Jubilee Service
Jubilee Service
A congregation of 25 rounded off celebrations of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a rare service of Evensong at St. Ethelbert on the Sunday evening.
The service was led by the priest in charge of the Harling and Guiltcross benefice, the Rev. Simon Richardson with John Richens at the organ for a service that ended with the singing of the National Anthem.
There was a surprise for all those arriving at the service. While the outside was decked with bunting and the interior of the church was full of beautiful flower arrangements from a wedding the previous day, in the porch was a special display staged by congregation member Angela Lynne.
Mrs. Lynne has had a long-time hobby of collecting clothes from past generations and her tableau showed replica outfits she had made of those worn at the Queen’s coronation by Prince Charles, aged four, and his sister Princess Anne, who was two.