:00:07. > :00:12.Good morning and welcome to Westminster Abbey.
:00:13. > :00:18.Today thousands will gather today inside in solidarity, to spread a
:00:19. > :00:19.message of hope in response to the terror attacks which took place just
:00:20. > :01:11.two weeks ago. This morning, as you can see, life
:01:12. > :01:15.continues as normal on Westminster Bridge but it is forever scarred. In
:01:16. > :01:19.the heart of London you can see the three iconic landmarks. The Palace
:01:20. > :01:24.of Westminster, Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey. All united in
:01:25. > :01:28.a nation's grief. I watched this morning as many stopped at the lamp
:01:29. > :01:32.posts still on Westminster Bridge, covered in floral tributes and
:01:33. > :01:35.today's an opportunity for all of us to stop, to remember and to pay
:01:36. > :01:40.tribute to the lives of those which were lost. And lives which will
:01:41. > :01:54.never be the same after that fateful afternoon.
:01:55. > :02:00.Inside the Abbey today are some of the injured and the families
:02:01. > :02:07.of those so tragically killed just two weeks ago.
:02:08. > :02:13.We are also joined by the men you and women of the emergency services
:02:14. > :02:25.who ran to treat those injured. Many who ran from the hospital and across
:02:26. > :02:28.bridge -- across Westminster Bridge. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
:02:29. > :02:35.and Prince Harry will be arriving short lane the abbey also home --
:02:36. > :02:40.shortly and the Abbey also home today to a number of Members of
:02:41. > :02:43.Parliament who have made the short walk from the Palace of Westminster.
:02:44. > :02:49.For many of those who are here today, this is where they came a
:02:50. > :02:56.fortnight ago. The Abbey, as it has been, at many points in its history
:02:57. > :02:59.came a place of refuge as the cordon came down around Westminster. Some
:03:00. > :03:04.of those have come here today to mourn. Some to contemplate. And many
:03:05. > :03:09.as well, acknowledged the response to the attack. But all are here, I
:03:10. > :03:12.think it is safe to say, all gathered today in this special
:03:13. > :03:19.place, as a show of defiance and a show of hope. That's the hope that
:03:20. > :03:27.says that those who attack our freedom, our democracy, our values,
:03:28. > :03:29.will not break our spirits. That attack on Westminster Bridge lasted
:03:30. > :03:34.just 82 seconds. In those brief moments
:03:35. > :03:37.of violence, an estimated 50 people were injured and five
:03:38. > :03:39.lives were extinguished. The following film
:03:40. > :05:10.is 82 seconds long. It still feels so raw, doesn't it
:05:11. > :05:24.Kurt Cochran died on that day. Kurt Cochran's nephew said
:05:25. > :05:35.he was one of the happiest His family have been struck by the
:05:36. > :05:43.reaction around this country and the shall world. Of his family are in
:05:44. > :05:47.the Abbey today including his wife. Aysha Frade was on her way to
:05:48. > :05:53.collect her children from school. Her husband John has said his life
:05:54. > :06:01.was completely fallen apart. John is here today, alongside their two
:06:02. > :06:06.daughters. Leslie Rhodes' neighbour, Christine Carney, she was told by
:06:07. > :06:08.nurses at his bedside at King's College Hospital to say goodbye as
:06:09. > :06:22.they were switching off his life support machine.
:06:23. > :06:23.She played his favourite song by Queen,
:06:24. > :06:35.PC Keith Palmer's family said Keith will be remembered
:06:36. > :06:37.as a wonderful dad and husband, a loving son, brother and uncle.
:06:38. > :06:44.The Palmers are also in the Abbey with 16 members of the family,
:06:45. > :06:49.including his wife Michelle. This might be a national occasion but for
:06:50. > :06:56.the families, this is the first time they'll all be together in the same
:06:57. > :06:59.place and theirs is a shared grief. I don't know about you, but I
:07:00. > :07:04.remember following what happened on social media on that day and then
:07:05. > :07:08.subsequently on radio and television, desperate for details.
:07:09. > :07:12.Checking with those I knew who were in London, thought might be in
:07:13. > :07:17.London, hoping and praying that everyone was OK. Many were doing the
:07:18. > :07:21.same, as I'm sure the Mayor of London was. And he is alongside
:07:22. > :07:29.Sonali Shah. Sadiq Khan, as Mayor of London, the
:07:30. > :07:32.threat of something like this must have always been in the back of your
:07:33. > :07:35.mind. Where were you when you heard what was happening and what were
:07:36. > :07:40.your initial thoughts? I was a the City Hall. The threat will he for a
:07:41. > :07:44.while has been severe. Which means an attack is highly likely. The
:07:45. > :07:49.previous Commissioner had a mantra - when there is an attack, not if, so
:07:50. > :07:53.we prepare and plan for these things and have practised them and hope
:07:54. > :07:56.aprayed we never had to implement all the things we had planned and
:07:57. > :08:00.prepared for. What is important is we as a city have shown our
:08:01. > :08:13.resilience. This service today is one of hope, we are not going to be
:08:14. > :08:16.cowed by terrorists. What was pleasing with a was the emergency
:08:17. > :08:23.services running towards danger, showing the very best of humanity
:08:24. > :08:27.and London. We saw the very best of London in the vigil you organised
:08:28. > :08:35.the next day, did you feel the city needed that? Our city is very
:08:36. > :08:39.diverse. The victims of the attack were from all corners of the world.
