HIGHLIGHTS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH SOLEMN AND BEATIFUL FUNERAL: WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSE FAITH LEADERS WHO GATHERED

 

One of the highlights of Queen Elizabeth's solemn and beautiful funeral, was the wide range of diverse faith leaders who gathered... Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and even beyond Jews and Christians; an array of different faith traditions in one place. I find it truly fascinating in a world where we often seem so divided.  #MayTheyBeOne   

Representatives of faith communities

Mrs Marie van der Zyl, President, Board of Deputies of British Jews

Dr Shirin Fozdar-Faroudi, Representative of the Baha'i Community

Mr Nemu Chandaria, Representative of the Jain Community

Mr Malcom Deboo, President of the Zoroastrian Community

The Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala, Representative of the Buddhist Community

The Lord Singh of Wimbledon, Representative of the Sikh Community

Mr Rajnish Kashyap, General Secretary, Hindu Council UK

Mrs Aliya Azam, Interfaith Co-ordinator, Al-Khoei Foundation

Shaykh Dr Asim Yusuf, Muslim Scholar

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth 

Representing the Churches of Wales: The Reverend Simon Walking, President, Free Church Council of Wales; The Most Reverend Andrew John, Archbishop of Wales; The Most Reverend Mark O'Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff

Representing the Churches of Scotland: The Right Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; The Most Reverend Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh; The Most Reverend Mark Strange, Primus, Scottish Episcopal Church

Representing the Churches of Northern Ireland: The Reverend David Nixon, President, Methodist Church in Ireland; The Reverend Ian Brown, Lead Minister, Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church; The Right Reverend Dr John Kirkpatrick, Moderator, The Presbyterian Church in Ireland; The Most Reverend Dr Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland; The Most Reverend John McDowell, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan

Representing the Churches in England: Pastor Agu Irukwu, Senior Pastor, Jesus House UK; Pastor Glyn Barrett, National Leader, Assemblies of God; The Reverend Canon Helen Cameron, Moderator, Free Churches Group; Ms Shermara Fletcher, Principal Officer for Pentecostal and Charismatic Relations, Churches Together in England; The Reverend Graham Thompson, President, Methodist Conference; His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, The Coptic Church in Great Britain; His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster; His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain

The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, Primate of England and Metropolitan

The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan

The Very Reverend Professor David Fergusson, Dean of the Thistle and of the Chapel Royal in Scotland

The Reverend Canon Paul Wright, Sub-Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London and Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal

The Right Reverend David Conner, Dean of Windsor

The Right Reverend James Newcome, Clerk of the Closet

The Right Reverend Dr John Inge, Lord High Almoner

- Speech on her 21st birthday, April 21, 1947, broadcast on the radio from Cape Town.

"The ceremonies you have seen today are ancient, and some of their origins are veiled in the mists of the past. But their spirit and their meaning shine through the ages never, perhaps, more brightly than now.