http://www.facebook.com/NSOTD Note the precision at 18:30 when the Vivat Regina Elizabetha rings out she draws level in procession. DOCUMENTARY: The Coronation: 60th Anniversary Service On: BBC 1 London (101) Date: Tuesday 4th June 2013 Sixty years after being crowned, Her Majesty the Queen returns to Westminster Abbey for a service of celebration. There she is joined by her children and grandchildren, along with other members of the Royal Family. The choir performs music sung at the coronation in 1953; and the prayers and readings echo rituals that go back a thousand years. Before the Service the Ampulla and Crown of St Edward are brought from the Tower of London and placed on the High Altar. The Lord Mayor of Westminster and Consort are received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and conducted to their places in Quire. All remain seated. A Procession of Religious Representatives, accompanied by The Queen's Almsmen, moves to places in the Lantern and the Sacrarium. All remain seated. THE QUEEN'S ECCLESIASTICAL HOUSEHOLD: The Reverend Prebendary William Scott The Right Reverend David Conner KCVO Sub-Dean, Her Majesty's Chapels Royal Dean of Windsor The Right Reverend John Inge The Right Reverend Christopher Hill Bishop of Worcester Bishop of Guildford and Lord High Almoner and Clerk of the Closet The Very Reverend The Right Reverend Dr John Cairns Dr Richard Chartres KCVO Dean, Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, Bishop of London Scotland and Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal The Queen's Almsmen Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Kent and Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester are received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and conducted to their places in the Lantern. All remain seated. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence RN, Mr and Mrs Peter Phillips and Mr and Mrs Mike Tindall, Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex and The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, His Royal Highness The Duke of York, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York and Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York are received and conducted to their places in the Lantern. All remain seated. Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales are received and conducted to their places in the Lantern. All remain seated. The Choirs of Westminster Abbey and The Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, process to their places in Quire. All remain seated. A Detachment of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard and of Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms enters the Abbey and moves to positions in the Nave and Quire. All remain seated. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall are received at the Great West Door by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. All remain seated. Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh are received at the West Gate by the Dean and Sub-Dean of Westminster. All stand.= THE PROCESSION OF THE QUEEN The Beadle The Primatial Cross of Canterbury The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan The Cross of Westminster and Taperers Sister Marguerite CSC Sister Annaliese CSC Chaplain Chaplain The Reverend Michael Macey The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Minor Canon and Precentor of Westminster Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster The Canons' Verger The Reverend Professor Vernon White The Reverend Andrew Tremlett Canon of Westminster Canon of Westminster and Theologian and Rector of St Margaret's Church The Venerable Dr Jane Hedges The Reverend Dr Robert Reiss Canon Steward and Archdeacon Sub-Dean, Canon Treasurer and Almoner of Westminster The Dean's Verger The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster Her Royal Highness His Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall The Prince of Wales His Royal Highness HER MAJESTY The Duke of Edinburgh THE QUEEN ORDER OF SERVICE All remain standing as the Procession of The Queen moves to places in the Lantern and Sacrarium. The Choir, together with The Queen's Scholars of Westminster School, sings THE INTROIT I WAS glad when they said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand in thy gates: O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city: that is at unity in itself. Vivat Regina Elizabetha! Long live Queen Elizabeth! O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls: and plenteousness within thy palaces. Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) Psalm 122: 1-3, 6-7

• published: 04 Jun 2013
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