Sheffield to pay its respects to Queen Elizabeth II as the city's cathedral hosts a special service
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The Queen died at Balmoral Castle surrounded by family and today, September 19, 2022, she will finally be laid to rest with a state funeral service a Westminster Abbey followed by a family ceremony at Windsor Castle.
Cathedrals across the UK will be giving many who cannot make the long journey to London an opportunity to pay their respects to Britain’s longest reigning monarch who was Queen from 1952 to 2022.
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Sheffield’s Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, on Church Street, in the city centre, is today holding a service of commemoration and thanksgiving.
His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire together with the Dean and Chapter of Sheffield Cathedral have invited everyone to the service of commemoration and thanksgiving for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the Cathedral Choir.
The Dean of Sheffield, Revd Canon Abigail Thompson said: “We will be gathering with some dignitaries, but there will be people from all across Sheffield and the region, to remember the life of the Queen.
“I just think the Queen has meant so much to us in this country and whatever you think about the Royal Family I think she was extraordinary.
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Hide Ad“Particularly, her faithfulness. She was a really faithful woman. She was a kind woman and people have memories of her coming to this cathedral back in 2015.”
Seats are limited but there will be no reserved seating, however the funeral will be shown on a screen inside and outside the cathedral forecourt with doors opening at 8.30am with morning prayers at 8.45am.
This will coincide with the opening of doors at Westminster Abbey at 8am. The ceremony is due to begin about 15 minutes before the funeral at 10.44am when the Queen’s coffin will be carried from Westminster Hall to Westmnster Abbey where the funeral service is due to begin at 11am.
Sheffield - like all cities, towns and villages across the UK - will proudly play its part in commemorating one of the most popular and well-loved monarchs as she is finally laid to rest.