Britian celebrated Charles Dicken's birthday last week, it marks the 200th year for the famous global author that impacted the world with famous characters like Tiny Tim, Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, and others.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, joined Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, actor Ralph Fiennes, dignitaries and Dickens' descendants at a memorial service in London's Westminster Abbey.

A simultaneous event was held in Portsmouth. Charles proclaimed there that Dickens is "one of the greatest writers of the English language, who used his creative genius to campaign passionately for social justice."

In London, the heir to the throne laid a wreath of white roses and snowdrops on the writer's grave in Poet's Corner - resting place of national literary icons - and two of Dickens' youngest descendants added a pair of small white posies.