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• The Coronation Chair

  The Coronation Chair is one of the most famous pieces of furniture in the world. It has been the centrepiece of coronations for 700 years.

  Royalty Coronations

• Abbey gardens

  College Garden, within the walls of the Abbey, has been in cultivation for over 900 years. It was used to grow food and medicinal herbs.

• A history of coronations

  Westminster Abbey has been Britain’s coronation church since 1066, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II. King Charles III will be crowned on 6th May 2023.

• Services and times

  A list of services taking place at Westminster Abbey this week.

• Service times

  We hold a weekly Sunday service at St Margaret's, normally an Evening Service consisting of readings, prayers, music and an address.

• Charles Gore Lecture 2023

  Friday, 3rd March 2023

  Ahead of the coronation of His Majesty The King in Westminster Abbey in May this year, The Reverend Dr James Hawkey reflects on A Theology of Monarchy for the 21st Century.

• Coronation stories

  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.

• Sermon given at Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday after Trinity, 2020

  Sunday, 5th July 2020

  We closed the Abbey doors on 20th March; a little over a hundred days ago. Then, this place of national memorial and celebration, this church that welcomes over a million visitors a year, went quiet.

• The Coronation Church

• Address given at a Service of Commemoration to mark the 5th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge and in New palace Yard

  Tuesday, 22nd March 2022

  Address given at a Service of Commemoration to mark the 5th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge and in New palace Yard: Today is a day to unite against evil..

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

  Sunday, 2nd October 2022

  Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: ‘May you live in interesting times’ ‘May you live in interesting times’ is often claimed to be a translation of a.

• Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Corpus Christi 2019

  Thursday, 20th June 2019

  Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Corpus Christi 2019: Christians have been accused of cannibalism since earliest times. Christians have been accused of cannibalism since earliest times, and someone walking off the.

  Corpus Christi

• Sermon preached at a Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year in England and Wales

  Tuesday, 1st October 2024

  May the wisdom of God 'enter your heart and protect you with understanding'.

• Coronation ceremony assembly

• My experience as a coronation choirboy

• Elizabeth I's coronation

• Coronation debate topics

• Coronation objects factsheets

• Monarchs: What is a coronation?

• Monarchs: What is the Coronation Regalia?