The Queen was a woman of deep faith and unfailing duty and service. She was also a beloved mother and grandmother. Today, offering our thanksgiving for her life and dedication and holding her family, especially the King, in our prayers, we entrust her into God’s safekeeping.
About 2000 mourning members of the public, politicians, and government officials, including the country’s Prime Minister, Liz Truss, attended the service. Truss, who was appointed just four days ago at the Balmoral estate by the late Queen, read a bible passage at the service. Which church will Queen Elizabeth II’s memorial be held?
In the broadcast to the nation, before the memorial service held in the late 96-year-old monarch’s honor began yesterday evening at the St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, the new King said “thank you, thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of the nations you have served so diligently all these years.
The newly tweaked version of the United Kingdom’s national anthem was sung at the end. Both the title and lyrics have now been changed from “God Save the Queen to God Save The King” and “her victorious” to “him victorious” respectively.
