The scene at Westminster Abbey, 26 May, 1940. The National Day of Prayer.
John Willans on the National Day of Prayer at the time of Dunkirk
May / June sees the 75th anniversary of Dunkirk.
When Britain was close to defeat during WWII, and the entire British Army was trapped at the port on the coast of France, in desperation George VI called for a National Day of Prayer to be held on 26 May 1940.
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