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Home News Llandaff Cathedral hosts National Service for the Queen

Llandaff Cathedral hosts National Service for the Queen

Provincial news Posted: 14 September 2022

The Archbishop of Wales will give the address at Wales’ National Service to remember Her Majesty the Queen, which will be attended by HM the King and the Queen Consort.

The service of prayer and reflection takes place on Friday at Llandaff Cathedral. Organised by the Welsh Government, attendance is by invite only but it will be broadcast live on the BBC for everyone to join in.

The Acting Dean of Llandaff, Michael Komor, will lead the service and the Bishop of Llandaff, June Osborne, will lead the prayers. Also taking part will be Wales’ First Minister, Mark Drakeford, who will read a lesson. Representatives of other churches and faith communities in Wales will read prayers.

The choir will sing the anthem A Welsh Prayer, composed by Paul Mealor with words by Dr Grahame Davies. They will be accompanied by two harps, played by Royal harpist Alis Huws and Catrin Finch, a former Royal harpist.

The Archbishop, Andrew John, says, "The Church in Wales is honoured to host this service in which we remember the life and contribution of Queen Elizabeth II. We thank God for her devotion to the nation and Commonwealth and how she exemplified selfless public service. As we mourn her passing, we pray for our new King and the Royal Family in their grief."

The Acting Dean, Michael Komor, said, “It is, of course, a tremendous honour for Llandaff Cathedral to be asked to host the service of prayer and reflection for our late Queen, here in Wales. There is no Established, national, denomination in Wales, but I know that Her Majesty was considered by very many worshippers of the Anglican Church in the Principality, together with members of all the Christian Churches and people of other faiths too, to be a wonderfully inspiring example who lived the whole of her life according to her religious principles. Truly we thank God for her, and pray that she may rest in peace.

“We pray, too, for God’s gifts of solace and hope for the new King and the wider Royal Family at this time of their bereavement.”