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• Westminster Abbey to honour Sir Ernest Shackleton

  Friday, 12th January 2024

  A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most celebrated Antarctic Explorers of the twentieth century, will be dedicated at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 15th February 2024.

  Memorial dedication Sir Ernest Shackleton

• Sir Stephen Lamport appointed Receiver General of the Abbey

  Thursday, 1st May 2008

  Sir Stephen Lamport, former Private Secretary to HRH The Prince of Wales, has been appointed Receiver General of Westminster Abbey. He will take up his new post later this year.

  Sir Stephen Lamport Receiver General

• Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Charles Wheeler CMG

  Tuesday, 20th January 2009

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Charles Wheeler CMG was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 20th January 2009.

  Sir Charles Wheeler Special Service

• Abbey Pays Tribute to Sir David Frost

  Thursday, 13th March 2014

  Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service to celebrate the Life and Work of Sir David Frost OBE at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th March at 12 noon.

  Royal Visit HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Duke of York HRH Princess Beatrice of York HRH The Countess of Wessex HRH Princess Alexandra HRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent HRH Prince and Princess Michael of Kent Sir David Frost

• Abbey Celebrates Life of Sir John Tavener

  Wednesday, 11th June 2014

  His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir John Tavener at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th June at 12 noon.

  Sir John Tavener

• George Gabriel Stokes

  Scientist, Mathematician and Physicist

  In the north choir aisle is a bronze roundel by Sir Hamo Thorneycroft to the memory of George Gabriel Stokes, physicist and mathematician.

• The Princess Royal Attends Service for Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Men

  Friday, 20th May 2016

  Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, patron of the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence KCVO CB, attended a Centenary Service of Thanksgiving for the Courage and Endurance of the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton CVO and his Men at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Friday 20th May 2016.

  HRH The Princess Royal Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence KCVO

• George and Margaret Stradling

  George Stradling and his wife Margaret are buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey but only Margaret's small stone is visible.

• President George W. Bush and First Lady visit Abbey

  Thursday, 20th November 2003

  The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr welcomed President Bush and Mrs George W Bush to Westminster Abbey today and invited him to lay a wreath on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

  State Visit President of the United States George W. Bush Laura Bush

• George Pollock

  Soldier

  Sir George Pollock, army officer, was buried in the nave, to the west of Lord Clyde. He was the fifth son of David Pollock.

• 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.

• George IV

  George IV's coronation in the Abbey in 1821 was a pageant that cost £230,000. A crown containing over 12,000 diamonds was specially made.

• George VI

  The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth was held at Westminster Abbey on 12th May 1937. They married at the Abbey on 26th April 1923.

• George Stepney

  Diplomat

  George Stepney, diplomat, is buried in Westminster Abbey. He has a large monument of marble in the south choir aisle not far from his grave.

• George Herbert

  Poet

  In St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a two light stained glass window to the memory of poets George Herbert and William Cowper.

• George Darell

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr George Darell, Canon of Westminster 1607-1631, is buried in the south aisle of the nave but has no monument or readable gravestone.

• George Burden

  George Burden, Receiver General of Westminster Abbey from 1577 to his death in 1593, was buried in the north transept but he has no monument.

• An Evening with Sir Max Hastings: Commemoration and Remembrance

  Tuesday, 3rd June 2025

  Renowned historian Max Hastings draws on his years of writing about the history of war to make the case for why we should remember.

  Events Beyond Victory

• Abbey honour for Sir Donald Gosling

  Wednesday, 11th December 2019

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of British Vice Admiral, businessman and benefactor Sir Donald Gosling KCVO was held at Westminster Abbey.

  Sir Donald Gosling HRH The Duke of Cambridge TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex HRH Prince Michael of Kent memorial service

• George James Riddell

  Soldier

  In the south transept is the grave of George James Riddell and his stepmother Dame Sarah Riddell. It adjoins the grave of Robert Adam.