:08:40. > :08:46.Many people were confused and weren't sure what to do to show
:08:47. > :08:58.solidarity. We thought Londoners and visitors, the best way to show
:08:59. > :09:03.solidarity, to come together, to say we are not going to be cowed by
:09:04. > :09:07.terrorists, we will not allow you to destroy our shared values and shared
:09:08. > :09:12.way of life. And it was important for the rest of the world to see the
:09:13. > :09:14.very best of our city. Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, thank you very
:09:15. > :09:26.much. Sadiq Khan will take his place in a
:09:27. > :09:28.receiving line alongside Craig Mackey, the Assistant Commissioner
:09:29. > :09:33.of the Metropolitan Police. He was also a key witness to events that
:09:34. > :09:40.day, yards away from PC Keith Palmer when he was stabbed.
:09:41. > :09:46.You can see a collection of multi-faith leaders from across the
:09:47. > :09:54.country, being processed through the Abbey. They'll be taking part in the
:09:55. > :10:02.service a little bit later on. Including the likes of Rabbi David
:10:03. > :10:19.Mason. And Lord Singh of Wimbledon from the Sikh community. And Rabbi
:10:20. > :10:29.Baroness Neuberger. In the days following the attack #WeAreNotAfraid
:10:30. > :10:36.and #We Stand Together were shared. And
:10:37. > :10:39.I'm sure you saw the women from all different backgrounds holding hands
:10:40. > :10:43.on Westminster Bridge, showing solidarity and condemning the crime.
:10:44. > :10:47.It's been an incident which has brought many together and as we look
:10:48. > :10:51.at these multi-faith leaders taking their seats in the Abbey, this
:10:52. > :10:54.morning many of them will be leading prayers in front of the congregation
:10:55. > :11:01.later. It wasn't just in London, either. There were vigils held in
:11:02. > :11:10.Leeds, in Birmingham, in Manchester. Oxford. Leicester, Sheffield,
:11:11. > :11:15.Bradford and Swansea. A book of condolence was also opened at
:11:16. > :11:27.Belfast City Hall. And in Edinburgh, the flags were at half-mast.
:11:28. > :11:33.Those events of two weeks ago still very fresh in the memories of the
:11:34. > :11:42.families who are here today and in ours as well, as we watch.
:11:43. > :11:48.Westminster Abbey, so close to where those events took place.
:11:49. > :11:55.Over the course of the last two weeks or so, many have talked about
:11:56. > :12:00.and paid tribute to the response of the emergency services. Many of them
:12:01. > :12:04.are with us today. There were 68 paramedic and ambulance crews who
:12:05. > :12:09.responded to the attack, they were supported by firefighters, police
:12:10. > :12:16.and the air Ambulance Service. There were many heroes on that day.
:12:17. > :12:23.Westminster Bridge is a heaving mass of people. There is often a traffic
:12:24. > :12:28.jam of the it's full of tourists. Many of our staff use it every day.
:12:29. > :12:33.Not just to come to work but we use it to travel between our hospital
:12:34. > :12:40.sites. So it feels part of St Thomas'. I was at a commendation
:12:41. > :12:44.ceremony at New Scotland Yard. It was a really good day, a really good
:12:45. > :12:50.feel. I stayed behind to tidy up some of the chairs in the room. And
:12:51. > :12:55.the news came on to say that there was sounds of explosions. I was
:12:56. > :12:59.driving back from a meeting when a colleague of mine contacted me to
:13:00. > :13:06.say that the incident was taking place. When I heard Westminster
:13:07. > :13:14.Bridge had been attacked, I felt physically sick. My first thoughts
:13:15. > :13:17.were to get into the control room to make sure the first responders were
:13:18. > :13:23.there on the scene. Every hospital in the NHS needs to have a major
:13:24. > :13:28.incident plan and I took the role to look after our patients and our
:13:29. > :13:36.staff. We mobilise our fire rescue units. We had around about 50 people
:13:37. > :13:40.attend the scene. . It became apparent that a police officer had
:13:41. > :13:44.lost their life. I knew then that that was something that I couldn't -
:13:45. > :13:49.it is not that I couldn't deal with it, but I had to put that emotion to
:13:50. > :13:53.one side. I've spoken to a few people since and apologised because
:13:54. > :14:00.I never mentioned Keith, I never said that I knew that Keith had
:14:01. > :14:04.passed away. A number of our staff, they ran on to the bridge without
:14:05. > :14:09.any thought of whether it was safe to do so because it happened to
:14:10. > :14:13.quickly. They had no idea what they were going into. You know the
:14:14. > :14:17.responses of people is amazing, isn't it? Whether you are a member
:14:18. > :14:20.of London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service, you are a police
:14:21. > :14:24.officer, everyone runs towards that. There are lots of members of the
:14:25. > :14:33.public as well. So, those are times when you see London at its worst and
:14:34. > :14:39.London at its best at the same time. It has different impacts on
:14:40. > :14:45.individuals. I know some of our staff haven't had the courage to
:14:46. > :14:49.walk across the bridge yet. I don't think the dust is going to settle
:14:50. > :14:52.here for a very long time. I think this will live with people for
:14:53. > :14:58.years. Some people will always live with it.
:14:59. > :15:04.The memorial is vital to enable everybody to come together to spend
:15:05. > :15:09.some time to reflect on what occurred. Events such as these, the
:15:10. > :15:27.starting of the healing process. Dame Eileen Sills, who we have just
:15:28. > :15:32.seen, is part of the congregation in Westminster Abbey today. Her
:15:33. > :15:36.colleagues are here from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, one of the five
:15:37. > :15:40.hospitals which took in patients on the day. She is here not just with
:15:41. > :15:44.the medical staff but also the backroom staff who run the
:15:45. > :15:49.switchboards. They took hundreds of calls in the days after the attack.
