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Kensington Palace
27th May, 2022
The Duke of Cambridge, Joint
Patron, the Royal FoundationReligion still has a profound
role to play in the monarchy
on his 1994 comment that he
would like the title of
Defender of Faith, and now
wishes to use Defender of the
Faith, as usual.
Turn a coin over to the
“head” side and alongside the
monarch’s image, it has F D
— Fidei Defensor, the Latin
for Defender of the Faith.
That is an honorific title
rather than a constitutional
role, as supreme governor of
the Church of England is, but
it clearly matters. The Queen
has shown that it can give the
monarch a role throughout
the UK, as someone who
leads the nation in worship at
important moments and by
example too, while being
supreme governor has a focus
on the national church of just
one part of the kingdom:
England.
At one time the Prince of
Wales appeared to fall out of
love with the Church of
England, resentful of how
some clerics had commented
publicly on his marriage
troubles. Prince Charles
appeared to stop attending,
bar the big public occasions.
Now though, his faith seems
more assured. So he will be
an Anglican king yet also,
like his mother, one open
to the importance of other
denominations and religions
in the life of many Britons.
As the political power of
the monarchy has waned, it is
the person of the monarch,
not just as the embodiment of
the Crown but the individual,
who has mattered more. In
other words, character and
what shapes it, such as
religious belief, matters.
Somehow, as we reach the
middle years of the 21st
century, the new king will
need to find a way to speak to
the nation, offering both
something that indicates the
legacy of his mother and
something different. Rather
like Christianity, the
relationship between faith
and the monarchy has to find
a way to both be always the
same, yet always changing.Catherine Pepinster’s book,
Defenders of the Faith — the British
Monarchy, Religion and the Next
Coronation, is published by Hodder
on June 9mercy, justice and
righteousness by embodying
those same qualities.
These ideas were
remembered during the
Queen’s coronation service in
1953 with Handel’s great
anthem, Zadok the Priest,
sung at every coronation since
that of George II. Its words
from the Book of Kings,
“Zadok the priest and Nathan
the prophet anointed Solomon
king. And the people rejoiced”,
celebrate Solomon as a kingly
ideal, full of wisdom and
humility. The anthem is linked
to the most sacred moment in
the coronation, that of
anointing, when the monarch
commits their life to God and
to the people.
In her Christmas Day
broadcasts, the Queen has
spoken increasingly
frequently of how Christian
teaching has provided the
framework of her life, while
also acknowledging the
importance of other faiths in
Britain today. In these final
years of the Queen’s reign,
attention is turning to the
succession. The new king’s
coronation service is likely to
be shorter, with
contemporary Britain
reflected in more diverse
guests and some way for
Christian denominations
other than the Church of
England, and even other
faiths, to be included in the
Anglican service. Some have
argued that in 21st-century
Britain, with growing
numbers of agnostics and
atheists, a secular coronation
should be considered.
Discarding a coronation
service with links back more
than 1,000 years to King
Edgar’s crowning in 973, and
conjuring up a new ceremony
without the meaning, ritual
and sense of transcendence
that religion offers would be
an extraordinarily difficult
task. As any anthropologist
will tell you, religion provides
remarkable scaffolding for
rites of passage, and this is a
rite of passage par excellence.
Nor is it likely that Prince
Charles would advocate such
a thing. Although he has been
linked to innovation as Prince
of Wales, he is also a lover of
tradition and has rowed backT
he flags are up, the
posters printed, the
street parties
planned. The
Platinum Jubilee,
marking 70 years since
Elizabeth II’s accession, is the
fourth jubilee of her reign
after silver (25), gold (50) and
diamond (60). Given that the
monarchy in this country is
inextricably bound up with
Christianity — the Queen is
supreme governor of the
Church of England and holds
the title Defender of the
Faith, used by all monarchs
since Henry VIII — all the
jubilees have been marked by
church services of
thanksgiving.
Such a service is also
appropriate because the idea
of a jubilee derives from the
Book of Leviticus in the Old
Testament, where the jubilee
was a special anniversary,
marked by good works such
as the emancipation of slaves.
Biblical ideas of kingship
have also powerfully
influenced British notions of
monarchy. We won’t know
until the day whether the
Queen will be able to attend
the Platinum Jubilee service
at St Paul’s Cathedral on
Friday, but it is likely to
express similar sentiments to
the 2012 Diamond Jubilee
service held there. Then, God
was asked to “bless thy
servant, our Queen” with the
hope that she would be
“persevering in good works
unto the end”, while the
specially written collect spoke
of “God, whose son reigns as
servant not master”.
This idea of Jesus Christ as
a humble servant runs
through the gospels, as does
the importance of a
particular form of kingship in
the Old Testament. Kings
were seen as an antidote to
anarchy, bringing stability
after years of unrest, but were
also understood to act as
spiritual pointers to God’sCredo
Catherine
PepinsterThe Queen at the Royal
Military Academy Sandhurst,
Camberley, Surrey.St James’s Palace
27th May, 2022
The Duke of Kent, President,
the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution, this afternoon held
the President’s Luncheon at
St James’s Palace.of The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, this morning
received the Lord Hague of
Richmond (Chairman) and Mr
Simon Patterson (Vice
Chairman).St James’s Palace
27th May, 2022
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LEWIS on 27th April 2022 to Isabel (née
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RUDDOCK on 19th May 2022 to Talitha
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MR T. D. HILLARD
AND MISS A. E. CHARLIER
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of Yeabridge, Somerset, and Alexandra
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The engagement is announced between
Luke, son of the late Mark Faber and of Mrs
Alexander Muir of London, and Stella,
daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy Weatherall
of Cowhill, Dumfriesshire.Deaths
ASHWANDEN David Nigel on 19th May
2022, aged 86, died peacefully in his sleep
at home after a long illness. Beloved
husband, father, grandfather and great-
grandfather. Memorial service Monday 13th
June at 3pm at Holy Trinity Church,
Cookham SL6 9SN. Please wear bright
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BOWLES Elizabeth (née Coningsby) on
27th March 2022, aged 102. Died peacefully
in a care home after a long life. Was
cremated after a full requiem mass at the
Church of St Mary with St George, Cranley
Gardens, London N10, attended by family
and friends. A caring woman who now
rests peacefully and is reunited with her
husband Harold.
