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Prime Minister visits Abbey on eve of VE Day
Thursday, 7th May 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was welcomed to the Abbey tonight by the Dean of Westminster on the eve of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
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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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Battle of Britain Sunday - Service of Thanksgiving 2022
Sunday, 18th September 2022
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday will be held in Westminster Abbey at 11.00am on Sunday 18th September 2022.
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Affairs of the Heart at Westminster Abbey: Association members
Tuesday, 13th February 2024
Join Abbey guide Tony Willoughby as he marks Valentine’s Day by sharing his favourite love stories from centuries of history at Westminster Abbey - a church at the heart of the nation.
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Charles III
King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2023.
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Thomas Jennings & Helen Shrider
Musician
On the wall of the south cloister of Westminster Abbey is a tablet to Thomas Jennings or Jenings and his wife Elizabeth. Their daughter Helen (Shrider) is also buried with them.
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Charles George Gordon
Soldier
Major General Charles George Gordon (known as Gordon of Khartoum) has a memorial in the north west tower chapel near the Abbey’s west entrance.
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Sir Richard Fletcher
Soldier and Engineer
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Richard Fletcher, chief engineer to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular war, has a white marble memorial in the north west tower.
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Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona
Philanthropist
In the nave is a stained glass window to the memory of Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona, philanthropist. The window was designed by Sir Ninian Comper.
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Richard Kempenfelt
Sailor
In the chapel of St Michael is a column in memory of Admiral Richard Kempenfelt by John Bacon junior
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Sir Sydney Nicholson
Musician and Composer
The ashes of Sir Sydney Nicholson, organist, lie in the west cloister. His gravestone was re-cut in 1975. He was born on 9th February 1875.
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Sir Humphry Davy
Scientist and Poet
On the north wall of the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey is a white marble memorial to chemist and poet Sir Humphry Davy.
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Orlando and Christopher Gibbons
Musician and Composer
In the north choir aisle is a bust in memory of organist/composer Orlando Gibbons. It is a copy of the bust in Canterbury Cathedral.
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James and Richard Hart
Musician and Composer
James Hart, born 1647, composer and Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on 15th May 1718.
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HM The Queen awards Maundy monies to Abbey recipients
Thursday, 1st April 2021
Members of the Abbey community have received Maundy monies from Her Majesty The Queen in recognition of their long service to the church.
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Admiral of the Fleet Lord Boyce remembered
Thursday, 13th July 2023
His Majesty The King was represented by Admiral Sir Anthony Radaki at a Service of Thanksgiving for former Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Boyce at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July 2023.
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Angela Burdett-Coutts
Philanthropist
Near the west door in the nave is the simple gravestone of Angela Burdett-Coutts, philanthropist. She applied her fortune to many charities.
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Bernard & Elizabeth Gates
Musician
Bernard Gates, Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey 1740-1757, is buried in the north cloister of the Abbey with his wife Elizabeth.
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Address given at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate The Year of Engineering 2018
Thursday, 22nd November 2018
"Everything not invented by God was invented by an engineer". These were the memorable words of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.
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Princess Margaret, daughter of George VI
Princess Margaret was the second daughter of King George VI and the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. She married at Westminster Abbey in 1960.