:15:50. > :15:54.Those calls came in from all over the world, from people looking for
:15:55. > :16:00.information about their loved ones. We mentioned that there are over 400
:16:01. > :16:07.members of the emergency services in the Abbey today. Two of them are
:16:08. > :16:10.with Sonali. I am with Tom George and Doctor Fenella Wrigley. We have
:16:11. > :16:14.just been hearing about the hard-working hospital staff in the
:16:15. > :16:18.days after the attack. How have you and your team's been preparing for
:16:19. > :16:23.something like this, preparing to work together with other emergency
:16:24. > :16:26.services? For a number of years, working really closely with the
:16:27. > :16:30.police and London Ambulance Service so that when an event like this is
:16:31. > :16:33.unfortunately happens, everything comes together, we knew the
:16:34. > :16:38.relationships and how the teams worked and we came together like
:16:39. > :16:41.clockwork if you like. So many eyewitness accounts that every
:16:42. > :16:45.injured person had members of the public with them who stayed on the
:16:46. > :16:51.scene to help out. So you also worked with the public, didn't you?
:16:52. > :16:54.We did, we worked with our stakeholders, the public and
:16:55. > :16:59.London's air ambulance who deployed a team to assist our crews. We would
:17:00. > :17:03.like to pay tribute to the families and friends of everyone who was
:17:04. > :17:07.injured and died in the incident. That is what today is about. How
:17:08. > :17:12.important is it to also thank those who responded to the incident?
:17:13. > :17:17.Absolutely. It was an absolute tragedy what happens two weeks ago.
:17:18. > :17:21.As the mayor said, London is very much open for business and you can
:17:22. > :17:24.see that on the streets. It is very proper that we respect the family
:17:25. > :17:26.and friends of the loved ones who died in the way that we are doing
:17:27. > :17:39.this morning. Thank you. Lovely to hear from them. If you are
:17:40. > :17:42.just joining us, we are broadcasting a special service of hope from
:17:43. > :17:46.Westminster Abbey following the terror attack of two weeks ago. On
:17:47. > :17:52.that day, millions around the world followed the news as it unfolded. It
:17:53. > :17:56.was a daylight any other day, really. The bridge was packed with
:17:57. > :18:00.tourists, school parties, people going about their daily lives. There
:18:01. > :18:08.was one message to St Thomas' Hospital, the hospital at the end of
:18:09. > :18:11.Westminster Bridge. It read, the term forces sweetheart was first
:18:12. > :18:15.used by British Tommies in World War I, referring to the nurses who
:18:16. > :18:20.tended to the wounded soldiers. The message went on to say, Londoners
:18:21. > :18:26.know who their sweethearts are, the doctors and nurses who ran to help
:18:27. > :18:28.people on Westminster Bridge. Chief Superintendent John Sutherland wrote
:18:29. > :18:31.of the police that They are the headlong
:18:32. > :18:54.rush of blues and twos. The first to the scene.
:18:55. > :18:57.The first to the chase. The first to confront.
:18:58. > :18:59.The first to protect. And, sometimes, they pay
:19:00. > :19:07.the greatest price of all." The family of PC Keith Palmer know
:19:08. > :19:10.the truth only too well. There has been a renewed appreciation of
:19:11. > :19:14.officers on the front line in recent weeks. In Newport, there was an
:19:15. > :19:19.anonymous card left by a stranger on the bonnet of a police car, with
:19:20. > :19:21.flowers and chocolates attached to it, and a note written inside,
:19:22. > :19:31.simply saying, thank you. Police constable Keith Palmer was
:19:32. > :19:36.killed protecting parliament that they two weeks ago. MP James
:19:37. > :19:43.Cleverly spoke in the House of Commons the next day. With your
:19:44. > :19:46.indulgence, sir, I would like to turn for a moment to PC Keith Palmer
:19:47. > :19:54.who I first met 25 years ago as Gunnar Keith Palmer. A member of the
:19:55. > :20:02.Royal Artillery. He was a strong, professional public servant. And it
:20:03. > :20:09.was a delight to meet him here again only a few months after being
:20:10. > :20:15.elected. Would my right honourable friend the Prime Minister, in
:20:16. > :20:20.recognition of the work that he did, and the other police officers and
:20:21. > :20:29.public servants here in the house do, consider recognising his
:20:30. > :20:34.gallantry and sacrifice formally with posthumous recognition?
:20:35. > :20:43.James Key cleverly knew PC Palmer well. -- James Cleverly. He will
:20:44. > :20:46.have known he was a season ticket holder at Charlton Athletic and last
:20:47. > :20:51.night the club had a minute's silence in his memory, with 22 of PC
:20:52. > :20:55.Palmer's colleagues alongside the pitch. All the player match fees
:20:56. > :21:02.will be donated to the Palmer surnamed family. Also here in the
:21:03. > :21:06.Abbey today is be Leader of the House of Commons, who is with
:21:07. > :21:10.Sonali. David Lidington, as Leader of the House of Commons, you had to
:21:11. > :21:15.address the lockdown chamber and keep everyone informed. Describe the
:21:16. > :21:21.scene for us. Initially there was inevitably some confusion. We heard
:21:22. > :21:25.a loud crash, the car going into the wall. I thought it was a road
:21:26. > :21:28.accident. Then we got reports of people running and shots being
:21:29. > :21:34.fired. The news came through within a few minutes. The Deputy Speaker
:21:35. > :21:38.and I decided that the best way forward would be for me as leader to
:21:39. > :21:42.say, look, this is the limited information the police have said
:21:43. > :21:46.they are willing to put to the public at the moment, this is
:21:47. > :21:49.serious we have to remain in lockdown. People responded calmly
:21:50. > :21:53.and they knew the gravity of the situation. PC Keith Palmer would
:21:54. > :22:00.have been so well known around the House of Commons. Yes. He was one of
:22:01. > :22:04.the regulars. Not just at the gate, or on duty at the rear entrance to
:22:05. > :22:08.the chamber itself, behind Mr Speaker's chair. He was a familiar
:22:09. > :22:14.and friendly face to an awful lot of us. That sense of initial shock was
:22:15. > :22:20.very quickly overtaken by a sense of horror and then just after heartfelt
:22:21. > :22:23.sympathy for his family and also the families of the other people who had
:22:24. > :22:30.lost their lives. David Lidington, thank you for talking to us.
