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  • 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.

  • The Unknown Warrior assembly for primary

  • The Unknown Warrior assembly for secondary

  • The Story of the Unknown Warrior for teachers

  • The Unknown Warrior: a four-minute film

  • 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.

  • Sermon at Evensong on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2019

    Sunday, 13th October 2019

    Sermon at Evensong on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2019: The warrior and the saint, on the same axis, West and East At his burial service, a.

    Edwardtide

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day

    Sunday, 4th April 2021

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day: Easter morning. John’s Gospel. Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Mag-dalene came to the tomb.

  • Why you cannot call anyone ordinary

  • Abbey celebrates Unknown Warrior anniversary

    Tuesday, 9th November 2010

    Westminster Abbey will this week celebrate the 90th anniversary of one of its most poignant memorials, The Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

    Grave of the Unknown Warrior

  • Holy Saturday

    Saturday, 19th April 2025

    Today, the Church sits in silence, remembering Christ's body being laid in the tomb. The Reverend Catherine Williams considers the meaning of this day of prayer and reflection.

  • Icons at Westminster Abbey

    Two icons were dedicated in the nave in 1994 and are near the grave of the Unknown Warrior. An icon of St Edward the Confessor was dedicated in 2019.

    Christianity Art

  • Queen’s bouquet rests on Grave of the Unknown Warrior 

    Sunday, 7th May 2023

    The Queen’s Coronation bouquet has been laid at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Her Majesty’s request.

    Coronation news

  • Abbey in Wartime

    On the outbreak of the second world war in 1939 many of the Abbey's treasures were evacuated for safety to country houses, such as Mentmore.

    Architecture

  • 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.

  • Virtual tours

    Take a virtual tour inside Westminster Abbey. View treasures including the Grave of the Unknown Warrior, the High Altar and the Coronation Chair in detail.

  • Royal Family marks Unknown Warrior centenary

    Wednesday, 11th November 2020

    Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a service to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey on 11th November 2020.

    HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Remembrance Special Service

  • President of France lays wreath at Grave of the Unknown Warrior

    Wednesday, 26th March 2008

    The President of France, M. Nicholas Sarkozy, and Mme. Sarkozy visited the Abbey on 26th March to lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior during their state visit to the UK.

    State Visit

  • HM The Queen marks Warrior centenary

    Saturday, 7th November 2020

    Her Majesty The Queen visited Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 4th November 2020 to commemorate the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior.

    HM The Queen Armistice

  • 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. No one knows the identity of the person buried here. It is the only gravestone in the Abbey that we ask people not to walk on out of respect.

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