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St Paul’s Cathedral has been here for over 1,400 years. It has been built and rebuilt five times, and always its main purpose has been as a place of worship and prayer.

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For more than 1,400 years, a Cathedral dedicated to St Paul has stood at the highest point in the City. The present Cathedral is the masterpiece of Britain's most famous architect Sir Christopher Wren.

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Widely considered to be one of the world’s most beautiful buildings and a powerful symbol of the splendour of London, St Paul’s Cathedral is a breathtaking events venue.Latest News
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HM The Queen and senior Royals to attend St Paul's service for Afghanistan
27 February 2015
Her Majesty The Queen will attend the service of commemoration at St Paul's to mark combat operations in Afghanistan.
At the service, to be held on Friday 13 March at 11am and broadcast live on BBC1, The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will be accompanied by The Prince
of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, The Duke of York and The Earl and Countess of Wessex.
The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Defence, Service Chiefs and other senior political and military figures will also
attend. They will be alongside members of the Armed Forces, veterans, the next of kin of deceased personnel, representatives of military and aid
charities and organisations, and the UK’s NATO allies in Afghanistan from 2001 - 2014. Representatives of the Afghan nation will also be
present, together with leaders of world faiths.
SERVICE DETAILS | ||
Bidding Prayer - The Very Reverend David Ison, Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral | ||
Reflection - led by The Reverend Canon Michael Hampel, Precentor of St Paul’s Cathedral; with The Right Reverend Nigel Stock, Bishop to HM Forces; and chaplains to HM Forces | ||
Remembrance - led by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, during which the Camp Bastion cross will be rededicated | ||
Address - The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury | ||
Prayers of Intercession - led by the Reverend Rosemary Morton, Succentor of St Paul’s Cathedral; and service personnel; and relatives | ||
An Act of Commitment to the Common Good - led by the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Richard Chartres, Bishop of London | ||
Blessing - The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury | ||
Musicians - Service sung by the St Paul’s Cathedral Choir, conducted by Andrew Carwood, Director of Music. Simon Johnson, Organist and Assistant Director of Music, will play during the service | ||
Music
Kyrie from Messe de Requiem, Maurice Durufle
The song of the tree of life, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Strengthen ye the weak hands, William Harris
God so loved the world, John Stainer
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Hymns
God is Love: let heav’n adore him (Blaenwern)
For the healing of the nations (Westminster Abbey)
Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us (Mannheim)
Ye that know the Lord is gracious (Hyfrydol)
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Bells - Half-muffled before the service; Unmuffled after the service |
No tickets are available through St Paul's.
Invitations to the service for the next of kin of deceased service personnel will be issued in February via the single service welfare offices.
Invitations to the armed forces will be issued by their respective Service.
Further details on the event will be announced in due course on www.gov.uk
A press operations note detailing media accreditation will be issued via the Ministry of Defence.
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The Queen arrives behind the Pearl Sword for the 2009 Iraq service
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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at the Iraq service in 2009
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The Duke of Cambridge also attended the service for Iraq in 2009
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Service personnel fill St Paul's for the Iraq service in 2009
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will preach at the service
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