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David Smith in Washington

Queen’s memorial service briefly unites strife-torn Washington

Bishop Michael Curry delivers the homily at the memorial service for the late Queen Elizabeth II at the National Cathedral in Washington DC.
Bishop Michael Curry delivers the homily at the memorial service for the late Queen Elizabeth II at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Her final gift to her many admirers in America was an hour and a half of ceremony, sanctity and peace in a city overrun by loud political acrimony.

The Queen was remembered on Wednesday at a thanksgiving service at Washington National Cathedral, an elegant event that brought together Americans of all political stripes, obliged to park their rancour at the bronze gate.

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