DJURDJEVIC Djuro and Bosiljka died
peacefully on Friday 13th and Sunday 15th
May 2022, aged 96 years and 86 years
respectively. Beloved parents of Savo,
Milena and Verica, they were much loved
and will be greatly missed by their
grandchildren, family, friends and all who
knew them. The memories and stories will
live on. Funeral service at St George’s
Serbian Orthodox Church, Rutland Street,
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peacefully on 9th May 2022, aged 93.
Cremation at Islington Crematorium,
London N2 9AG 9.30am on Monday 30th
May followed by an informal celebration of
her life at the Union Tavern, London WC1X
9AA. No flowers.
KYSEL Peter passed away on 30th April
2022, aged 77. He will be greatly missed
by his daughter, Tamara, son-in-law, Nick,
two grandsons (Max and Leo), partner
Vera, family and friends. Memorial at
1.30pm, 9th June, Lauderdale House,
Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6
5HG.NEWTON Lucy (née Otter) on 20th May
2022, died peacefully at home. Wife of the
late Denzil, mother of Charlotte, Thomas
and the late Sarah, grandmother and great-
grandmother. Funeral service at All Saints
Church, Morston NR25 7AA, at 11.45am on
Monday 6th June.
ROBB CJ Sr Pat (Camillus) died peacefully
on 21st May 2022, aged 85, in York. Her
work as a nurse/midwife in the UK and
Africa kindled in her a passion for justice
and peace that burned to the end of her
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DUKE Walter Harry, died 29th May 1983.
Much-loved husband and father. Still so
sadly missed.Thanksgiving Service Sir John Chilcot
A service of thanksgiving for the life and
work of Sir John Chilcot, civil servant
and head of the Iraq war inquiry, was
held on Friday May 27, 2022, at St Mar-
garet’s Church, Westminster Abbey.
The Very Rev Dr David Hoyle, dean
of Westminster, officiated, gave the bid-
ding and pronounced the blessing, as-
sisted by the Right Rev James Jones,
who led the prayers, accompanied by
Ms Margaret Aldred and the Rev Robert
Latham, sacrist. Sir Quentin Thomas
read the lesson: Psalm 1, 37: 23–25, 34–37.
Mr Christopher Wilkins read an extract
from Meditation XVII by John Donne
and Professor Sir David Cannadine
gave the address. During the service Ms
Elizabeth Norden performed on the
piano Gentle Soul, a piece that she had
composed in memory of Sir John. The
choir of St Margaret’s Church, conduct-
ed by Mr Greg Morris, director of music,
sang, and Mr Thomas Trotter played
the organ.
The ambassador of Ireland to Great
Britain was represented by Ms Marie-
Claire Hughes, second secretary, polit-
ical affairs. Among others present were:
Lady Chilcot (widow), Mr and Mrs
Christian Grey, Ms Katherine Hutches-
on, Ms Julia Binder, Ms Victoria Chap-
man and other members of the family.
Also present were the Marquess of
Lothian, Baroness Healy of Primrose
Hill, Lady Fraser, Lord Griffiths of Ffor-
estfach, Lord Lang of Monkton, Baron-
ess Prashar, Sir John Dellow, Professor
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Sir Stephen
Lamport, Sir Stephen and Lady Lander,
Sir Roderic Lyne, Dame Clare Moriarty,
Sir Richard Mottram, Sir Hayden Phil-
lips, Sir Jonathan Phillips, Sir Joseph
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GULAMHUSSAIN, Azad.
Previous name: Mohammad Azad
Gulamhussain. Flat 30, Beckley House,
London E3 4SZ. Died 13th March 2018
particulars to Reham Gulamhussain,
Arden Solicitors Advocates, Ealing
House, 33 Hanger Lane, London W5
3HJ by 29th July 2022.
CR-2022-000967
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY
COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
COMPANIES COURT (Ch D)
IN THE MATTER OF CASPIAN
SUNRISE PLC
AND IN THE MATTER OF THE
COMPANIES ACT 2006
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN a Part 8
Claim Form was issued in Her
Majesty’s High Court of Justice for the
confirmation of the reduction of share
capital and cancellation of the share
premium account of the Company.
AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that
the said Claim Form is directed to be
heard before an Insolvency and
Companies Court Judge at 7 Rolls
Building, Fetter Lane, London EC4A
1NL on 21 June 2022. The hearing may
take place remotely.
ANY creditor or shareholder of the
above-named Company desiring to
oppose the making of an Order
confirming the reduction of share
capital and cancellation of share
premium account should appear at the
time of the hearing in person or by
Counsel for that purpose.
A copy of the said Claim Form will be
furnished to any such person requiring
the same by the under-mentioned
Solicitors on payment of the regulated
charge for the same.
DATED this 28th day of May 2022.
TAYLOR WESSING LLP
5 New Street Square
London EC4A 3TW
Solicitors for the above-mentioned
Company
MORGAN, Eric Dennis
Late of 17 Queensway, Old Dalby,
Melton Mowbray, LE14 3QQ who died
on the 20th February 2022. Particulars
to Philip J. Hammond & Sons,
Solicitors, of 47 Friar Lane, Leicester
LE1 5QX before two months from the
date of this publication.
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