Office of Security (Chapel of St. Michael and St. George)

Type
Locations: Church: Office.

Location
Saint Paul's Sanctuary (Location)

Description
With its white stone pillars and dazzling golden semi-dome over the old altar, the Chapel of St. Michael and St. George is a strikingly cheery place to put the Office of Security. Although the old choir benches remain, they are not used, nor is the altar. On the opposite side of the chapel is the choir seat which before the war was reserved for the monarch of Great Britain; it is likewise no longer used. In front of the Queen's Stall has been placed the Head Security Officer's desk, a position currently held by The Frenchman. The retable behind the altar features a wooden sculpture of St. Michael crushing the head of the dragon, and a bronze statue on the top of the retable of St. George with his helmet and sword in hand.

Although once adorned with royal banners, the Chapel of St. Michael and St. George is now bare of flags, and the choir stalls have had their plates designating stalls for the British monarch and Knights and Dames Grand Cross removed, as the Sanctuary does not recognize the legitimacy of Queen Victoria II's claim over the area.

Pre-War History
Prior to the Great War, the Chapel of St. Michael and St. George was home to the Order of St. Michael and St. George, of which Her Majesty Queen Victoria II is a member. Services were held four times a year, during which new knights and dames of the order were instituted.

Post-War History
Following the cathedral's conversion into a Roman Catholic church, the banners for the Order of St. Michael and St. George were removed, and the chapel has become an office for the Sanctuary's head of security. The Queen's Stall remains but is no longer used, since it is rather uncomfortable.

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