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A Tudor dynasty
Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.
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The Venerable Elizabeth Adekunle, Archdeacon of Hackney, reads Ephesians 3: 14–21
The Reverend Tricia Hillas was inaugurated as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons in a service in St Margaret's Church, Westminster today.
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Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 25th September 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: Honest and the knowledge that a different sort of community exists in God and can be ours. I have.
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Abbey staff honoured for role in The Late Queen’s funeral
Monday, 27th March 2023
Three members of the Abbey staff have been honoured for their role in the funeral of The Late Queen last September.
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The Queen’s funeral to be held at Westminster Abbey
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Buckingham Palace has announced that the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday 19th September.
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HRH Princess of Wales dedicates Abbey tree
Tuesday, 20th December 2022
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales dedicated a tree in Dean’s Yard at Westminster Abbey to mark the memory of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Order of Service for the State Funeral published
Sunday, 18th September 2022
Buckingham Palace this evening published the Order of Service for the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II, which will be held in Westminster Abbey tomorrow (Monday 19th September 2022).
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Westminster Abbey to celebrate HM The Queen’s reign with Hockney window
Monday, 21st November 2016
David Hockney, one of Britain’s most influential contemporary artists, has accepted an invitation from Westminster Abbey to design a stained glass window to celebrate the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Holding The Queen in our long history
A reflection for Holy Week by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster
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Look closer
Coronations are events in history that you may heard of, read about or seen in a film, but the details are a little vague. What is a coronation and why do they happen? Find out answers to these questions and more in this introductory guide.
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Celebrating the Commonwealth
Celebrating Commonwealth Day, one of the most important dates in the Abbey's year.
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Elizabeth Burton-Phillips, Founder of DrugFAM, gives The Address
A Service of Celebration and Hope to mark the achievements of DrugFAM was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 9th May 2017.
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Elizabeth Stevenson, Headteacher, reads Psalm 16
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra attended a Service to Celebrate the Centenary of Lady Margaret School at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 17th October 2017.
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Maquette of the monument to Joseph Gascoigne and Lady Elizabeth Nightingale, 1758
Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the Lady Elizabeth and Joseph Nightingale monument maquette, 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 Queen's Window
Explore a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, and statesmen, poets, heroes and villains. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066.
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Story Building - Events
After Geoffrey Chaucer was buried here, Poets’ Corner became the place where many other creative people were buried and remembered. This space in the Abbey’s South Transept remembers people who have explored the world in all sorts of creative ways. Stretch your creative muscles with these videos.
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Blanche Parry
Entry to St Margaret’s is free. Find out more about the church with our free plan and guide or ask about the free guided tour.
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Charter Day, 1560
The Abbey bells can usually be heard before services and in celebration of church festivals and royal occasions.
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Cheyneygates
Hidden above the entrance to the cloisters, Cheyneygates was once the home of Edward IV’s queen, Elizabeth Woodville, and was the birthplace of Edward V.
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Nightingale monument maquette
Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the Westminster Retable, 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.