The King And Great Congregation At Dedication Service to Open Festival of Britain The King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family in the front row of a great congregation at the dedication service for the Festival of Britain in St. Paul's Cathedral. Britain's King George VI today told the world that this is no time for despondency. In his speech, broadcast from the steps of London's famous St. Paul's Cathedral, he declared the Festival of Britain open and called it a symbol of Britain's