John Sentamu says 'hearts and people's cockles will be warmed' by Westminster Abbey service rooted in 1662 Book of Common Prayer Death of the Queen and King Charles's accession - latest updates The Queen did not want a "long, boring" funeral service, John Sentamu, the former archbishop of York, has said. Sentamu had first sight of plans for the Queen's funeral in 2005 when he became an archbishop and a member of the privy council.