:22:31. > :22:33.The Leader of the Commons made that speech to
:22:34. > :22:41.the House of Commons at around three o'clock on that Wednesday afternoon
:22:42. > :22:44.two weeks ago. Over the course of those hours, that afternoon,
:22:45. > :22:49.thousands of messages appeared on social media. An outpouring of unity
:22:50. > :22:56.and solidarity, and hope as well, which is the whole purpose of
:22:57. > :23:00.today's's service at the Abbey. Ben O'Sullivan from Cardiff tweeted, we
:23:01. > :23:04.will not be broken, we will not be cowed, you shall not destroy our
:23:05. > :23:13.democracy, we are all Londoners today. David Cobb reform London also
:23:14. > :23:16.tweeted, my city, our city, the world's city, we stand together, we
:23:17. > :23:27.stand tall, we will prevail. On the day the Prime Minister
:23:28. > :23:32.Theresa May was whisked away from the Palace of Westminster, just
:23:33. > :23:36.moments after the attack. It was in a press conference later, held
:23:37. > :23:42.outside Number Ten, that she said, the location of this attack was no
:23:43. > :23:47.accident. The terrorists chose to strike at the heart of our capital
:23:48. > :23:50.city, said the Prime Minister. Where people of all nationalities,
:23:51. > :23:52.religions and cultures come together and celebrate the values of liberty,
:23:53. > :24:02.democracy and freedom of speech. The Prime Minister is unable to be
:24:03. > :24:07.here today, she is in Saudi Arabia. The Home Secretary Amber Rudd will
:24:08. > :24:12.be giving a reading later as part of the service.
:24:13. > :24:20.And someone else taking part in the service later is also alongside
:24:21. > :24:24.Sonali. Commander Mak Chishty will be reading a prayer later in the
:24:25. > :24:31.service. What is your assessment of the way the public has reacted in
:24:32. > :24:35.the two weeks after the attack? I think we have had a tremendous
:24:36. > :24:39.response. At a time when people are confused, dazed, hurting, we have
:24:40. > :24:44.seen people coming together strongly to show that we are united, and send
:24:45. > :24:50.a strong message of community cohesion and unification. London is
:24:51. > :24:54.often described in the way you have just described it, tolerant, open
:24:55. > :24:59.and diverse. But something like that can change people, it can make
:25:00. > :25:03.people worried. Where do you see hope and optimism? The whole purpose
:25:04. > :25:07.of terrorism is to shock communities, to disrupt and divide
:25:08. > :25:11.them. London's difference has been a strength. We have stood together and
:25:12. > :25:15.it is occasioned like this when you get inspiration and hope, and I am
:25:16. > :25:19.certainly hopeful for the future. Prayers for those who have been
:25:20. > :25:22.injured and lost their lives, but ultimately dressing for the future
:25:23. > :25:28.to keep us safe and well. We have seen a lot of public displays of
:25:29. > :25:31.defiance. The public have come out, they have genuinely been hurting and
:25:32. > :25:35.grieving together, it has been authentic and genuine. People have
:25:36. > :25:38.seen that, we have been hurt together but we are also going to be
:25:39. > :25:43.spirited together, and today is about showing unity. And you feel
:25:44. > :25:52.that London will remain united? I have no doubt about that. This time
:25:53. > :25:56.around, there has been a slight increase in hate crime for a couple
:25:57. > :26:00.of days, but it shows a tribute to our community and country that we
:26:01. > :26:05.will not let terrorism divide us. Commander Mak Chishty, thank you.
:26:06. > :26:15.We will see him later leading the congregation at Westminster Abbey in
:26:16. > :26:19.prayer. The Abbey has thought long and hard about how to produce
:26:20. > :26:25.today's service, with the message centrally of hope and humanity. At
:26:26. > :26:27.its heart, it will feature an act of commitment, where everyone in the
:26:28. > :26:34.congregation will have a lighted candle. The Dean, Doctor Johnson
:26:35. > :26:38.Maule, who will lead the service, will read a verse from John's
:26:39. > :26:41.gospel, the light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not
:26:42. > :26:47.overcome it. And the central three foot candle you can see in the
:26:48. > :26:55.lantern is already burning. The light will be taken from there,
:26:56. > :26:57.passed on first to the Duke of Cambridge, and then shared,
:26:58. > :27:01.person-to-person, right across the congregation.
:27:02. > :27:12.Paying their respects today are ambassadors from some of those
:27:13. > :27:16.countries affected by the attack. In fact, 200 representatives, we have
:27:17. > :27:21.been told, from the diplomatic corps, in the Abbey today. Including
:27:22. > :27:26.High Commissioners, ambassadors and various other members of staff as
:27:27. > :27:30.well. It's worth remembering, a point that has been made on numerous
:27:31. > :27:33.occasions, that people from 11 different countries were either
:27:34. > :27:44.killed or injured on Westminster Bridge two weeks ago. China,
:27:45. > :27:50.Romania, France, South Korea, Greece, Germany, Poland, Ireland,
:27:51. > :27:51.Italy and the United States. All of those countries are represented here
:27:52. > :28:02.today. As French president Francois
:28:03. > :28:05.Hollande on the day of the attack said, France, which has been struck
:28:06. > :28:11.so hard lately, knows what the British people are suffering today.
