![]() ![]() I remembered that when, for The Queen’s 2012 Diamond Jubilee Tour of the nation, Sherborne was chosen as her only destination in Dorset. Keith told me afterwards that the Duke was fascinated by what you might call the “physics” of the new window: its installation, and the techniques of its making and firing and leading. But in the processional line-up I did notice Prince Philip in animated conversation with my head verger, the late Keith Batten. It was very much what in my trade we call a “stamp and circumponce” service, and I had little opportunity to do other than meet and greet our royal visitors. The first time was in 1998, for the dedication of the Abbey’s new Great West Window. Twice on my watch as Vicar of Sherborne, Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visited the town, and the Abbey itself.
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