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amongst all who lead us in national and local government. lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. trusting in your love and power, we dedicate ourselves again to lives that are hopeful, cheerful, and of service to others. in the midst of doubt, let us celebrate the persistence of faith; in the face of fear, let us give thanks for the presence of hope; when confronted by anger, let us rejoice in the power of forgiveness and reconciliation. lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. we give thanks for those who have died in the faith, especially those whose lives shine bright before us in examp...

spine tingling stuff, jim. spine tingling stuff, jim. its haunting. — spine tingling stuff, jim. its haunting, farewell to stromness, written by peter maxwell davies originally as a piano piece. that string arrangement is very unusual. but it always makes me think of the elemental quality of life in orkney, those rough seas and the cliffs, and the kind of sometimes unforgiving climate. it is a piece that takes you there, and here, nicola benedetti, who is now so embedded in the life of scotland, director of the life of scotland, director of the edinburgh international festival as...

coffin will leave edinburgh shortly and the cortege will travel slowly to edinburgh airport, about eight miles away from st giles�* cathedral, in a journey that is expected to take about a0 minutes. she will then be flown to london, arriving at about seven o�*clock this evening before her coffin is taken to buckingham palace for one last night. this is the scene near st giles�* cathedral in edinburgh where the queen�*s coffin has laid at rest since yesterday afternoon. members of the royal family, princess anne and her husband, who are heading towards the cathedral where ther...

about the future of this country? edinburgh, queen elizabeth's northern capital, prepares . to greet her majesty. from the start, the queen clearly felt a deep affinity for scotland and its place in the uk. at her silverjubilee in 1977, she publicly stressed what she called the benefits of union. but in recent times, support for independence has surged. if the union with scotland in particular, but also the united kingdom as we know it is to be preserved, then the monarch has a role to play, the monarch will obviously want to try and maintain what has been there for centuries. how do...

did your— same support and devotion as they did your late mother. because today we don't _ did your late mother. because today we don'tjust did your late mother. because today we don't just commemorate did your late mother. because today we don'tjust commemorate the reign of our— we don'tjust commemorate the reign of our queen but also celebrate the life of— of our queen but also celebrate the life of a _ of our queen but also celebrate the life of a woman who many in scotland knew and _ life of a woman who many in scotland knew and loved, who dedicated her life to _ knew and l...