Today, the British public are saying their final goodbyes to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, with crowds of mourners gathering in central London to watch her coffin being carried through the streets as it takes her to her final resting place in Windsor.
While many will only have known of the Queen in her later life, there will be those who will still remember her as a happy young bride on her wedding day, her duties still some years away. Through her choice of funeral music, Her Majesty gave a touching nod to her wedding to her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the man she described as being her "strength and stay" throughout her lengthy reign.
The second hymn to be sung at the Queen's funeral service, The Lord is My Shepherd was also once sung at the then Princess Elizabeth's wedding, which was also held at Westminster Abbey. The Queen was just 21 years old when she married Prince Philip on November 20th, 1947, four months after announcing their engagement.
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The Queen's affection for the ancient hymn is well known. She even listed it as being among her ten favourite pieces of music during BBC Radio 2 show Our Queen: 90 Musical Years, which was commissioned to mark her 90th birthday celebrations.
A popular Christian hymn, it's believed The Lord's my Shepherd was written by English politician and religious author, Francis Rous, drawing from the 23rd Psalm in the Bible.
Nowadays, it is usually sung to the tune, 'Crimond', thought to have been composed in 1871 by Jessie Seymour Irvine, the daughter of a Church of Scotland parish minister.
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It hasn't been specifically stated why the Queen was so very fond of this hymn, however, it can be assumed the reassuring theme of God as a source of protective guidance resonated with Her Majesty's deeply held Christian faith.
Prince Philip passed away on April 9th, 2021 at Windsor Castle, 74 years after their marriage began. The image of the Queen grieving alone at his funeral, due to social distancing restrictions, would become one of the most enduring images of the coronavirus pandemic.
The royal couple will this evening be laid to rest together at King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor, in a private ceremony attended by their son, King Charles III, and other members of the Royal family.
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