:28:12. > :28:14.And the Eiffel Tower was switched off, the lights there turned down
:28:15. > :28:20.out of respect to the victims of the attack. Also in Germany, the
:28:21. > :28:23.Chancellor Angela Merkel said her thoughts were with the British
:28:24. > :28:27.friends and all the people of London.
:28:28. > :28:37.And in further solidarity, Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was lit up in the
:28:38. > :28:40.colours of the Union Flag. And in Germany, a minute's silence was held
:28:41. > :28:53.on the steps of their parliament. And in Spain too, the home of a
:28:54. > :29:03.charade, at least 100 people attended a memorial to commemorate
:29:04. > :29:07.her. -- the home of Aysha Frade. The Spanish flag was flown at half-mast
:29:08. > :29:10.and three days of mourning was announced.
:29:11. > :29:23.And we see now outside Westminster Abbey, the arrival of the royal
:29:24. > :29:24.party. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are here alongside Prince
:29:25. > :29:37.Harry. Meeting the Dean, Dr John Hall and
:29:38. > :29:42.one of his first duties this morning, the Duke of Cambridge, will
:29:43. > :29:52.be to lay a wreath at the innocent victims memorial.
:29:53. > :29:53.Prince William visited St Thomas' Hospital to
:29:54. > :29:55.speak with those who had responded to the
:29:56. > :30:00.Palmer's honour at the foot of a traditional
:30:01. > :30:01.blue police lamp at the National Memorial
:30:02. > :30:08.He left a handwritten note which read:
:30:09. > :30:12."For PC Keith Palmer and all those who have served our community
:30:13. > :30:37.so valiantly, your legacy is our way of life."
:30:38. > :30:44.The Innocent Victims' Memoerial has been outside the Great West Door of
:30:45. > :30:47.Westminster Abbey since 1996. It is there to remember civilians, men,
:30:48. > :30:49.women and children, who suffered death and torture and oppression
:30:50. > :31:43.throughout the world. Dr John Hall just telling the royal
:31:44. > :31:47.party they will now be led inside the Abbey, where they will take
:31:48. > :31:55.their seats with the rest of the congregation. Prince Harry was at
:31:56. > :32:00.this same memorial last year. He laid a wreath here to mark those
:32:01. > :32:05.killed in the terror attack in Tunisia in 2015. And the Dutchest of
:32:06. > :32:12.Cambridge, too, was speaking at a charity event, the day after the
:32:13. > :32:24.attack two weeks ago. She opened her remarks there by saying, "I know you
:32:25. > :32:28.want it join -- to join me by sending your thoughts and prayers to
:32:29. > :32:33.those affected by the terrible attack in Westminster." As they come
:32:34. > :32:37.through those Great West Doors, they will be introduced to the
:32:38. > :32:42.presentation party, which includes The Reverend Anthony Ball, the
:32:43. > :32:51.Canyon Steward, the Receiver General and the Mayor of London who we've
:32:52. > :32:54.spoken to already, Sadiq Khan. And the acting met Police Commissioner,
:32:55. > :32:59.Craig Mackey is there, he, of course a significant witness in the ongoing
:33:00. > :33:06.investigation. He was just yards away from PC Palmer. Yards away from
:33:07. > :38:48.PC Palmer when he was stabbed, protecting Parliament.
:38:49. > :40:03.The violent assault two weeks ago against Londoners and visitors
:40:04. > :40:07.to this city from around the world, and the killing of a police
:40:08. > :40:09.constable on duty at the Palace of Westminster, have
:40:10. > :40:23.Today we remember in particular those who lost their lives.
:40:24. > :40:32.Aysha Frade, Kurt Cochran, Leslie Rhodes, Keith Palmer,
:40:33. > :40:37.their families and friends, and all those who were injured.
:40:38. > :40:44.We commend them to the care and keeping of Almighty God.
:40:45. > :40:50.We give thanks for the vigilance and dedication of the police
:40:51. > :40:57.and security services, and we pray for them in their vital
:40:58. > :41:02.work of keeping our communities and nations safe from terror and random
:41:03. > :41:08.We pray today for the communities
:41:09. > :41:15.of our United Kingdom, so rich in their diversity,
:41:16. > :41:18.that we may all celebrate what each contributes and that we may live
:41:19. > :41:31.At a time of sorrow, a time when we are tempted
:41:32. > :41:47.The special service choir and congregation will now sing our first
:41:48. > :41:56.team. # In simple trust
:41:57. > :42:35.like theirs who heard # Where Jesus knelt
:42:36. > :43:27.to share with thee # Take from our souls
:43:28. > :44:11.the strain and stress # Breathe through the
:44:12. > :44:37.heats of our desire # Let sense be dumb,
:44:38. > :44:49.let flesh retire # Speak through the
:44:50. > :45:24.earthquake, wind, and fire Now the Home Secretary will bring a
:45:25. > :45:29.message of hope out of suffering from the book of Jeremiah.
:45:30. > :45:36.A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping.
:45:37. > :45:47.She refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.
:45:48. > :45:53.Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears,
:45:54. > :46:02.They shall come back from the land of the enemy,
:46:03. > :46:30.Your children shall come back to their own country.
:46:31. > :46:35.# Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord
:46:36. > :46:49.# O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint
:46:50. > :46:57.# If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss
:46:58. > :47:24.# I look for the Lord, my soul doth wait for him.
