The service of Prayer and Reflection on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be broadcast at 6pm on BBC1.
The Order of Service is available to download below if you would like to follow along.
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👑Today👑We were delighted to hold a Service of Thanksgiving for HM The Queen's #PlatinumJubilee; a moving and historic event.
More images to follow soon! #HM70
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Wishing The Princess of Wales a very happy birthday!
Her Royal Highness is pictured leaving the Platinum Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in June 2022.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, particularly in this time of Holy Week.
A delight to see a couple of residents of 221b Baker Street here at the cathedral this evening!
'Thank you, for continuing to be faithful to the pledges you made 70 years ago. Thank you for showing us how service and faithfulness matter...'
Words from 's sermon for the #PlatinumJubilee Service of Thanksgiving for HM The Queen, held here on Friday. 1/2
Today is the day! We're holding a historic Service of Thanksgiving for the #PlatinumJubilee of HM The Queen at 11.30am, broadcast live on and BBC iPlayer. Coverage begins at 9.15am and the Service will also be available to watch on iPlayer afterwards. #HM70 #PJCountdown.
St Paul’s will hold a historic Service of Thanksgiving for The Queen’s reign on the morning of Friday 3rd June. The Service will include bible readings, anthems, prayers and congregational hymns, expressing thankfulness for The Queen’s reign...1/3
Today we're sharing a few more images from the #PlatinumJubilee Service of Thanksgiving for Her Majesty The Queen on Friday 3rd June. 1/3 #HM70
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And tonight the third resident of 221b Baker Street paid us a visit!
Happy birthday, Doctor.
Thank you for keeping St Paul's safe for the past 54 years.
#DoctorWhoDay
Happy Birthday Your Majesty! Today HM The Queen celebrates her 96th birthday, and we're sharing this image from HM's 90th birthday service held here at St Paul's in 2016. This year, Her Majesty will become the first British monarch in history to celebrate a #PlatinumJubilee.
We have been privileged to welcome Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to St Paul's many times throughout her life.
Over the coming days, we will share some moments from her visits to the Cathedral.
This great, diverse, ingenious, tolerant and respectful city.
This London.
#WeStandTogether
#SevenSeven
On this night in 1940, during the Blitz, the iconic image "St Paul Survives" was taken by Herbert Mason. The photo shows the Cathedral dome amid the devastation caused by a heavy night of bombing. Showers of incendiary bombs fell on the cathedral and the surrounding area.
We are delighted to announce that we will be delivering our long-held ambition to introduce girls’ voices into the for the first time in 900 years. 1/2
#OTD in 1952, HM The Queen acceded the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI. #AccessionDay marks the official start of the Queen's #PlatinumJubilee, and we are proud to have a part in celebrating Her Majesty's 70 years of service on the 3rd June.
This great, diverse, ingenious, bold, respectful, resilient, gritty, witty, accepting, proud, charming, beautiful city.
This #London.
"Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks" ~ Dr Seuss
#ReadABookDay
A week ago today, the #PlatinumJubilee Service of Thanksgiving for HM The Queen was held here at St Paul's, and we're looking back on the historic moment with some more wonderful images! #HM70
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Great Tom, the St Paul’s hour bell, tolled today between 14:00 and 14:55 to mark the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. It was last tolled in 2002 to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Yikes! We just about survived Kitten Kong
Many thanks to The Doctor for making sure London has remained safe for the past 50 years. #DayoftheDoctor
As HM The Queen's #PlatinumJubilee year begins, we're pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition. 'Jubilee - St Paul's, the Monarch and the Changing World' opens on the 25 May!
What does C.S. Lewis keep at the back of his wardrobe?
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Narnia business!
#NationalTellAJokeDay
But do you have a way of getting to your moons? You can borrow our space rocket if you like. 🚀
The Doctor returns this Saturday. We remain grateful to him for saving St Paul's from the Cybermen! #DoctorWho #DrWho
We were, for a brief period, the tallest building ever built anywhere in the world. But then, you know, lightning.
Always. Look. Up.
This Sunday at 4pm, we joined churches in #Lviv in ringing our bells for the people of #Ukraine as a symbol of hope. We continue to pray for strength for all the people affected by the conflict and for peace for every nation affected by war.
#StandWithUkraine
St Paul's library is one of the Cathedral's treasures, holding a great collection of theological and other texts. #MuseumWeek #BooksMW
"The war is over. Our hearts are full to overflowing" #VJDay
Tomorrow we will join other churches and cathedrals across the country in tolling a bell for seven minutes at 7pm as a mark of solidarity following the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral.
