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Prince Charles to lead Charles Dickens celebrations | Prince Charles to lead Charles Dickens celebrations |
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The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will lead global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth later. | The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will lead global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth later. |
Prince Charles will lay a wreath at the author's grave in Poets' Corner as part of a service at Westminster Abbey. | Prince Charles will lay a wreath at the author's grave in Poets' Corner as part of a service at Westminster Abbey. |
A 24-hour "readathon" will take place in countries from Albania to Zimbabwe. | A 24-hour "readathon" will take place in countries from Albania to Zimbabwe. |
Biographer Simon Callow, who will read at a service in Portsmouth, where Dickens was born, said the day would be "dangerously moving". | Biographer Simon Callow, who will read at a service in Portsmouth, where Dickens was born, said the day would be "dangerously moving". |
Callow will read from David Copperfield, a coming-of-age story about an orphan boy that is largely considered to be autobiographical. | Callow will read from David Copperfield, a coming-of-age story about an orphan boy that is largely considered to be autobiographical. |
The service, at St Mary's Church, will also feature actress Sheila Hancock reading from Oliver Twist. | The service, at St Mary's Church, will also feature actress Sheila Hancock reading from Oliver Twist. |
"I really made the strong decision to come to the place where he was born rather than to Westminster Cathedral where he never wanted to be," actor Callow said. | "I really made the strong decision to come to the place where he was born rather than to Westminster Cathedral where he never wanted to be," actor Callow said. |
He was referring to Dickens's desire to be buried at Rochester Cathedral, instead of Westminster Abbey, where he was interred following a public outcry. | He was referring to Dickens's desire to be buried at Rochester Cathedral, instead of Westminster Abbey, where he was interred following a public outcry. |
Celebrations in Portsmouth will begin at a ceremony outside the writer's birthplace, where his great-great-grandson, Ian Dickens, will lay a wreath. | Celebrations in Portsmouth will begin at a ceremony outside the writer's birthplace, where his great-great-grandson, Ian Dickens, will lay a wreath. |
Dickens's parents set up home in Portsmouth when his father was transferred there by the Navy Pay Office. | Dickens's parents set up home in Portsmouth when his father was transferred there by the Navy Pay Office. |
Their son was born on 7 February, 1812 at 1 Mile End Terrace, Landport, Portsea - now 393 Old Commercial Road. The family moved back to London in 1814. | Their son was born on 7 February, 1812 at 1 Mile End Terrace, Landport, Portsea - now 393 Old Commercial Road. The family moved back to London in 1814. |
In London on Tuesday, Prince Charles and Camilla will visit the Charles Dickens museum in Doughty Street - which opened in 1925 in the house where the novelist lived from 1837-1839. | In London on Tuesday, Prince Charles and Camilla will visit the Charles Dickens museum in Doughty Street - which opened in 1925 in the house where the novelist lived from 1837-1839. |
US actress Gillian Anderson, who played Miss Havisham in the BBC's adaptation of Great Expectations, will give a private reading for the royal visitors. | US actress Gillian Anderson, who played Miss Havisham in the BBC's adaptation of Great Expectations, will give a private reading for the royal visitors. |
The Westminster Abbey service will be attended by a large gathering of the author's descendants and will also include readings from actor Ralph Fiennes, biographer Claire Tomalin, and another great-great-grandson, Mark Dickens. | The Westminster Abbey service will be attended by a large gathering of the author's descendants and will also include readings from actor Ralph Fiennes, biographer Claire Tomalin, and another great-great-grandson, Mark Dickens. |
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, said: "Dickens's humanity and compassion made an extraordinary impact on Victorian England through his writings, which remain immensely popular. | The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, said: "Dickens's humanity and compassion made an extraordinary impact on Victorian England through his writings, which remain immensely popular. |
"This bicentenary should help renew our commitment to improving the lot of the disadvantaged of our own day." | "This bicentenary should help renew our commitment to improving the lot of the disadvantaged of our own day." |
The BFI Southbank, in London, will host the UK leg of the international readathon which will begin in Australia with a reading of Dombey and Son. | The BFI Southbank, in London, will host the UK leg of the international readathon which will begin in Australia with a reading of Dombey and Son. |
Other events include a bi-centenary dinner at the capital's Mansion House, as well as the launch of a Dickens newspaper and iPad app using his work as content. | Other events include a bi-centenary dinner at the capital's Mansion House, as well as the launch of a Dickens newspaper and iPad app using his work as content. |
At the weekend, biographer Claire Tomalin said children did not have the the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works because they were "being reared on dreadful television programmes". | At the weekend, biographer Claire Tomalin said children did not have the the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works because they were "being reared on dreadful television programmes". |
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