In William and Kate’s Westminster Abbey wedding footsteps

Pod Save The King

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News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

3.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Westminster Abbey is the scene for many grand royal occasions - from coronations to weddings and funerals. In the year of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s 10th wedding anniversary, the Abbey is offering tours which take visitors through their wedding day journey. Pod Save the Queen host Ann Gripper and Mirror online features editor Zoe Forsey were welcomed to the Abbey by Duncan Jeffery, who oversaw all the media arrangements on William and Kate’s wedding day. They explore the Abbey’s ancient and modern history, see the coronation chair and relive highlights from the royal wedding. Plan your visit to the Abbey at https://www.westminster-abbey.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	POD Save the Queen!
0:06.0	So hello and welcome back to POD Save the Queen.
0:09.0	I'm your host Anne Gripper and I am on location today with my friend Zoe Force features editor at the Mirror and we are in
0:16.4	Westminster Abbey in the company of the head of communications Duncan Jeffrey who is
0:20.9	kindly giving us a bit of a tour talking about the Abbey's
0:24.8	royal connections. I mean it's it was the place where the Queen was crowned Queen
0:29.3	on her coronation date where Princess Diana's funeral was held, where William and Kate got married,
0:35.1	where Harry and Megan said their farewells to life as working royals, where there's the
0:40.8	tomb of the unknown warrior which has had long connections with
0:44.0	royal weddings and holds a special place in the country and history and the royal family
0:49.3	in people's hearts and so much more history besides.
0:53.0	So Duncan, thank you so much for showing us around today.
0:56.0	It's my pleasure, good afternoon and welcome to the Abbey.
0:58.0	Thank you very much.
1:00.0	And one of the reasons we've come this year is because you've got a special tour that's running
1:06.2	over the summer to celebrate essentially 10 years of William Kate's wedding.
1:11.6	That's right.
1:12.7	And you were here when they got married?
1:14.7	Yes, I was.
1:15.7	It's 10 years ago and it doesn't seem like 10 years ago because it was such a busy time and
1:20.4	there was so much going on.
1:21.6	In fact, there was so much interesting things to do that it just seems like yesterday, but yes, it was 10 years ago.
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