Order of Service

Saturday, 17th April, 2021 at 3.00pm

The service is led by the Right Reverend David Conner, KCVO, Dean of Windsor. The Blessing will be pronounced by the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.

CHOIR SINGS THE SENTENCES

THE BIDDING said by the Dean of Windsor

CHOIR SINGS ETERNAL FATHER, STRONG TO SAVE

THE FIRST LESSON Ecclesiasticus 43. 11-26, read by the Dean of Windsor

CHOIR SINGS THE JUBILATE O BE JOYFUL. Written for St George’s Chapel, Windsor at the request of The Duke of Edinburgh

THE SECOND LESSON John 11. 21-27, read by the Archbishop of Canterbury

CHOIR SINGS PSALM

104. The Duke of Edinburgh requested that

Psalm 104 should be set to music by William

Lovelady. It was first sung in honour of His

Royal Highness’s 75th

Birthday.

THE LESSER LITANY

THE LORD’S PRAYER

THE RESPONSES

THE COLLECT by the

Dean of Windsor

THE PRAYERS said by the Archbishop of

Canterbury and The

Dean of Windsor

CHOIR SINGS THE

ANTHEM Russian

Kontakion of the

Departed

All stand for THE

COMMENDATION as the coffin is lowered.

All remain standing as the Garter Principal King of Arms proclaims. Thereafter, the Pipe Major of The Royal Regiment of Scotland plays A LAMENT

The Buglers of the Royal Marines sound THE LAST POST After a period of silence the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry sound REVEILLE

The Buglers of the Royal Marines sound ACTION STATIONS THE BLESSING is pronounced by the Archbishop of Canterbury

All remain standing as the choir sings THE NATIONAL ANTHEM as Her Majesty the Queen, members of the Royal Family and members of the Duke of Edinburgh’s family leave the chapel via the Galilee Porch escorted by the Dean of Windsor and the Archbishop of Canterbury.