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HE Archbishop Angaelos takes part in
National Remembrance services on Armistice Day 2018, as the Coptic Orthodox
Church is invited to the Cenotaph Commemoration for the first time in history
12
November 2018
On 11 November 2018, His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic
Orthodox Archbishop of London, took part in national Remembrance Sunday
commemorations, which included the Cenotaph Remembrance Service in London in
the morning, a prayer service at Southwark Cathedral in the afternoon, and a service
to mark the Centenary of the Armistice at Westminster Abbey in the evening.
At 11am, Her Majesty The Queen, alongside other senior members of
the royal family including His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, marked the
Armistice Day centenary at the Cenotaph with a two-minute silence, prayers led
by the Rt Rev Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London, and the laying of wreaths
at the memorial. This was the first time that the Coptic Orthodox Church had
taken part in this service.
Following the Cenotaph Commemoration, Archbishop Angaelos joined the Bishop of Southwark, The Rt. Revd Bishop Christopher Chessun, and the Dean and
Chapter of Southwark Cathedral, at a service marking the end of the First World War. The Archbishop read a New
Testament Reading during prayers.
In the evening, Archbishop Angaelos attended a service in
Westminster Abbey, conducted by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr
John Hall. Her Majesty The Queen and His Excellency Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the
President of the Federal Republic of Germany attended the service, and Her
Majesty was accompanied by TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall,
TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, TRH
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, HRH The Duke of Kent and HRH Prince Michael
of Kent. The Address was given by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin
Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. The Right Honourable Theresa May MP, Prime
Minister was among those who read passages of Scripture during the service.