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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood

Queen was wonderful example of Christian life, says archbishop

The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, speaking at Canterbury Cathedral
The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, speaking at Canterbury Cathedral. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

The Queen was the “most wonderful example of Christian life and Christian death”, the archbishop of Canterbury has said at a service commemorating the late sovereign.

As churches across the country said special prayers for the Queen and the new king on Sunday morning, Justin Welby said: “Her late Majesty taught us much, if not more, about God and grace, both in words and in the actions that reinforce them, than any other contemporary figure.

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