As Queen Elizabeth II – Britain’s longest serving monarch and the only one ever to have lived to 90 – marks her birthday today, Christians have also come together to celebrate the monarch – most especially because of her Christian Faith.
Churches across the UK will ring their bells and be lit-up in honour of the Queen. To commemorate the occasion, Westminster Abbey will rings its bells from 1pm. It’s the place where the Queen married her sweetheart, Prince Phillip, and where she was crowned.
In addition, a thousand beacons will be lit across the country – many of which will be in churches. Prince Charles, a Christian himself, said: “It is a wonderful gesture which I know has deeply touched Her Majesty.
“Beacons are to be lit on mountaintops, on beaches, in farmyards and on church towers, uniting us all in our heartfelt appreciation of The Queen’s lifetime of service to the United Kingdom and other Realms, and to the Commonwealth.”
Also, Bible Society, in conjunction with HOPE and the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) will also give out the published book about the Queen’s Christian faith – “Servant Queen and the King She Serves”
The book written by Catherine Butcher from the Christian charity HOPE is about the Queen’s faith.
The Church of Scotland Moderator, Rt Revd Dr Angus Morrison, said: “In the Church of Scotland, we are greatly heartened and we rejoice in Her Majesty’s unwavering commitment and witness to the Christian faith, as well as affirming the secure place of other faiths in Britain today.”
Prince Charles also recorded a special radio broadcast for the day, in which he read an edited passage from William Shakespeare’s Henry VIII. The reading, which has been broadcast by the BBC, is an extract from a speech by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer to King Henry VIII after the birth of the future Queen Elizabeth I.
Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch on 9 September 2015 when she surpassed the reign of her great great grandmother Victoria. She celebrates her birthday twice in the year. The first being an actual birthday April 21st while the the official celebration is June 14th.
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