Westminster Mayor joins Papal Nuncio and Spanish Embassy to remember flood victims

Westminster Mayor Rigby with Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Buendía, and José María Robles Fraga from Spanish Embassy

Victims of Valencia's recent floods were remembered at a Requiem Mass held at St James, Spanish Place Church, with Embassy officials and the Spanish community leading the tributes.

The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Robert Rigby, represented the people of Westminster. Also present was the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, His Excellency Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, His Excellency José Pascual Marco, Spanish ambassador to the UK and José María Robles Fraga, the Spanish embassy's Minister Counsellor for Cultural and Scientific Affairs.

The Lord Mayor said: "The Spanish community has been well established in London for centuries and everyone was devastated by the loss of life in Valencia. I wanted to be there to stress the City stands with Valencia during this traumatic time and the loss of life has been felt deeply here."