Spanish Ambassador to honour Katherine of Aragon

PETERBOROUGH will get its first visit from the Spanish Ambassador on Monday as he pays tribute to one of history’s most famous figures.

Carlos Mirana is due to visit the city for the Katharine of Aragon commemorative service, as this year marks two decades’ of Peterborough’s twinning with Alcala, in Spain, where the first wife of Henry VIII was born.

The former queen is buried in Peterborough Cathedral, making the anniversary of her death an important fixture in the city’s calendar.
A service is due to take place on Monday, to mark the 470th anniversary of her death.

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