Charles & Camilla's marriage blessing (2005)

00:00 Arrival of the newlyweds
04:22 Choir procession 𝄞 "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise"
07:48 Archbishop of Canterbury begins service
09:52 Prayers of penitence
12:15 Lord Carey reads from Book of Revelation
13:49 𝄞 Ekaterina Semenchuk sings Russian Orthodox Creed of Grechaninov
18:39 The Dedication
21:04 𝄞 "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" by Charles Wesley
25:23 Timothy West reads Wordsworth's Ode to Immortality
28:02 𝄞 "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" by Bach
32:42 Dean of Windsor, David Conner
34:36 The Lord's Prayer
35:16 𝄞 "Praise, my soul, the King of heaven" by H.F. Lyte
38:42 Archbishop of Canterbury closes service
39:11 𝄞 "God Save The Queen"
40:15 C&C bow/curtsy to Her Majesty; exit the chapel
𝄞 Celebration fanfare composed for the service by Alun Hoddinott
41:22 𝄞 Water Music Suite No. 2 by Handel
41:55 C&C emerge onto west steps
42:37 The Queen & royal family emerge onto west steps
44:20 C&C greet invited onlookers
50:20 C&C greet balloted members of the public

On 9 April 2005, soon after the then Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall had married in a private civil wedding, a Service of Prayer and Dedication was held at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. It was, in effect, the Church of England's blessing of the marriage.

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