The Bishop at the service was Dr. Davies, a Calvinistic Anglican, of all things. A man who took some training at the alma mater, Westminster. He's no TFO and he's not a liberal either. And, has a credible doctorate. Now, if men like him would enlarge their tent. And would teach the Royals old, Reformed and Anglican classics. One might hope.
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Royal tour: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend Easter Sunday service in Sydney
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted by Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev Dr Glenn Davies, at St Andrew's Cathedral for Eastern reflections
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leave St Andrew's Cathedral for Easter Sunday Service Photo: GETTY IMAGES
The royal couple were met by the Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Rev Dr Glenn Davies, when they arrived at the cathedral for the 65 minute long service.
The Duchess wore a dove grey Alexander McQueen coat with a hat by Jane Taylor.
At the start of the service the congregation was told that although there were two special guests they must remember to "concentrate on the Prince – the Prince of Peace" on Easter Sunday.
A crowd of around 2,000 people gathered outside the cathedral to see the couple, many of them bearing gifts for Prince George and flowers for the Duchess.
The service was relayed on loudspeakers for the crowd to follow in the bright autumn sunshine.
The cathedral was consecrated in 1868 and underwent major restoration work in 1999-2000.
The couple sang hymns including Christ The Lord Is Risen Today, The Strife is Past, the Battle Done, In Christ Alone My Hope Is Found and Thine Be The Glory. The Bible readings were from Daniel 12: 1-4 and John 11: 17-44. Dr Davies’s sermon was on the theme of Jesus’ power over death.
After the service the couple signed their names in the First Fleet Bible – the Bible used in the first Christian service held in Australia in 1788.
Later in the day the Duke and Duchess will take Prince George to Taronga Zoo in Sydney, where he will meet a bilby named after him.
Bilbies are nocturnal ground-dwelling marsupials similar in size to rabbits, so George the bilby will have to be woken up to meet Prince George, who is also a good sleeper, according to his parents.
The couple will then tour other parts of the zoo without Prince George, before watching a display of falconry.
It is their last day in Sydney. They will fly to Canberra tonight, their base for the rest of the tour, and from there will fly to Uluru (Ayer's Rock) and Adelaide before spending two days in the capital.
The cathedral was consecrated in 1868 and underwent major restoration work in 1999-2000.
The couple sang hymns including Christ The Lord Is Risen Today, The Strife is Past, the Battle Done, In Christ Alone My Hope Is Found and Thine Be The Glory. The Bible readings were from Daniel 12: 1-4 and John 11: 17-44. Dr Davies’s sermon was on the theme of Jesus’ power over death.
After the service the couple signed their names in the First Fleet Bible – the Bible used in the first Christian service held in Australia in 1788.
Later in the day the Duke and Duchess will take Prince George to Taronga Zoo in Sydney, where he will meet a bilby named after him.
Bilbies are nocturnal ground-dwelling marsupials similar in size to rabbits, so George the bilby will have to be woken up to meet Prince George, who is also a good sleeper, according to his parents.
The couple will then tour other parts of the zoo without Prince George, before watching a display of falconry.
It is their last day in Sydney. They will fly to Canberra tonight, their base for the rest of the tour, and from there will fly to Uluru (Ayer's Rock) and Adelaide before spending two days in the capital.
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