The Archbishop of Canterbury has today paid a poignant visit to the Ministry of Defence and the Cenotaph, coinciding with the 95th anniversary of the armistice that ended the First World War.
The Most Reverend Justin Welby, who became the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury in February 2013, was greeted on the steps of the strategic headquarters in Whitehall by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Lord Astor, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Houghton. Accompanied by The Chaplain-in-Chief, The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) Ray Pentland, the Archbishop was updated on current military operations before taking the opportunity to meet with Chaplains of the Armed Forces, alongside military and civilian staff in the Memorial Courtyard.
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