On Monday, September 11th 2023, at 2:00 p.m., a swearing-in ceremony took place at the House of Assembly to engage the service of Her Excellency Julia Crouch as Governor of Anguilla, under the hand of King Charles III of England. The event commenced with an invocation offered by Canon Reid Simon, who prayed in part: “We gather to commend, Holy God, Julia as the Governor of this land. We pray that as she serves among us that the words of the Psalmist: ‘righteousness and justice are the foundation of God’s throne’ will fill her heart and her ministrations among us. We pray that peace, tolerance, respect and a sense of engagement may flow from her and flow through all of us.”
Representatives of the National Choir then rendered the National Anthem and the National Song in rich harmony. The Honourable Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr. Merrick Richardson, delivered welcome remarks, followed by the Reading of the Commission of Appointment and Administration of Oaths officiated by the Honourable Justice Ermin Moise.
