to happen.
Chanting monks led Buddhist prayers for the former king, before an artillery salute sounded out and fireworks were set off.
The former king had remained an influential figure in his country, despite his abdication in 2004 in favour of his son.
The former King, Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, swept to parliamentary victory in the 2001 election, but never quite settled into the prime minister's chair.
Some of the former king's ashes will be scattered at the confluence of three rivers and the remainder stored in an urn in the royal palace.
The former king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, had announced the end of the absolute monarchy three years earlier before an audience of yak herders in a remote mountain village.
Tajiks, however, retained their influence, keeping the ministries of defence and foreign affairs, while the former king, a Pushtun, came under pressure to withdraw from the presidential race.
The former King's School, Worcester pupil teamed up with Mark Hunter to win gold in the men's lightweight double sculls in Beijing - the first time Great Britain had won the Olympic title in this category.
If they are confirmed as those of the former king, they are likely to be laid to rest in the city's cathedral -- already home to a memorial to Richard III -- and may even be given a state funeral.
British scientists announced Monday they are convinced "beyond reasonable doubt" that a skeleton found during an archaeological dig in Leicester, central England, last August is that of the former king, who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
The groups at the table were the Northern Alliance, the Rome delegation representing the former Afghan king, the "Peshawar Group, " representing the millions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, and the "Cyprus Group, " representing an Iranian-backed group of Afghan exiles.
In addition to being a daughter of the former Saudi king, Princess Haifa happens to be the wife of the long-serving Saudi ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan.
The former handset king which has struggled to remain popular in the last few years, won an important victory in China this week, striking a subscription deal with China Mobile.
Many delegates saw their influence in the sidelining of the popular former king.
The former cruiserweight king, who has lost only once in 25 professional bouts, then defended his title by stopping American John Ruiz at the MEN Arena in April.
Significantly, too, Pakistan's rulers have come round to the idea that a broad-based coalition government in Afghanistan led by the exiled former king, Muhammad Zahir Shah, could be an option.
U.N. and U.S. officials agree that the former Afghan king, Mohammad Zahir Shah, 87, -- who has been living in Italy since a 1973 coup -- should play a role in the next government, even if it is a symbolic one.
The final leg will run from Hampton Court Palace, the former home of King Henry VIII, before arriving at the opening ceremony on July 27.
He references Gates, the former chief of the department during the Rodney King beating case, and Fuhrman, a detective who called O.
Enstar is perhaps best remembered as providing the smoking gun testimony that put former junk bond king Michael Milkin in federal prison for manipulating the bond market.
Tom King, the former Tory defence secretary and the current chairman of the committee, is an unlikely scourge of the intelligence establishment.
In 1940, in Romania, the pro-Nazi Iron Guard slaughtered more than 60 aides of the exiled king, including former Prime Minister Nicolae Jorga.
In an interview with CNN's John King, the former president said he knows that the center's dedication will rekindle the debate about his presidency, and he conceded the library is in part an effort by him and supporters to influence history's verdict.
Though you leave the theatre in a properly chastened frame of mind, the sheer vitality and wit of the first half creep back, especially of the two women, Imoinda, played by Nadine Marshall and Lady Onola, one of the old king's former mistresses, played by Jo Martin.
Compatriot Mark Williams also progressed, a 5-3 victory over Northern Ireland's Joe Swail earning the two-time former world champion a date with the current Crucible king John Higgins.
Members of delegation of former king Mohammad Zahir told CNN that the Northern Alliance and the king's factions, which together make up a majority of the conference participants, have agreed to form a transitional council of 120 to 200 members.
While he has campaigned most of his career at the super-featherweight limit, St Clair has moved up for big fights against the likes of the late Diego Corrales and former WBA light-welterweight king Vivian Harris, both of whom he took the distance.
Speaking at the end of a visit to Rome, where he met Afghanistan's former king, Mr Karzai outlined his views of the challenges ahead at a news conference.
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