Trinity United Reformed Church Wimbledon
The Bible, the Funeral – and the Coronation
One of the most significant things about this period was the exposure it gave to the Bible. This was a Christian funeral for a deeply Christian Queen. Thousands of words from Scripture were spoken, heard by millions around the world. The Queen’s faith was acknowledged – even celebrated. But what did people make of the Bible texts they were hearing, some of them for the first time? What did they think of the Queen? And did they think that the Bible and Christianity being made so prominent at a royal occasion was the right thing to do?