:47:25. > :47:45.# Before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch
:47:46. > :47:55.# O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy
:47:56. > :48:01.# And with him is plenteous redemption
:48:02. > :48:14.# And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins
:48:15. > :48:25.# Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the holy ghost
:48:26. > :48:34.# As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be
:48:35. > :49:11.Wanting to justify himself, a lawyer asked Jesus,
:49:12. > :49:23.Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
:49:24. > :49:27.and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went
:49:28. > :49:36.Now by chance a priest was going down that road,
:49:37. > :49:42.and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
:49:43. > :49:48.So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him,
:49:49. > :49:59.But a Samaritan while travelling came near him, and when he saw him,
:50:00. > :50:07.He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured
:50:08. > :50:17.Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn,
:50:18. > :50:25.The next day he took out two denarii,
:50:26. > :50:31.gave them to the innkeeper, and said, "Take care of him,
:50:32. > :50:35.and when I come back, I will repay you whatever
:50:36. > :50:44.Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbour to the man who fell
:50:45. > :50:53.He said, "The one who showed him mercy."
:50:54. > :51:06.Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
:51:07. > :51:14.The choir will now sing a song of the new Jerusalem from Revelation
:51:15. > :51:33.chapter 20 one. CHOIR SINGS: A Song
:51:34. > :56:17.of the New Jerusalem The Dean of Westminster will now
:56:18. > :56:23.address the congregation. In the name of the Father and of the
:56:24. > :56:43.Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. No man is an island entire of
:56:44. > :56:52.itself, wrote John Donne, in 1624. Any man's death diminishes me
:56:53. > :56:59.because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for
:57:00. > :57:06.whom the Bell tolls. It tolls for thee. So we are all affected by the
:57:07. > :57:12.attack a fortnight ago on Westminster Bridge, and at the gates
:57:13. > :57:21.of the Palace of Westminster, and we are all left bewildered and
:57:22. > :57:25.disturbed. But our sense of loss and diminishment is pale by comparison
:57:26. > :57:36.with that of the families of those who died. Aysha Frade, Kurt Cochran,
:57:37. > :57:41.Leslie Rhodes on the bridge. And police constable Keith Palmer on
:57:42. > :57:51.duty at the gates of Parliament. And all those who were injured. Our
:57:52. > :57:59.hearts go out to them in sympathy and prayer and love. Anyone who has
:58:00. > :58:02.walked on Westminster Bridge or in Parliament Square in recent days has
:58:03. > :58:08.seen bunches of flowers in row upon row in the square, and tied to the
:58:09. > :58:19.lamp posts on the bridge. Candles have been lit and messages left.
:58:20. > :58:23.Messages of love and support. Messages too of determination and
:58:24. > :58:30.defiance in the face of evil and terror. Messages from younger and
:58:31. > :58:35.older people, friends and former colleagues of those who were killed.
:58:36. > :58:41.And simple statements of courage. We are not afraid. And we stand
:58:42. > :58:52.together. In his devotions on emergent
:58:53. > :58:56.occasions, John Donne, a poet and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral,
:58:57. > :59:03.stressed that our companionship, our mutual involvement and dependency is
:59:04. > :59:09.not within our own nation alone. He mentioned Europe as a whole, but
:59:10. > :59:16.today we would recognise our common citizenship more widely. London is a
:59:17. > :59:24.world city. With visitors from every country on the planet and residents
:59:25. > :59:31.drawn from 270 nationalities, and speaking 300 languages. Those killed
:59:32. > :59:37.and injured included Londoners, but also people from the United States
:59:38. > :59:48.of America, from Romania, France, South Korea, Italy, China,
:59:49. > :59:59.Australia, Greece, Portugal, Germany, Poland and Ireland. What
:00:00. > :00:05.happened a fortnight ago leaves us bewildered. What could possibly
:00:06. > :00:09.motivate a man to hire a car and take it from Birmingham to Brighton
:00:10. > :00:16.to London and then drive it fast at people he had never met, couldn't
:00:17. > :00:20.possibly know, against whom he had no personal grudge, no reason to
:00:21. > :00:27.hate them, and then run at the gates of the Palace of Westminster to
:00:28. > :00:33.cause another death? It seems likely that we shall never know. No doubt,
:00:34. > :00:40.it was an imitation of the attacks in nice -- Nice Anne Boleyn, but
:00:41. > :00:47.what on earth did he hope to achieve? -- Nice and Berlin. Such
:00:48. > :00:54.random acts of aggression are nothing new. We are reminded of the
:00:55. > :01:04.death of these earlier -- Fusilier Lee Rigby, the bomb attacks on the
:01:05. > :01:08.Underground and the London buses in 2005, and so much more here in
:01:09. > :01:13.earlier terror campaigns. And we are conscious of the determined and
:01:14. > :01:19.committed protection offered by the police and security services. Even
:01:20. > :01:22.so, every act of aggression leaves us disturbed and, somehow,
:01:23. > :01:41.diminished. Our first lesson reminded us of the
:01:42. > :01:47.suffering of the people of Judea. It referred to being sacked. They were
:01:48. > :01:54.taken into exile it Babylon itself, about 50 miles or so of modern
:01:55. > :02:00.Baghdad. The psalm tells us how they felt, by the waters of Babylon, we
:02:01. > :02:12.sat down and wept, when we remembered you, owe jerds. - other
:02:13. > :02:17.Jerusalem. They are suffering lasted and is reflected in the suffering of
:02:18. > :02:21.those in Iraq and Syria in our own day of the millions of people
:02:22. > :02:29.dispossessed and living in poverty and fear in refugee camps or in
:02:30. > :02:35.their own homes, but deprived of everything we're accustomed to rely
:02:36. > :02:46.on for our own health and welfare. We weep for the violence. For the
:02:47. > :02:50.hatred. For the loss of life. For all that divides and spoils our
:02:51. > :02:59.world. It was not meant to be like this. It should not be like this.
