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The Garter King of Arms has read the titles of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault as the Service of Committal at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor came to an end. Standing in front of the altar, he proclaimed: ”Thus it hath pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life unto His Divine Mercy the late Most High, Most Mighty, and…

One of the hymns sung at the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip has rung once more through Westminster Abbey at her State Funeral. Mourners sang Psalm 23 to the tune of Crimond, the version chosen by the young couple for their marriage. The Scottish air, composed by Jessie Seymour Irvine, was rarely used in the Church of England at the time. It has since become one of the most…

As a mark of respect and to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, London’s iconic Tower Bridge has been majestically illuminated in purple this weekend, until Monday 19th September, the day of Her Late Majesty’s State Funeral. A total of nine bridges spanning the length of the river Thames in London have been lit up in purple as a tribute. A number of other landmarks in London and…

The Queen’s Wardrobe was a vital part of her public image and, in death, it was become a story of its own as it describes one way in which Elizabeth II projected her public image in an age increasingly obsessed with how we look . Over her life, she was dressed by and cultivated relationships with many different designers. The most notable and enduring of those must be the First Knight of…