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Abbey remembers Canon Jane Sinclair
Thursday, 7th October 2021
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Reverend Canon Jane Sinclair was held in St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 7th October 2021.
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Abbey Lates
Take a self-led tour, exploring highlights of the Abbey with our special map.
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Abbey in Wartime
Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.
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Photography in the Abbey
Visitors to Westminster Abbey are welcome to take personal photographs in the church but we ask that you do not use a flash or take pictures during services.
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Abbey releases music for the Coronation Vivats
Sunday, 30th April 2023
Westminster Abbey has today released the words and music of the Vivat acclamations which will be sung at the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen on Saturday 6th May.
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Abbey Celebrates St Peter's Day
Thursday, 30th June 2016
Westminster Abbey, since 1560 the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster, has from the beginning been under the patronage of St Peter, Apostle and Martyr. On St Peter's Day, Wednesday 29th June 2016, a Sung Eucharist was celebrated at which the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, preached the sermon.
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Head - Westminster Abbey Choir School
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Abbey to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale
Monday, 21st February 2022
A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale will be held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th May 2022.
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Westminster Abbey Marks Srebrenica Anniversary
Monday, 6th July 2015
A Solemn Commemoration for Srebrenica Memorial Day was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Monday 6th July.
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An Abbey welcome to Holy Week and Easter
Friday, 23rd March 2018
Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s Church welcome worshippers and visitors to our annual celebration of Holy Week, the most solemn week of the Church’s year, culminating in the most joyful festival, Easter Day.
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Auction house steps in to help Abbey
Thursday, 18th March 2021
A major auction house is stepping in to help raise funds for the preservation of the Westminster Abbey, its collections, and its music foundation which are all at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Join us for Christmas wherever you are
Wednesday, 9th December 2020
Westminster Abbey is delighted to invite everyone to begin their Christmas celebrations by sharing the wonder and splendour of Abbey worship as we livestream our Midnight Mass on 24th December at 11.00 pm.
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Abbey holds Remembrance Day Service
Thursday, 12th November 2015
A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 8th November 2015.
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Beautiful new entrance for Westminster Abbey
Thursday, 16th March 2023
The first significant change to the west front of Westminster Abbey in twenty-five years has been completed that now allows step-free access into the church.
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Abbey Joins Global Wave of Prayer
Thursday, 25th May 2017
Westminster Abbey is supporting ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, the global prayer initiative by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York which launches today, Ascension Day.
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Study of the ‘cosmatesque’ mosaics published
Friday, 18th October 2019
A nine-year, two-volume study into the Abbey's ‘cosmatesque’ mosaics has been published this week by Oxbow Books.
The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey Cosmati pavement 750th anniversary
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President of Colombia visits Westminster Abbey
Tuesday, 1st November 2016
His Excellency Mr Juan Manuel Santos, President of the Republic of Colombia and the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st November 2016, during a State Visit to the United Kingdom.
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Westminster Abbey honour for Lord Callaghan
Wednesday, 8th July 2015
A memorial ledger stone to the Right Honourable The Lord Callaghan of Cardiff KG was dedicated in the north-west corner of the nave of Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 7th July 2015.
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Their Majesties The King and Queen crowned at the Abbey
Saturday, 6th May 2023
The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.
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The President of Hungary visits Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 25th May 2016
The President of the Republic of Hungary, HE János Áder, accompanied by Mrs Anita Herczeg, First Lady, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24th May and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.