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Ukraine Ambassador attends wreath laying at Innocent Victims’ Memorial
Thursday, 7th April 2022
The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Vadym Prystaiko, was present for the wreath laying in honour of the victims of the current war in Ukraine.
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Villiers Family
Politician and Soldier
Sir George Villiers, his wife Mary, son George 1st Duke of Buckingham and others of the family are buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Unknown Warrior
At the west end of the Nave is the grave of the Unknown Warrior, whose body was brought from France to be buried in 1920.
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Jonathan Chadwick Durden
Jonathan Chadwick Durden was buried in the east cloister in 1782. His grave is just by the gates and can now only be faintly read.
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8. Eleanor of Castile
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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3. Henry I and the hunting accident
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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George, Duke of Kent, son of George V
Soldier and Sailor
On 29th November 1934, George Edward, Duke of Kent, married Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, in Westminster Abbey.
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Reimerd Watkins
Reimerd Watkins, his wife and three children were buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. None have markers.
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Theodore Balisy
Theodore Salomon De Balisy was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 7th July 1721 has no marker. He was 90 years old.
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Thomas Whitney and family
Thomas Whitney was buried at St Margaret's Westminster in 1637 but has no marker. Many of his children were baptised at the church.
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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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William Woollett
Artist
William Woollett, celebrated English carver of his day, has a memorial in the west cloister. It shows his bust with a relief of his studio.
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Lady Ann Walpole
Lady Ann Walpole was buried in St Andrew's chapel on 16 August 1722 but she has no marker. She was a daughter of Thomas Osborne.
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James Chelsum
Musician
In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a white marble memorial tablet to James Chelsum, Lay Vicar of the Abbey from 1736-1742.
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Ann Whytell
Ann Whytell or Whytall was buried in the north aisle of the nave on 22nd August 1788. Her sister Elizabeth erected a monument to her.
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Thomas Turton
Writer, Composer, Dean and Priest/Minister
Dr Thomas Turton was Dean of Westminster from 1842-1845 but has no memorial at Westminster Abbey. He was buried at Kensal Green cemetery in London.
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Edward Horton Hubbard
Philanthropist and Historian
A stained glass window in Poets' Corner is a memorial to Edward Hubbard, Birkenhead-born architectural historian who championed the campaign to restore Liverpool's Albert Dock.
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Nicholas Ellis
Mason
Nicholas Ellis (or Ellys), stonemason, was buried in St Margaret's Westminster in 1556 but has no monument or marker.
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Battle of Britain 80th
The Battle of Britain – a 112-day fight for control of Britain’s skies – was the first decisive battle in history fought entirely in the air.
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Sir Edward Sutton
Sir Edward Sutton was buried in Westminster Abbey on 1st August 1695 but the exact location is not known and he has no monument.