why was princess diana buried in a lead lined coffin?

Answer 1

Wealthy people and royalty are traditionally buried in lead lined coffins to keep out moisture and other things you don't want to know about.

Answer 2

I can't speculate why Diana was buried in a lead-lined coffin once she reached England, but for air travel, it is compulsory for the deceased to be embalmed and encased in a hermetically-sealed polypropylene bag--witness the body bags of soldiers killed in the war with Iraq. Usually, the deceased is then placed in an inner metal container which is then sealed and, in turn, placed in an outer casket, generally of wood. Because the cost of transporting a dead body is determined by kilo, most families cremate the remains and hold a memorial service or else bury the body where the deceased died.

The following article gives international regulations for the shipping via air of the dead. Because of recent international anti-terrorist legislation, lead-lined coffins are now prohibited:

http://www.guardianabroad.co.uk/health/article/156

A French web site also notes that repatriated bodies must be shipped in coffins equipped with zinc-coated lining for shipment abroad, according to regulations. Companies imposing somatic care, which normally means embalming, include the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.

Answer 3

My dad always used to say Clark Gable was buried in lead coffin. Everytime the guy was on TV he'd say it! I just thought it ment you were rich or important. I think nothing gets in. It's sealed forever. When pall bearers carry it you can tell its lead cos it looks so much heavier. Hope this helps explain.

Answer 4

Isn't there something about transporting of a body across international lines? It has to be in a lead lined coffin for health reasons

Answer 5

the lead coffin, preserves the body for about 10yrs, and the wooden coffins, the body decomposes and and and2yrs later the body retuns to dust.i was told this by a undertaker,
with the lead coffins they draw all the air out with a pump, there are holes on the outside of the coffin and this pump is inserted and all air is brought out. to preserve the body. which is what i want when i die.

Answer 6

It's heavy. Heavy objects give the appearance of being more costly. It's water proof and realively free from being breached.

Tradition. American coffins are not so well guarded. If on American TV you ever see a real casket being exumed, they cut immediately upon the casket being raised as it fills with water. The gaskets that supposedly seal these things for life, are thinner than paper.

Answer 7

It prevents seepage in to environment, it was specially relevant due to the massive level of polodium (dont know the correct spelling) that HIGHLY radioactive and the levels in his body would cause huge damage to the environment. I believe this was also why he couldn't be cremated. The levels used were in search amounts would've cost £100,000,000+ because its so rare and difficult to produce which was the reason Russian Government were involved as no ordinary assassin could afford this so it had to be a state sponsored hit and Russia had the most reason to silence him...

Answer 8

THE REASON FOR INTERRMENT IN A LEAD LINED COFFIN IS TO PREVENT ANY RADIATION FROM PENETRATING AND CORRUPTING THE BODY. RADIATION CONSISTS OF PARTICLE, ACOUSTIC, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC: GAMMA, NEUTRON,ALPHA, BETA, ULTRAVIOLET, INFRA-RED, X-RAY, MICROWAVE, RADIO, VISIBLE LIGHT, ULTRASOUND, SOUND, SEISMIC, AND GRAVITATIONAL. ANY OF THESE CAN PENETRATE THE EARTHS CRUST AND SEA WATER, CAUSING DEGRADATION ON A CELLULAR LEVEL. FURTHER, IT CAN ALTER THE GENOME, ALBIET THE DNA. LOOK TO KING TUTANKAMUN'S GOLD SARCOPHAGUS.
WELL, THAT IS WHAT I KNOW FROM HELPING MY 1ST HUSBAND GO THROUGH X-RAY SCHOOLINBBY,
SLDC

Answer 9

if she was cremated why would they need a lead lined coffin?there was no body left to decompose.

Answer 10

who cares