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• Fabian Ware

  Soldier

  Major General Sir Fabian Ware, founder of the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission, has a memorial stone in St George's chapel.

• Sir Roger Bannister honoured with new memorial stone

  A memorial stone to Sir Roger Bannister CH CBE was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 28th September 2021.

• President Trump visits Westminster Abbey

  Monday, 3rd June 2019

  President Donald J. Trump visited Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd June on the first day of his State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

  State Visit President of the United States President Trump Donald Trump Melania Trump

• King and Queen of the Netherlands visit Abbey

  Tuesday, 23rd October 2018

  The King and Queen of the Netherlands visited Westminster Abbey on 23rd October as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

• George Green

  Scientist, Mathematician and Physicist

  A memorial for George Green, mathematician and physicist, was unveiled in the nave in July 1993, adjoining the graves of Isaac Newton and Lord Kelvin.

• Emperor of Japan visits Westminster Abbey

  Tuesday, 25th June 2024

  Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 25th June as part of their State Visit to the United Kingdom.

  Special Service

• Trinity Church New York

  In the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel is a wall plaque of silvered bronze, with the parish seal of Trinity Church, New York, USA.

• John Frost

  Musician and Priest/Minister

  John Frost was Minor Canon and Chanter of Westminster Abbey 1623-1642 and was buried on 10th May 1642 in the north transept near the porch.

• English and The Arts tours

  Visiting the Abbey with your secondary class is guaranteed to be a memorable experience as you explore the building to discover over a thousand years of faith and history. Our experienced guides link the Abbey to your course of study, offering both highlights tours or something more specific bringing the Abbey to life. Discover information about guided tours, costs and school bursary visits to Westminster Abbey.

• Prince Harry opens Field of Remembrance

  Thursday, 9th November 2017

  His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales opened the Royal British Legion's 89th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 9th November 2017.

  Royal Visit HRH Prince Henry of Wales Prince Harry

• War dead 1914-1918

  Soldier, Airman and Sailor

  Edward, Prince of Wales, unveiled a memorial to the Million Dead of the First World War. The tablet is in St George's chapel.

• Mary Trevor

  Mary Trevor was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 29th March 1780 aged 71. She was unmarried.

• Wardour family

  Anna Sophia Wardour and two sons are buried in the centre part of the nave. Their graves are now marked by small lozenge stones.

• ‘They buried him among the kings’

  When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.

• Edward Wiggett Thompson

  The ashes of Edward Wiggett Thompson and his wife are buried in the Islip chapel. He was Head Master of the Abbey Choir School.

• Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945

  The books forming the Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour 1939-45 can be seen in the nave of Westminster Abbey.

• Reimerd Watkins

  Reimerd Watkins, his wife and three children were buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. None have markers.

• VE Day

  On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.

• Duke of Edinburgh opens 83rd Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance at Abbey

  Thursday, 10th November 2011

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh opened the 83rd Royal British Legion’s Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 10th November 2011.

  HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Field of Remembrance

• The Duke of Sussex opens the 90th Field of Remembrance

  Thursday, 8th November 2018

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex opened the Royal British Legion's 90th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th November 2018.

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