Prince praises words of prayer
The Prince of Wales yesterday paid tribute to the ‘beauty of holiness’ in the Book of Common Prayer as he opened an exhibition exploring the relationship between royalty and religion.
Prince Charles rejected reservations about the ‘accessibility’ of the words of the 1662 edition of the Church of England service book, saying its value becomes clearer as people grow older and experience more in life. As somebody who was brought up on that prayer book – day after day, year after year, Sunday after Sunday, school worship after school worship, evening prayer, communion, everything – those words do sink into your soul in some extraordinary way,’ he said after opening Royal Devotion – Monarchy and the Book of Common Prayer at Lambeth Palace in the company of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. PICTURE: John Stillwell/PA.