:03:00. > :03:13.Violence and hatred are not the answer. The best-known story Jesus
:03:14. > :03:18.told, the parabole of the good samaritan has a message for us. At
:03:19. > :03:23.first sight it seems quite simple - a man has been mugged and left half
:03:24. > :03:27.dead by the roadside. Two people hurry past, leaving him to find for
:03:28. > :03:38.himself. Not apparently caring about him at all. One man, by contrast,
:03:39. > :03:44.stops. And does whatever he can, in first aid, pouring on oil and wine
:03:45. > :03:50.to cleanse the man's wounds. And then bandaging him. He takes him to
:03:51. > :03:56.an inn and looked after him until the next day. Then he pays the inn
:03:57. > :04:03.keeper to care for him, promising to come back and cover the cost of any
:04:04. > :04:08.further help. That's all good in itself but the man who cares for the
:04:09. > :04:16.one who has been mugged is not of the same faith or nationality as
:04:17. > :04:21.him. In fact, the two communities, the dues and the samaritans have
:04:22. > :04:28.been enemies for centuries and despise and indeed hate one another.
:04:29. > :04:38.That enmity is o no bar to the samaritan doing a good deed for the
:04:39. > :04:43.Jew. Jesus praises the good samaritan. There is another twist to
:04:44. > :04:48.Jesus' story. The people who should have been the first responders. The
:04:49. > :04:53.ones who walked past quickly were of the same faith and nationality of
:04:54. > :05:01.the injured man. But they did nothing. They were bound by their
:05:02. > :05:12.religious duties not to touch a dead body and they feared the man was
:05:13. > :05:15.dead. Jesus condemns them. Condemns them for their lack of comoon
:05:16. > :05:22.decency. They've failed the test of compassion and love, the test of
:05:23. > :05:26.mercy, which Jesus rates far more highly than adherence to narrow
:05:27. > :05:32.religious conventions. In this and in other ways, during his ministry
:05:33. > :05:39.on Earth, Jesus leads us to leap over the barriers that divide us,
:05:40. > :05:44.whatever they are. And to reach out in brotherly and sisterly love to
:05:45. > :05:52.those of other faiths and nationalities. We have called this a
:05:53. > :05:56.Service of Hope and despite the horror of a random killing and
:05:57. > :06:04.hatred shown two weeks ago today, there is much for which we can be
:06:05. > :06:10.thankful. And much to offer us hope. The day after the Westminster
:06:11. > :06:17.attacks, Muslim, Jewish, Christian and other faith leaders condemned
:06:18. > :06:23.the violence and together stated that such aggressive and destructive
:06:24. > :06:29.acts, against innocent victims, were no part of Islam or any of the world
:06:30. > :06:34.faiths. Later a great concourse of people gathered at Trafalgar Square
:06:35. > :06:38.to witness a quiet demonstration of solidarity between the faith
:06:39. > :06:43.communities that make up our city and nation. The next day the
:06:44. > :06:52.archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster stood with the chief
:06:53. > :07:01.Rabbi and leading Shia and Sunni clerics just outside the Abbey, to
:07:02. > :07:06.demonstrate the mutual respect of the three Abrahamic faiths and their
:07:07. > :07:11.solidarity as leaders and four days later, 100 women, most of them
:07:12. > :07:18.Muslim, formed a human chain on Westminster Bridge. We Stand
:07:19. > :07:23.Together. Just as in this service the world faiths are represented and
:07:24. > :07:33.will pray together. Above all, for the gift of hope. In a few moments
:07:34. > :07:41.we shall light candles and make an Act of Commitment. Our prayer and
:07:42. > :07:51.commitment is to live together peacefully and respectfully, rich in
:07:52. > :08:04.our diversity and to sing together in harmony.
:08:05. > :08:32.Cellist Natalie Clein is in the nave and will play Song of the Birds.
:08:33. > :12:33.MUSIC: Song of the Birds performed by Natalie Clein.
:12:34. > :12:38.This is now the moment of togetherness, celebrated by
:12:39. > :12:52.candlelight. # I will lift up mine
:12:53. > :12:56.eyes unto the hills # My help cometh even from the Lord,
:12:57. > :13:13.who hath made heaven and earth # He will not suffer
:13:14. > :13:18.thy foot to be moved # And he that keepeth
:13:19. > :13:25.thee will not sleep # Behold, he that keepeth Israel
:13:26. > :13:34.shall neither slumber nor sleep # The Lord is thy defence
:13:35. > :13:48.upon thy right hand # So that the sun shall
:13:49. > :13:55.not burn thee by day # The Lord shall preserve
:13:56. > :14:05.thee from all evil # Yea, it is even he that
:14:06. > :14:14.shall keep thy soul # The Lord shall preserve thy
:14:15. > :14:20.going out and thy coming in # From this time
:14:21. > :14:52.forth for evermore. # # As it was in the beginning, as now
:14:53. > :15:06.and ever shall be. The light shines in
:15:07. > :15:19.the darkness, and the darkness O God, who through the mighty
:15:20. > :15:30.resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ has delivered us
:15:31. > :15:34.from the power of darkness and brought us into
:15:35. > :15:37.the light of your kingdom. Grant that as he was raised
:15:38. > :15:42.from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk
:15:43. > :15:46.in newness of life and seek those things that are above,
:15:47. > :15:51.where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
:15:52. > :15:54.one God, world without end. Together let us affirm
:15:55. > :16:01.our shared humanity and our resolve to bring light
:16:02. > :16:08.and life to all. In the name of Almighty God,
:16:09. > :16:35.our creator, redeemer, and sustainer, and in remembrance
:16:36. > :16:39.of those who have died or been injured, let us pray for the gifts
:16:40. > :16:52.of healing and peace. In the name of God, The Most
:16:53. > :17:00.Gracious, The Most Merciful. O God, we raise our
:17:01. > :17:04.hands in prayer today. We ask you for your mercy and your
:17:05. > :17:07.blessing at and on this gathering. We ask you to bless the souls
:17:08. > :17:10.of those innocent people who lost their lives
:17:11. > :17:12.in the terrorist We ask you to grant peace,
:17:13. > :17:17.comfort and patience to their grieving families,
:17:18. > :17:20.friends and loved ones We ask you to keep our city
:17:21. > :17:28.and country safe and secure always. And we ask you to safeguard
:17:29. > :17:31.and strengthen the bonds of unity and friendship between our diverse
:17:32. > :17:33.communities, and to protect us from the forces of
:17:34. > :17:48.division and hatred always. Grant us peace,
:17:49. > :17:53.goodness, and blessing. Life, grace and kindness.
