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Queen Elizabeth II will be buried in a state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.
The queen died on Sept. 8, 2022, at 96 years old, at her Scottish castle, Balmoral.
Queen Elizabeth II was a member of the Church of England.
Sometimes referred to as the Anglican Church, the Church of England is part of the Anglican Communion, which itself contains different branches of Christianity, such as the Protestant Episcopal Church, according to History.com.
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The Church of England is the “primary state church” in England and claims to be both Catholic and Reformed, the same source notes.
The church “upholds teachings found in early Christian doctrines, such as the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed,” and also “reveres 16th century Protestant Reformation ideas outlined in texts, such as the Thirty-Nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer,” it notes as well.
Queen Elizabeth II was a member of the Church of England, also referred to as the Anglican Church.
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Jonathan Neil-Smith, who served as former Secretary to the Dioceses Commission and House of Clergy, as well as Secretary to the House of Bishops, told Fox News Digital via email that all monarchs are required to “either be a member of the Church of England” or of “a church in communion with it.”
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Neil-Smith, who is from Surrey, England, also said, “We have been richly blessed to have had a monarch in the late Queen Elizabeth who has participated in the life of the Church of England and in expounding the teachings of Jesus Christ, regularly referring to them in her annual Christmas broadcasts.”
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