Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II

By now you will have heard the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday 8 September 2022.
We hold the Royal Family and all who mourn in our prayers.

A Prayer on the death of Her Majesty The Queen

Gracious God, we give thanks
for the life of your servant Queen Elizabeth,
for her faith and her dedication to duty.
Bless our nation as we mourn her death
and may her example continue to inspire us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

- A prayer from the Church of England

An Australian prayer on the death of
Queen Elizabeth the Second

Almighty God, ruler of every nation,
we give you thanks
for the life of your servant, Queen Elizabeth the Second,
whose faithful obedience to her calling
and whose leadership marked by sacrificial service
have inspired generations of her people.
May the heavenly grace which sustained her
comfort all who mourn her death.
Inspire, we pray, by her example,
the leaders and people of the United Kingdom,
the Commonwealth, and this nation of Australia
to work together with renewed passion for justice and peace.
As you have received her into her eternal rest,
renew our trust that nothing can separate us from your love,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury on the Death of Her Majesty The Queen

Resources and liturgy on the death of Her Majesty The Queen

St George's Cathedral will be holding a special service of commemoration marking the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second on Monday 19 September 2022 at 11am.