Southampton born shop worker Richard Ellery was killed in an explosion at Aldgate in London on July 7, 2005

Richard Ellery was killed when he was caught in the bomb explosion at Aldgate in the capital on July 7, 2005.

He and the 51 other victims along with scores who were injured were remembered at a service at St Paul’s cathedral in the capital this morning.

The Southampton born shop worker had been on a rare visit to the capital where he had been due to attend a training course, having recently been made a full time member of staff at the photography shop chain Jessops.

Richard, who attended Bellemoor school and Taunton college, was confirmed as one of the dead several days after the bombing, confirming the worst fears of parents Trevor and Beverley Ellery, who still live in the Shirley area of the city.

Speaking to the Daily Echo at the time the couple said they had clung on to any hope that Richard could still be alive following the bombings which ultimately claimed the lives of 52 people.

They had reported Richard missing after he failed to make contact with them after travelling to Liverpool Street Station on the morning of the attack for the training course.

The last they heard was when Richard exchanged text messages with his mum at 8.30am. The bomb exploded minutes after his train arrived at the station.

Immediately after the bombings Mr Ellery made a desperate journey to the London station to appeal to passers-by and rail staff for information.

Supported by his vicar from St Winifred's Church in Totton and son Tim, he had taken photographs of Richard with him in the hope of jogging people's memory. However, the family's worst fears were confirmed in a phone call from the Metropolitan Police a week after the bombings.

Paying tribute to their son, who had recently moved to Ipswich, the Ellerys said in a statement: "Richard was a fun loving boy and full of enthusiasm for life.

"He will be sorely missed by all of his family and close friends.”

An inquest into his death also heard tributes paid to Richard by those who knew them.

Reading a written statement from one of his flatmates who saw him the night before he died, Hugo Keith QC told the coroners court: "Richard was his normal self - a funny, lively guy - and looking forward to his course in London."

He said the young man, who enjoyed socialising with his friends into the small hours, was "beginning a new and positive phase" in his life.

"It made it all the harder that this was snatched away from him on July 7, 2005," he said.

"He had a great sense of humour and was quick-witted. The only time he was grumpy was in the morning," the statement said.

He had woken up late on the morning of July 7 and only just made the train to London, the inquests heard.

"He didn't get up until 6.30am which meant he had to rush to the station," Mr Keith said.

Jessops closed all its 280 stores for the national two-minute silence on July 14.

At the service of remembrance held at St Paul’s cathedral today some of the families of those who died in the attacks were in attendance, as well as some of those injured that day.

Prayers were led by priests who helped minister people in the hours and days after the blasts.

Candles representing the site of each incident were carried by people who helped deal with the immediate aftermath.

Guests at the service include the Duke of York, Prime Minister David Cameron, Mayor of London Boris Johnson and his wife Marina, former prime minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, Home Secretary Theresa May and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.

The names of the 52 victims, including Richards were read out before the service finished with a minute's silence. The four candles were lit and petals were released from the dome.

The Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, told the congregation: “''Soon after 7/7 the families and friends of the victims compiled a book of tributes.

''It is a taste of the ocean of pain surrounding the loss of each one of the victims.

''The tribute book is also very revealing about the character of the London which the bombers attacked.

''The majority of the victims were young. They came from all over the UK and all over the world.''