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We were made aware of the dig in Leicester when it was still in the planning stage. We were commissioned to produce a promotional video of the original tomb design before there was even a skeleton. On the basis of the still images and video, thousands of people donated money towards the tomb. At that time, we spoke with some of the architects of the project and knew what plans they had made to preserve the dignity of any remains that were discovered in Leicester - chiefly that one polaroid would be taken and only shared with academics who had sufficient reason to look. All this, like so much, went out of the window when the tourist bus drove into Leicester.

We were never part of the Looking for Richard team and while for some years we fought their corner, loyalty did not bind them to us any more than it did to Richard III. But the truth matters more. Not just the truth about Richard III, but religious truth, which alone gives us a window through which to see and understand all of history.

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Jan092013

February Press Conference about Richard III Dig in Leicester

DateJanuary 9, 2013

The latest official news about the dig in Leicester ...

The Search for King Richard III: Announcement of media conference

Issued by University of Leicester Press Office on 9 January 2012

The University of Leicester has today announced that it plans to reveal the results of a series of scientific investigations into human remains – which are suspected of being that of King Richard III - in the first week of February.

The University of Leicester is leading the search for King Richard III, in association with Leicester City Council and the Richard III Society.  At a press conference in September, the University announced that it had found human remains with evidence of what was believed to be scoliosis and battle trauma. The University said that these remains would need to be subject to rigorous scientific analysis in order to confirm their identity.

You can access the September Press Conference and other media materials here:

http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/media-centre/richard-iii

Since that discovery, University experts have subjected the remains to a series of tests to determine the identity. You can read an overview of the  scientific tests here:

http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/media-centre/richard-iii/features/step-by-step-the-science-of-the-search-for-richard-iii

The University is expecting results of the series of tests in the next few weeks during which period the results will be analysed. The University aims to announce the conclusions of its investigations at a press conference provisionally scheduled for the first week of February.

Details of the date/time/venue for the conference and other logistical arrangements will be announced in due course.

Source:

http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/media-centre/richard-iii/press-updates/the-search-for-king-richard-iii-announcement-of-date-for-media-conference

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