Princess Diana is buried on a private, tree-covered island in the middle of an ornamental lake called The Oval, located at her family’s ancestral home, Althorp Park in Northamptonshire, England. The burial site is not open to the public, though a visitor center and memorial are available nearby during the summer months.
The grave is located in the graveyard to the left of the church, near a tree surrounded by a memorial bench.
BFG Footprints: Oversized footprints inspired by The Big Friendly Giant lead visitors from the memorial bench directly to the burial site.
Memorial Bench: A circular bench around a nearby tree is inscribed with the names of his children and step-children, along with a quote from The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me.
Tributes: Visitors frequently leave “offerings” such as HB pencils, coins, and chocolates (specifically Cadbury bars) on his gravestone.
According to family accounts, Dahl was buried with several of his favourite items, mimicking a “Viking funeral.” These included his snooker cues, bottles of burgundy, chocolates, HB pencils, and a power saw.
Dahl lived in Great Missenden for 36 years at Gipsy House, where he wrote most of his famous works in a small garden hut. His burial site is a short walk from the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, which is also located in the village.
Shakespeare’s grave is in Holy Trinity Church, his local parish church in Stratford upon Avon. Shakespeare died on his birthday – 23 April – in 1616, the day he turned 52.
Shakespeare’s grave is famous for having a curse as an epitaph on his gravestone which Shakespeare himself wrote. Relic hunting was popular in Shakespeare’s day, and Shakespeare was aware his status as a leading writer may have meant his bones would be dug up by one of the hunters.