'Pomp & Circumstance: Great British Traditions', with Penny Mordaunt
Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester, GL1 2HJ
Friday 11th September 2026
Penny Mordaunt’s sword-carrying role at the Coronation of King Charles III became one of the ceremony’s defining images. Now the former Leader of the House of Commons explores the history of Britain’s greatest traditions.
From the Coronation Service to royal weddings and funerals, the State Opening of Parliament to Remembrance Day, sporting rituals to local customs including Gloucestershire’s cheese rolling competition, she considers how ceremony creates identity, continuity and belonging. Which traditions should be preserved and how must they evolve to remain meaningful?
From the Coronation Service to royal weddings and funerals, the State Opening of Parliament to Remembrance Day, sporting rituals to local customs including Gloucestershire’s cheese rolling competition, she considers how ceremony creates identity, continuity and belonging. Which traditions should be preserved and how must they evolve to remain meaningful?