:17:54. > :17:58.Justice and mercy. Source of our life,
:17:59. > :18:03.bless us all together with the light of your presence,
:18:04. > :18:06.for in the light of your presence, you give us, our Living God,
:18:07. > :18:11.law and life, love and kindness, justice and mercy,
:18:12. > :18:16.blessing and peace. And in your eyes, it is good
:18:17. > :18:19.to bless all your people Blessed are you, God,
:18:20. > :18:39.blessing your peoples with peace. People are either your brothers in
:18:40. > :18:44.faith or similar to you in humanity. We are constantly reminded
:18:45. > :18:49.in the Islamic teachings of the Prophet and the Imams
:18:50. > :18:53.that the best of Muslims is one who utters beautiful words,
:18:54. > :18:57.who does virtuous deeds, who gives to the poor,
:18:58. > :19:31.who helps the needy, First God Almighty created the
:19:32. > :19:38.light, and all beings. So who is good and who is bad? O people and
:19:39. > :19:42.siblings of destiny, do not wonder, deluded by doubt. The creation is in
:19:43. > :19:44.the Creator, and the creator is in the creation. Take pervaded and
:19:45. > :20:00.permeating all places. Be present O merciful God Almighty
:20:01. > :20:05.and protect us so that we, while wearied by the changes and chances
:20:06. > :20:09.of this fleeting world, may repose upon your eternal changelessness,
:20:10. > :20:21.through Jesus Christ our Lord. Lord, make us channels
:20:22. > :20:26.of your peace. Where there is hatred
:20:27. > :20:35.let us bring your love. Where there is injury,
:20:36. > :20:37.your pardon, Lord. Where there is despair
:20:38. > :20:51.in life, let us bring hope. And where there
:20:52. > :21:03.is sadness, ever joy. Longing for God's
:21:04. > :21:06.kingdom of justice, mercy, and peace,
:21:07. > :21:08.let us pray as Jesus Our Father, who art in heaven,
:21:09. > :21:14.hallowed be thy name And forgive us our trespasses,
:21:15. > :21:25.as we forgive those And lead us not into temptation,
:21:26. > :21:32.but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power,
:21:33. > :22:01.and the glory, The congregation will now sing our
:22:02. > :22:18.final hymn. It is a celebration of love and life.
:22:19. > :24:51.To the Church, The Queen, the Commonwealth, and all mankind,
:24:52. > :25:03.And the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son,
:25:04. > :25:06.and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain
:25:07. > :29:01.As the royal party go through the Abbey, their Royal Highnesses will
:29:02. > :29:05.meet the families of those killed in the attack, and some of the injured
:29:06. > :29:11.as well. As they move through to the Jerusalem chamber, a presentation
:29:12. > :29:15.line as they except the main body of the Abbey, meeting the likes of
:29:16. > :29:19.Christopher Stokes, who we heard from, the Reverend Jonathan Osborne,
:29:20. > :29:24.the chaplain for the Metropolitan Police. He has been spending an
:29:25. > :29:28.awful lot of time with the family of PC Keith Palmer over the last two
:29:29. > :29:33.weeks or so. He accompanied Michelle Palmer when she wanted to see where
:29:34. > :29:38.her husband had died. And spend some time looking through the book of
:29:39. > :29:43.condolences. At the Palace of Westminster. Also there, the
:29:44. > :29:46.reverend rose Hudson Wilkin, who has also been incredibly busy as the
:29:47. > :29:54.chaplain of the Speaker of the Commons. James O'Donnell, also in
:29:55. > :29:55.that presentation line, the Abbey's organist and master of the
:29:56. > :30:04.choristers. Today has been about remembering
:30:05. > :30:07.those who lost their lives a fortnight ago, but also paying
:30:08. > :30:13.tribute to those who saved others, who ran towards the trouble when
:30:14. > :30:16.instinct tells you to run away. Chief Superintendent John Sutherland
:30:17. > :30:21.wrote about the police officers he works with, and he concluded with
:30:22. > :30:26.these words. There are still lives to be saved and lost folk to find,
:30:27. > :30:32.and vulnerable people to protect, and men of violence to be faced
:30:33. > :30:34.down. Two weeks ago, in the face of the unthinkable, we discovered and
:30:35. > :30:39.expressed a renewed sense of appreciation for the men and women
:30:40. > :30:43.who stand on the thin blue line. As you watch this, there are probably
:30:44. > :30:47.still questions you want answered, the investigations will continue to
:30:48. > :30:51.run. And there are people who still need protecting, but I hope this
:30:52. > :30:54.service has given you the opportunity to reflect this
:30:55. > :31:00.afternoon. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not
:31:01. > :31:04.overcome it. From all the BBC team, goodbye from Westminster Abbey.