The petitioner sought a faculty for the introduction of a small plaque commemorating her mother and father at the spot where her father's cremated remains were buried. Her mother's remains were buried in a nearby woodland cemetery with no marker. The memorial included an inscription of the Welsh word ‘Tangnefedd’, meaning ‘peace’.

The deputy chancellor was satisfied that the use of the Welsh language, as one of the languages of the United Kingdom, was acceptable, noting that those who wished to could now easily look up the meaning of the inscription online. The petitioner's father was a native Welsh speaker and the church had strong Welsh links. The deputy chancellor referred to the decision in Re St Peter, Limpsfield [2004] 1 WLR 2504 where the view was expressed that, save exceptionally, no memorial should be erected in a churchyard unless there was an associated burial. The petitioner agreed to an amendment to the wording on the memorial which made clear that the petitioner's mother was buried elsewhere. Such an amendment caused no conceivable prejudice to anyone and a faculty in those terms was issued. [RA]