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Duchess of Cambridge to host community carol service at the Abbey
Tuesday, 30th November 2021
A Christmas service hosted by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge to celebrate inspirational individuals will take place at the Abbey on Wednesday 8th December..
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TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend ANZAC Day Service
TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Monday 25th April 2022..
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Lord Burghley’s legacy celebrated
HRH Princess Alexandra attended a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the lasting legacy of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 22nd June 2022.
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Andrew Nethsingha appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers
Tuesday, 5th July 2022
Andrew Nethsingha, currently Director of Music at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, has been appointed the new Organist and Master of Choristers at Westminster Abbey.
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Abbey documentary series to air on Channel 5
Channel 5 is to screen a major new six-part documentary series bringing viewers behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey.
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Judges mark the start of the 2022 legal year
Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd October 2022 for a special service to mark the start of the legal year.
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Queen Elizabeth II remembered during Royal carol service
Saturday, 24th December 2022
Tributes were paid to HM Queen Elizabeth II during the second annual Royal Carols: Together at Christmas service at Westminster Abbey.
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Summer events season to celebrate Creation
Monday, 22nd April 2024
Westminster Abbey will celebrate the beauty and diversity of the natural world with Creation, a series of special events running throughout the summer.
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John and Paul Methuen
Diplomat
John and Paul Methuen have a joint memorial in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey. John was the eldest son of Paul Methuen (d.1667).
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Sir William McKie
Musician and Composer
The ashes of Sir William McKie, organist of the Abbey, and his wife Phyllis are buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Musician and Composer
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, eminent musician, was buried in the north choir aisle, near the graves of Henry Purcell, John Blow and William Sterndale Bennett.
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Music for Remembrance
To mark 100 years since the start of the Great War this recording explores remembrance, with Britten Sinfonia and soloists Christine Rice and Roderick Williams.
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Music from the reign of King James I
A selection of works from the first quarter of the seventeenth century, when musicians produced a rich variety of music for the court of King James I.
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Sisters in hope of the Resurrection: Mary and Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey
Recorded to mark the 450th anniversary of Mary I’s death and Elizabeth I’s accession, this disc features some of the most magnificent music to emanate from an era of extraordinary religious and political turmoil.
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Abbey Hosts Royal Wedding
His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG and Miss Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey on Friday 29th April 2011.
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John Robinson
Musician
John Robinson, organist of Westminster Abbey from 1727 until his death is buried in the north choir aisle of the Abbey.
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Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk
In the north choir aisle is a carved and painted shield of Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk. He was buried at Thetford in Norfolk.
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Thomas, Lord Paget
Writer, Politician and Soldier
Thomas, Lord Paget was buried in the "north aisle" of Westminster Abbey on 19th February 1742 (most likely the north choir aisle).
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David Walter Morgan
Priest/Minister
In the north cloister is a tablet near the grave of the Reverend David Walter Morgan. He was a Lay Vicar in the Abbey choir.
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Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester
Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, constable of Scotland, was a benefactor to the building of Henry III's new Gothic Westminster Abbey, begun in 1245.