On 20th November 2017, HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, celebrated their Platinum (70th) Wedding Anniversary.

On 18th November 2017, a peal of Stedman Caters was rung at Hornchurch to mark the occasion. A 5 minute extract of the peal can be accessed below:

Full details of the peal are as follows:

Essex Association

Hornchurch, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 18 November 2017 in 3h 7min

5055 Stedman Caters

Composed by John Pladdys

1 Christina D A Brewster

2 Paul J Bloomfield

3 John Pladdys (C)

4 Stephen A Waters

5 Jon Waters

6 Ian P Hill

7 Clive J Stephenson

8 Peter G C Ellis

9 Robert J Crocker

10 Andrew P Brewster

Arranged and rung to mark the 70th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip