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Two Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath Chapel
Two Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath were installed in the Abbey's Lady Chapel on 10 July 2023.
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Reflection: Second Sunday of Lent
Monday, 1st January 0001
Read or listen to the reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent 2024.
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Major General and Mary Lowther
Soldier
Major General Lowther and his mother Mary are buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey but have no marker.
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Richard Jones, Earl of Ranelagh
Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh, his first wife, son and two daughters are buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Sir Henry Barnard
Soldier
In the north transept is a memorial stone to six soldiers, including General Sir Henry Barnard, who served and died in the Indian Mutiny.
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Carteret family
In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey are monuments to Dame Elizabeth Carteret, Edward and Philip Carteret.
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Sir Francis Allen
Soldier
Sir Francis Allen was buried in the south transept, near William Thynne's tomb, but he had no monument and his gravestone has worn away.
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George Falconer
Sailor
Captain George Falconer was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey but has no marker.
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19. Henry VIII and his grandmother's ceremony
Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.
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A podcast for Candlemas
Tuesday, 2nd February 2021
Today’s episode of Abbeycast, A podcast for Candlemas, was recorded this week in the Abbey’s magnificent Lady Chapel.
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Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was tragically killed in a car accident on 31st August 1997. Her funeral was held in Westminster Abbey on 6th September.
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Charles Fitzcharles, Earl of Plymouth
Charles Fitzcharles, Earl of Plymouth was buried on 18th January 1681 (modern dating) in the vault in Henry VII's chapel formerly occupied by Oliver Cromwell.
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Hon. Jane Hyde
The Hon. Jane Hyde was buried in the east cloister. Her gravestone is now worn but is next to that of the Reverend C. Cracherode.
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Charles Sibourg
Soldier
Lt. General Charles Sibourg or Sybourg was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey but has no marker or memorial.
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Benjamin de Rohan
Soldier
Benjamin de Rohan (called in England the Duke of Soubise or Sabees), French Huguenot leader, was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1642. Location unknown.
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Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby
Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby was buried in the chapel of St Nicholas in Westminster Abbey but has no marker.
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William Stuart [Steuart]
Soldier
The Right Honorable General William Steuart was buried in the vault of the Duke of Buckingham in Henry VII's chapel on 10th June 1726.
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John Bligh, Earl of Darnley
Politician
John Bligh, Earl of Darnley, politician, was buried on 25th September 1728 in the north ambulatory, near the steps leading up to the Lady Chapel.
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Carola & Ann Morland & R. Harsnett
Soldier
In the nave are two monuments to Ann and Carola, wives of mathematician Sir Samuel Morland. Inscriptions are in English, Hebrew, Greek and Geez.
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James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn & Family
Soldier
Colonel James Hamilton, and the 6th and 7th Earls of Abercorn are buried in the Abbey.