Lancaster Priory
The 1999 Royal Visit
Her Majesty The Queen arrives at the Priory gate, accompanied by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
She is here to attend a Service to celebrate the 600 year link between the Crown and the
Duchy.
Picture captured from the video of the event for Lancaster Priory,
by Andrew Towers of
Reelife Recordings
The procession moves into the Nave of Lancaster Priory.
Picture captured from the video of the event for Lancaster Priory,
by Andrew Towers of
Reelife Recordings
Buckingham Palace restrictions on picturing the Royal party during the Service mean that we were unable to take close-ups in Church.
The video of the Service, which also contains a brief history of the Priory, is available from the Bell Tower Bookshop. A high quality CD is also available. Please email
lancasterpriory@yahoo.co.uk for details.
After the Service, the Queen and Prince Philip met the clergy from many traditions.
Details are on the Crown & Duchy of Lancaster Anniversary Service Credits page.
Picture captured from the video of the event for Lancaster Priory,
by Andrew Towers of
Reelife Recordings
Her Majesty leaves Lancaster Priory after the Service.
Just behind her is Stephen Harding [Church Warden], then Rachael Lee [Director of Music],
Peter Cavanagh [Vicar of Lancaster] and just on the edge, Andrew Mullineaux [Choirman].
Picture by kind permission of the "Lancaster Guardian" Newspaper.
Picture content edited by pcm to remove the padlock on the gate.
On the way out, Her Majesty and His Royal Highness signed the visitors' book.
Picture captured from the video of the event for Lancaster Priory,
by Andrew Towers of
Reelife Recordings
Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip chat to members of the Choir after the Service.
Picture captured from the video of the event for Lancaster Priory,
by Andrew Towers of
Reelife Recordings
Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, chat to members of the Choir after the Service.
Picture captured from the video of the event for Lancaster Priory,
by Andrew Towers of
Reelife Recordings
After the Service, the Royal party moved on to Lancaster Castle where Her Majesty received the Keys of the Castle from her Constable, Eric Jones. Then they met the people of Lancaster in Market Square and took lunch in the Town Hall where the music was provided by young musicians, some of whom were Choristers in the Lancaster Priory
Choir.
The visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 23rd July 1999 is commemorated by the restoration of a canopy and sounding board over the Jacobean Pulpit.
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