‘The 22 will live on in our hearts’
home stores, which have under-performed for several years.
M&S named 14 stores earmarked for closure, including in London’s Bayswater and Holloway Road, with a total of 872 employees affected. A MOTHER has been convicted of duping her teenage daughter to go to Pakistan and forcing her to marry, in the first successful prosecution of its type.
The woman was found guilty following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court, where a jury heard how the victim had sobbed as she was married to a male relative 16 years her senior. Years earlier, the man had taken the girl’s virginity when she was 13 after a marriage contract was entered into against her will. THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first royal event as a married couple has seen Harry pay a moving tribute to the Prince of Wales for his charitable work over more than four decades.
In Charles’ 70th year the duke described how his father’s tireless efforts championing causes like heritage and vulnerable young people had inspired him and his brother, the Duke of Cambridge.
Speaking in Buckingham Palace’s garden, he added that the prince had also influenced many of the 6,500 guests, on the lawns of the Queen’s official home, representing 386 of the prince’s patronages, and 18 of his military affiliations.
With his father standing behind him, Harry said: “It is your selfless drive to affect change, whether that is to improve the lives of those who are on the wrong path, to save an important piece of our national heritage or to protect a particular species under threat, which William and I draw inspiration from every day.”
During the speech a bee buzzed close to the duke and he fluffed his lines and quipped “that bee really got me”.
Meghan and the Duchess of Cornwall broke into a fit of giggles as Harry tried to keep his composure.
After stunning royal fans with her elegant wedding dress by British designer Clare Waight Keller, Meghan looked impressive in a chic dress by Goat and hat by Philip Treacy.
Harry held his silk top hat in his hands as he greeted some of the guests invited to the event, which also marked Charles’s association with military regiments and units. THE 22 people who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena atrocity have been remembered at an emotional national commemoration service to mark its first anniversary.
Some 800 people attended the hour-long service at Manchester Cathedral, including families or friends of the victims and also survivors of the May 22 terror attack.
They were joined by front-line responders and volunteers who helped in the tragic aftermath of the end of last year’s Ariana Grande concert.
Among the dignitaries who were present were the Duke of Cambridge, Prime Minister Theresa May, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable, Greater Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Sir Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester City Council.
A one-minute silence – observed nationwide – was held at 2.30pm with tears inside the cathedral and outside, where thousands watched on a big screen in nearby Cathedral Gardens. Photographs of those who died in the bombing were displayed on screens in the cathedral shortly before the silence.
Twenty-two lit candles on the altar represented each one of the victims, which were made using wax from the thousands of candles left in St Ann’s Square in their memory last May.
A larger single lit candle remembered bereaved families and friends, the hundreds who were physically or psychologically injured and their families and friends, those who helped on the night and those who have assisted or supported the community in their recovery.
Officiating the service, the Dean of Manchester, the Very Rev Rogers Govender, said: “In this service we come together as people of different faiths and none, as we remember with love before God those whose lives were lost, and those whose lives have been changed forever and have to live with the terrible memories of that day 12 months ago.
“Everyone was loved so very dearly by people who are here today as well as by those who are not.
“They will live on through those who love them... Those lost and their loved ones will forever be in the hearts of the people of Manchester.”
In an address, the Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev David Walker, said: “This cathedral is here, Manchester is here and you who were hurt or bereaved 12 months ago today are forever part of Manchester and forever part of us.”
William gave a Bible reading, The Gift Of Love, and readings were also given by George Herbert, a student at Chetham’s School of Music, Remsha Asif, a student at Whalley Range High School for Girls, Michelle Milner, deputy director of nursing at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, along with members of the Hindi, Muslim, Sikh and Jewish communities.