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Abbey Welcomes Her Majesty The Queen to Bath Service
Friday, 9th May 2014
Her Majesty The Queen, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Order, attended the Service and Ceremony of the Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order in Henry VII’s Lady Chapel, Chapel of the Order, at Westminster Abbey on Friday 9th May 2014.
Special Service Royal Visit HM The Queen HRH The Prince of Wales Order of the Bath
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Charles Cornwall
Sailor
Admiral Charles Cornwall of Berrington in Herefordshire was buried in the south aisle (presumably of the nave) of Westminster Abbey on 27th November 1718.
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His Excellency the High Commissioner for New Zealand, Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM QSO KStJ, reads St Micah 4: 1-5
HRH The Duke of Cambridge, HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 25th April 2018.
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Charles Williams
d.1720 Writer, Politician, Philanthropist and Statesman
In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a cartouche near the grave of Charles Williams. Sir Charles Hanbury-Williams is also buried here.
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Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Harry Open 87th Field of Remembrance
Thursday, 5th November 2015
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales opened the Royal British Legion's 87th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 5th November 2015.
HRH Prince Henry of Wales HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Field of Remembrance
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Killigrew Family
Priest/Minister, Soldier and Playwright
In the north aisle of the nave is a white marble monument to Robert Killigrew. It is a tablet in the form of a shield.
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Joanna Trollope OBE, Vice-President of the Trollope Society, reads Ecclesiasticus 44: 1-2, 8-9, 10, 13-15
A Wreath laying to Commemorate the Bicentenary of the Birth of Anthony Trollope was held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 4th December 2015. His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent laid the wreath.
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The Venerable (Air-Vice Marshal) Jonathan Chaffey QHC RAF, Chaplin-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force, gives The Address
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark Battle of Britain Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 18th September 2016.
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William Bayne
Sailor
In the north transept is a tall monument of white and coloured marbles, known as The Three Captains memorial, by the sculptor Joseph Nollekens.
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James Rumsey
Scientist and Engineer
In St Margaret's Church is a tablet in memory of James Rumsey, West Virginia, inventor, who was buried in the churchyard on 24th December 1792.
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Prince of Wales attends Order of the Bath installation
Thursday, 24th May 2018
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, attended a Service for the Order at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 24th May 2018 in the Order’s 293rd year including the Ceremony for the Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order in the Lady Chapel, the Chapel of the Order.
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Henry and James Cornewall
Sailor
In the entrance archway to the cloisters of Westminster Abbey is a large monument (36 feet high) to Captain James Cornewall (or Cornwall) of the Royal Navy.
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Lady Chapel
The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst visitors today.
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A podcast for the 75th anniversary of VE Day
Friday, 8th May 2020
A special podcast for VE Day with contributions from the Chief of the Defence Staff and VE Day veteran Barbara Weatherill has been released to mark the 75th anniversary.
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Gabriel Goodman
Dean and Priest/Minister
In the chapel of St Benedict is a monument to Welshman Gabriel Goodman, Dean of Westminster 1561-1601. It consists of a bearded figure in Doctor's robes.
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Stained Glass
Westminster Abbey has very little medieval glass now remaining but there are good examples of glass from the 18th century to the present day.
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Westminster Abbey holds Whitehall Carol Service
Thursday, 21st December 2017
Westminster Abbey held a Whitehall Carol Service on Wednesday 20th December 2017 in partnership with Christians in Government UK.
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Ellen Glynne
Philanthropist
Ellen Glynne of North Wales was buried in 1733 in the vault of General Monk in Westminster Abbey.
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Unknown Warrior
At the west end of the Nave is the grave of the Unknown Warrior, whose body was brought from France to be buried in 1920.