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  • Address Given at The Service of Thanksgiving and Re-Dedication to Mark the 75th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain

    Sunday, 20th September 2015

    Address given by The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) Jonathan Chaffey QHC RAF, Chaplain-in-Chief, Royal Air Force.

    Battle of Britain Sunday

  • The Queen Elizabeth II window

    David Hockney’s stained glass window in Westminster Abbey is a vibrantly-coloured contemporary work commissioned to celebrate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

    Art Royalty

  • Sermon at a service to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior

    Wednesday, 11th November 2020

    Come Holy Spirit and fill our hearts afresh with the fire of your love.

  • Sermon given at the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

    Monday, 19th September 2022

    Sermon given at the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: The pattern for many leaders is to be exalted in life and forgotten after death.

    State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

  • Address given at A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

    Sunday, 20th September 2020

    Today marks the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. It is a time for us to reflect and remember, to recall memories, to remember the sacrifices made and not least the pivotal nature of the event.

  • Elgar: Great is the Lord & other works

    Undisputed masterpieces and lesser-known gems feature in this comprehensive survey of Edward Elgar’s sacred choral music.

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022

    Sunday, 25th September 2022

    Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: George Herbert Two of this month’s sermons at Evensong are based upon religious figures educated (at different times) at Westminster School.

  • An address given at a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday 2019

    Sunday, 19th September 2021

    An address given at a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday 2019: Within all searching and reaching out, there lies a motivating factor, and that factor is hope..

  • Remembering Queen Elizabeth II

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Advent 2022

    Sunday, 13th November 2022

    Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Advent 2022: The unknown warrior's burial somehow represents us all. When the Unknown Warrior was buried here in 1920, he was to commemorate.

  • Homily given at Holy Communion on the Third Sunday of Easter 2023

    Sunday, 23rd April 2023

    Homily given at Holy Communion on the Third Sunday of Easter 2023: Today is the day we traditionally honour St George. Today, April 23, is the day we traditionally honour St George. He.

  • Exploring the life of Queen Elizabeth II

  • Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022

    Sunday, 25th September 2022

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: Honest and the knowledge that a different sort of community exists in God and can be ours. I have.

  • Sermon given at Matins in Thanksgiving for the Life of HM Queen Elizabeth II - Corinthians 15: 50

    Sunday, 11th September 2022

    A sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster about his thoughts regarding the life of Queen Elizabeth II.

  • Life of Queen Elizabeth II assembly for primary

  • Life of Queen Elizabeth II assembly for secondary

  • History of Westminster Abbey

    An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey houses tombs and memorials to kings and queens and the famous and the great.

    Architecture Christianity

  • Order of the Bath

    The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established as a military order by George I on 18th May 1725. Since then the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey has been used as their chapel.

    Notable people

  • Royal guests for Battle of Britiain service

    Sunday, 19th September 2010

    His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Air Chief Marshal, attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication for Battle of Britain Sunday at Westminster Abbey on 19th September 2010. He was accompanied by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall and His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales.

    Special Service

  • George II and Caroline

    George II and Queen Caroline were crowned in the Abbey on 11th October 1727. They are buried next to each other in the Lady Chapel.

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