A very happy 94th birthday to HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
"England expects that every man will do his duty"
#OnThisDay 1805, Admiral Lord Nelson died in victory at Trafalgar.
#TrafalgarDay
‘When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage.’
- Matthew 2:10-11 #Epiphany
At our services today we will offer prayers for those affected by the shootings in New Zealand and for Muslim communities. All are welcome to join us.
As always, St Dunstan’s Chapel is available for private prayer and reflection throughout the day.
Sorry. Alphabetical order totally works against you!
#OTD 1940, 28 bombs hit St Paul's during one night of the Blitz. Fires were bravely put out by the St Paul's Watch; volunteers who included clergy, staff & local residents. In the early hours of the morning, photographer Herbert Mason took the iconic image, 'St Paul's Survives.'
We wish The Queen and Prince Philip a very happy 70th wedding anniversary.
Think we’ll steer we’ll clear of that debate. Although we have always wondered who comes second to us.
Do you have a favourite St Paul's literary feature? We've been lucky enough to appear in works which span our 1,400 year history by writers such as Charlotte Brontë and Charles Dickens. Today for #WorldBookDay though, we wanted to feature our favourite bear, ...
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#OTD 1897: A Service of Thanksgiving was held on the West steps of St Paul's to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Due to her frailty she remained in her carriage throughout the ceremony, where the clergy joined her.
There is 1 week to go before the Service of Thanksgiving for Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee at St Paul's.
Our Works team are busy making sure we look spick and span, and no corner goes undusted...
#PlatinumJubilee #HM70 #PJCountdown
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As Her Majesty The Queen celebrates her Official Birthday today, we give thanks for the years that has been granted to Her Majesty for her faithful devotion, dutiful commitment, loving leadership, gentle constancy, royal dignity and kindly humanity. #QueensBirthday
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Everyday places at different angles. Our Geometric Staircase as you've never seen it before
Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner,
that I love London Town.
Greatest city. Greatest people.
#LoveLondon
#LondonIsOpen
#PutTheKettleOn
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And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. #sevenseven
Today we're wishing a very happy birthday to Her Majesty The Queen!
Pictured: Her Majesty attending the Platinum Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, here at St Paul's in June 2022.
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Congratulations to the new Bishop of Dover and the new Bishop of Reading!
A joyful celebration at the Cathedral this morning for the consecration of Rose Hudson-Wilkin and .
A Major Incident in London has been declared due to COVID-19 and so the Chapter of St Paul’s has made the difficult decision to close the Cathedral for public worship & private prayer with immediate effect. The Ministers will continue to offer prayer & worship on behalf of us all
Sunset today, making the Cathedral glow - how beautiful, and too lovely to not share!
A very happy 137th birthday to Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, designer of the iconic British red telephone kiosk. The three K6 phone boxes outside St Paul's are all Grade II Listed, owing to a combination of both their design and setting.
Visiting London for the #Coronation? We are open! On Sunday 7th May there will be a Sung Eucharist at 11.15am & Evensong at 3pm in Thanksgiving for the Coronation of HM King Charles III, with wonderful celebratory music by Mozart, Walton, Handel and Parry from ...1/2
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Here is the #Queenat90 Order of Service to read - with lots of fascinating background facts bit.ly/OosHMQ90
St Paul's Cathedral wishes The Duke of Cambridge a very happy birthday today!
In this picture, His Royal Highness and The Duchess of Cambridge arrive at St Paul's for the National Service of Thanksgiving for The Queen's 90th birthday in 2016
Our birthday gift to the #Queenat90 - and choirs everywhere bit.ly/HMQ90Weir #HappyBirthdayYourMajesty
Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, a Service of Prayer and Reflection will be held at the Cathedral at 6pm today. This service will be open to the public, with 2,000 entry wristbands available for collection from 11am...1/3
Just going to leave this here.
*Casually walks away*
Happy New Year!
We give thanks for the gift of another year and wish you a very happy 2018.
We are calling on schools across the UK to join our #hymnflashmob: virtual musical gifts with messages of support for the isolated, ill, elderly, or lonely.
Record your favourite hymn or ‘Will your anchor hold?’ & use the hashtag.
Here is to kick us off!
Today we were delighted to welcome NHS frontline staff for a special service of commemoration & thanksgiving for , attended by HRH The Duke of Cambridge, Prime Minister Boris Johnson & Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty, on the 73rd anniversary of the NHS. #NHSBirthday
It is with great sadness that we mourn the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
As we give thanks for her life of faithful service we pray:
Today we pray for and as she is installed as the new Bishop of London at the Cathedral this afternoon.
To see a World in a grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour
William Blake was born #OnThisDay in 1757
Today is Her Majesty The Queen’s 95th birthday.
