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William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel
William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel and his first wife are buried in the nave. They are near the grave of Archbishop Trench.
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George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich
George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 14th January 1663. He has no monument.
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John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
Broadcaster
A tablet to John, 1st Baron Reith, first Director of the BBC can be seen in the lobby leading to the Jubilee Galleries in Westminster Abbey.
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David, 1st Earl Beatty
Sailor
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936), naval officer, has a stall plate as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
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Edmund, 1st Earl of Kent
Soldier
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, was a son of Edward I. He was executed for treason in March 1330 outside Winchester castle and was later brought to the Abbey for burial.
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Herbert, 1st Earl Kitchener
Soldier
Kitchener was Secretary of State for War but died in 1916. A memorial service was held in the Abbey on 13th June 1916.
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John, 1st Viscount Welles
Soldier
John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles, K.G. was buried in Westminster Abbey and early tomb lists give the location as the old lady Chapel.
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Freeman Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
Politician, Soldier and Statesman
The ashes of Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon are buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. His wife was later buried with him.
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Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
The stained glass in the south rose window of Westminster Abbey is a memorial to Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster.
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Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
Statesman
A marble memorial to Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, O.M., statesman, was unveiled in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe
Sailor
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859-1935) has a stall plate as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the Lady Chapel.
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Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Falmouth
Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Falmouth was buried in a vault in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 22nd June 1665.
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Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall
Airman
Cyril Norton Newall, 1st Baron Newall, Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Air Force, is remembered in the RAF chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Charles Montague, 1st Earl of Halifax
Poet and Statesman
Charles Montague (or Mountague), 1st Earl of Halifax, Knight of the Garter, is buried in the vault of General Monk in Henry VII's chapel.
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Abbey Holds Vigil and Requiem to Mark Somme Centenary
Friday, 1st July 2016
A Vigil and Requiem to Commemorate the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme was held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 1st July 2016.
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1st Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Wednesday, 4th June 1986
Delivered by His Eminence Cardinal Basil Hume OSB, Archbishop of Westminster at Westminster Abbey.
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George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Writer and Statesman
A memorial to George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., GCSI, GCIE, statesman and writer, was unveiled in Henry VII's chapel in 1930.
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Letters
A weekly open letter to public servants from Claire Foster Gilbert, Director of the Westminster Abbey Institute.
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Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela reads from A letter to Winnie Mandela, 1st February 1975
A memorial stone to Nelson Mandela was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on 18th July 2018, the birth centenary of the former President of South Africa.
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The Duchess of Cambridge receives a posy from Ruby, aged 6, from 1st Magor Rainbows, Wales
Her Majesty The Queen led the congregation at the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 9th March 2020.