When the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II takes place on Monday (September 19) the world will be watching as members of the royal family say 'goodbye' and give thanks to a monarch who served the country for 70 years. And, while the eyes of a nation - and the world - will be on His Majesty King Charles III and the rest of the royals, it's worth keeping an eye out for the man leading the service, Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE is the 39th Dean of Westminster, a role he has held since November 16, 2019, but he had previously been Dean of Bristol between the years of 2010 and 2019, leading services at the city's cathedral. The Dean of Bristol is the head of the Chapter (a body of clergy) of the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity (the formal name for Bristol Cathedral).
Following David Hoyle's appointment as Dean of Westminster, an acting Dean was installed between 2019 and 2020 for Bristol, Michael Johnson before the current Dean, Amanda Ford took over on a permanent basis on October 3, 2020. But what do you need to know about the man leading the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday?