In June 2016, HM The Queen visited St Paul’s Cathedral with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family for a National Service of Thanksgiving for her 90th birthday.
#QueensBirthday
Along with other bells across the country, Great Tom, the State Bell at St Paul’s is being tolled once a minute for the 96 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s life.
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main."
John Donne, poet and former Dean of St Paul's, was born on this day, 1572. His imposing statue in the Cathedral is the only one to survive, unscathed, from the Great Fire of 1666.
"I can’t help but think that A A Milne and Michael Bond can now compare notes about bears!"
Order of service, sermon and images from today’s memorial for Michael Bond:
➡️ stpauls.co.uk/michaelbond
On #NationalPoliceMemorialDay we give thanks for bravery & sacrifice of over 4,000 officers who died on duty.
"The war is over. Our hearts are full to overflowing" #VJDay
A very happy 385th birthday to Christopher Wren, born #onthisday 1632. In his career, Sir Christopher picked up a few commissions…
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Celebration of Christmas Reader Benedict Cumberbatch & Sacrist James Milne discuss the correct pronunciation of 'Judea' ;) #JoyToTheWorld
Today is the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.
Nightingale is a national hero - an author, social reformer, statistician, woman of faith, and the founder of modern nursing. She is memorialised here, at the heart of our crypt.
'Blessed are the merciful.'
"In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag."
~ W H Auden
#NationalDogDay
Happy New Year! We give thanks for another year and pray that you will have a peaceful and blessed 2020.
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#OnThisDay 1874, Winston Churchill was born. As Prime Minister during WW2’s relentless Blitz on London - a city battered but not bowed - he saw St Paul’s as a great symbol of hope, decreeing "At all costs, St Paul's must be saved”.
And though it was close, St Paul’s was saved.
We are delighted to be part of this year's #PlatinumJubilee celebrations and give thanks for Her Majesty’s 70 years of service to the UK and the Commonwealth
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At @StPaulsLondon on Friday 3 June there will be a Service of Thanksgiving for The Queen’s reign.
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
~ John Bunyan
#WednesdayWisdom
Our bells are leaving the Cathedral for the first time since their arrival 140 years ago. They are heading off to be restored so they can continue ringing for many years to come!
#OTD 1900, HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was born. The Cathedral enjoyed her steadfast support over many years, as patron of the St Paul's Watch during WW2 & later first patron of the Friends. HM also celebrated birthdays & other occasions here, such as her 80th birthday.
The Bishop of London and the Chapter have appointed as Chancellor of St Paul's. Paula is one of today’s best known New Testament theologians and will have responsibility for the Cathedral’s theological and learning programme.
Find out more: stpauls.co.uk/newchancellor
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Once in a #BlueMoon #supermoon #MOONRISE @StPaulsLondon #aeroplane #astronomy #london #moon #fullmoon #flight
#Onthisday in 1723, Christopher Wren - scientist, mathematician and architect of St Paul’s and over 50 other churches - died aged 91.
Buried in the crypt of St Paul’s, the plaque above his tomb states: ‘Reader, if you seek his monument – look around you’.
St Paul’s Choristers put their heads together for mental health.
More: stpauls.co.uk/headstogether
#HeadsTogether #OkToSay
Just like that, the doors of St Paul's are open again for sightseeing, and what a wonderful moment! We'll make sure every visitor feels safe and welcome as we move into this next phase of lockdown easing.
Book advance tickets today! #letsdolondon
stpauls.co.uk/tickets
#DidYouKnow our magnificent Christmas trees are a yearly gift from HM The Queen? Getting them in place is a precision operation by our Works team, and they will be blessed and officially lit on the 19 Dec! #CathedralChristmas
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St Paul’s may be closed but cleaning doesn’t stop! The Dean and other members of the St Paul’s community are keeping the steps looking clean and tidy while the Cathedral is closed.
We will be delighted to hold a Service of Thanksgiving for Her Majesty The Queen’s reign, as part of the #PlatinumJubilee celebrations on Friday 3rd June 2022. We are thrilled to be part of the very first Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
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Next year’s #PlatinumJubilee celebrations will include:
Trooping the Colour.
Lighting of Platinum Jubilee Beacons.
Service of Thanksgiving @StPaulsLondon.
A live concert ‘Platinum Party at the Palace’.
The Big Jubilee Lunch.
The Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
Trooping the Colour.
Lighting of Platinum Jubilee Beacons.
Service of Thanksgiving @StPaulsLondon.
A live concert ‘Platinum Party at the Palace’.
The Big Jubilee Lunch.
The Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
