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CPD and INSET for teachers
INSET sessions are available for primary and secondary groups of teachers and trainee teachers.
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Prince William and Catherine Middleton marriage licence
Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see Prince William and Catherine Middleton's marriage licence, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.
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Column Capital
Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see this column capital, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.
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The Litlyngton Missal
Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the Litlyngton Missal, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.
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Celebrating St Edward
In a chapel at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, king and saint.
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'Choir Boy' Memories for The Queen from Choristers
Monday, 14th March 2016
Her Majesty The Queen received an early birthday present from the choristers of Westminster Abbey after the annual Commonwealth Service at the Abbey on Monday, 14th March 2016: a framed picture of 'Choir Boy' – the Queen's first winning racehorse which won the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot on 17th June 1953.
HM The Queen Royal Visit The Choir of Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey Choir School
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Dean of Westminster to celebrate 40 years as a priest
Tuesday, 21st June 2016
On Monday 4th July at 5.00 pm the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, will preside at a Sung Eucharist in Westminster Abbey to mark the 40th anniversary of his ordination as a priest.
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Abbey mourns the Reverend Jane Sinclair
Thursday, 14th January 2021
The Abbey today mourns the loss of The Reverend Jane Sinclair, former Rector of St Margaret’s and Canon of Westminster, who has died.
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His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI remembered
Saturday, 31st December 2022
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, has expressed his sorrow at the death of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
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Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter
Saturday, 30th March 2024
A beautiful and joyous service that celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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Hatton Family
Statesman
The large monument to Sir Christopher Hatton is now in the triforium, having being moved from the lower Islip chapel. He and his wife Alice are both buried just outside this area .
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Sermon Given at the Vigil Sung Eucharist for the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday, 24th March 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Artist, Writer, Soldier, Statesman and Historian
Sir Winston Churchill is not buried in Westminster Abbey but just inside, near the grave of the Unknown Warrior, is a green marble memorial stone.
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Westminster Abbey sends condolences to His Majesty The King on the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Thursday, 8th September 2022
The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle OBE, has sent his condolences to His Majesty The King and the Royal Family upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on behalf of all at Westminster Abbey.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2015
Sunday, 18th January 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon Theologian.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Advent 2022
Sunday, 27th November 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Advent 2022: Is the coming of the Son of Man at an unexpected hour a threat or a promise? Is the.
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Sir William Constable
Soldier
Sir William Constable was buried in a vault in Henry VII's chapel on 21st June 1655. But by Royal Warrant his remains were exhumed.
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Humphrey Mackworth
Soldier
Humphrey Mackworth, a colonel in Cromwell's Parliamentary army, was buried in a vault in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey but later exhumed.
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Gordon Roland-Adams
Musician
The ashes of Leslie Gordon Roland-Adams, Head Master of Westminster Abbey Choir School, 1988 to 1997, were buried in the vault of the Islip chapel.
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Nicholas Udall
Writer and Playwright
Nicholas Udall, or Uvedale, was buried in St Margaret's Church in 1556 but he has no gravestone or memorial. He was Head Master of Westminster School.