Richard III to receive burial fit for a king: a raised tomb made of York stone positioned on large white rose Leicester Cathedral designed the tomb to reflect the last of England's Yorkist kings as the stone will be quarried close to where the king grew up The name of the King, his date of birth and death, along with his personal motto and his boar badge will also be carved into a band around the tomb The design was revealed amid a legal challenge by distant relatives of the King, who have questioned the decision to see his remains rest in Leicester Richard III will be buried under a raised tomb made out of Yorkshire limestone, cathedral chiefs have announced. Leicester Cathedral said it wanted the tomb to have links that would reflect the last of England's Yorkist kings and the stone will be quarried close to where the king grew up. The news comes amid a legal challenge by distant relatives of the King, who have questioned the decision to make Leicester the final resting place for his remains. The Dean of Leicester, the Very Reverend David Monteith (centre) and The Bishop of Leicester Tim Stevens (right) pose with plans for the tomb of King Richard III in Leicester Cathedral Plans for the raised tomb, which will be carved out of finely worked Swaledale fossil limestone and feature a deep carved cross, will now be submitted to planning officials for a final decision. The limestone is quarried in Swaledale, Yorkshire, near to Middleham, where Richard III underwent his boyhood training in knighthood and later made his home. Set within the cathedral's chancel, the £1.3 million project will see the tomb placed on a floor inlaid with a large Yorkist white rose. The name of the King, his date of birth and death, along with his personal motto Loyaulte me Lie (Loyalty binds Me) and his boar badge will also be carved into a dark circular band around the tomb. The project will also see changes to internal layout, windows and lighting in the cathedral. Flowers are laid on the planned site for the tomb of the king in Leicester Cathedral. The news of the design for the tomb comes amid a legal challenge by distant relatives of the king, who have questioned the decision to make Leicester the final resting place for his remains King Richard III (pictured) was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 bringing to a close the period of English history known as the Wars of the Roses The plans revealed today will now be reviewed by the Cathedral Fabric Commission for England, with a decision expected later this month. If all goes to plan, the cathedral hopes the king's remains can be re-interred in a ceremony full of pomp next year. But the plans also rely on the outcome of a legal challenge from a group of distant relatives of the king, who call themselves the Plantagenet Alliance. They have applied to the High Court for a judicial review into the decision to grant the city cathedral licence as the final resting place for the King's remains and want to see the remains placed in York, where Richard had strong links. Richard's remains were discovered by archaeologists from the University of Leicester after a dig in a city centre car park following a campaign by the Richard III Society and with the permission of Leicester City Council, which owned the plot of ground. The Dean of Leicester, The Very Rev David Monteith, said: 'We fully respect the process of the Judicial Review which will ensure the procedure leading to the re-interment is correct. While this takes its course, we must, as would any Cathedral in this position, seek planning permission for the detailed and costly changes which need to be made to the building. Richard's remains (pictured) were discovered by archaeologists from the University of Leicester after a dig in a city centre car park following a campaign by the Richard III Society and with the permission of Leicester City Council, which owned the plot of ground The overall concept is regal and respectful in its elegant simplicity, as befits the final resting place of a king of England. By placing the tomb in our chancel, we are giving king Richard the same honour as did those friars more than 500 years ago. Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 bringing to a close the tumultuous period of English history known as the Wars of the Roses. Richard III not only had a hunchback but he also suffered from roundworm infection, research recently revealed. Scientists found roundworm eggs in a soil sample taken from the pelvis of the skeleton of the king. Dr Mitchell said: 'We would expect nobles of this period to have eaten meats such as beef, pork and fish regularly, but there was no evidence for the eggs of the beef, pork or fish tapeworm.