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  • The Queen to visit Abbey for 450th anniversary

    Monday, 22nd March 2010

    HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Westminster Abbey and Westminster School on Friday 21st May during celebrations marking the 450th anniversary of the granting of the Abbey’s Charter by Queen Elizabeth I.

    Westminster Abbey 450th anniversary Special Service

  • Abbey Celebrates The Queen's 90th Birthday

    Thursday, 21st April 2016

    Westminster Abbey will mark the 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen at Evensong on Thursday 21st April and with a full peal of bells at 1.00pm.

    HM The Queen 90th birthday

  • Westminster Abbey Institute Welcomes New MPs

    Wednesday, 13th May 2015

    The Westminster Abbey Institute hosted a reception on Tuesday 12th May 2015 to welcome new Members of Parliament.

    Westminster Abbey Institute

  • Queen's Westminsters regiment

    Soldier

    A plaque to several members of the Queen's Westminster Volunteers who died in the Boer war is in the north cloister. A roll of honour for the Queen's Westminsters regiment is in the nave.

  • Westminster Abbey sets the scene for official portrait of HM The Queen

    Friday, 28th September 2012

    Australian painter Ralph Heimans has chosen Westminster Abbey as the location for an official portrait of Her Majesty The Queen in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee.

    Ralph Heimans

  • St Cecilia service held at Westminster Abbey

    Wednesday, 23rd November 2016

    The St Cecilia Service: A Celebration of Music was held at Westminster Abbey at 11.00am on Wednesday 23rd November 2016.

    The Choir of Westminster Abbey

  • The Queen's Window by David Hockney is revealed

    Wednesday, 26th September 2018

    Westminster Abbey will today unveil a new stained glass window designed by David Hockney and commissioned to celebrate the reign of Her Majesty The Queen.

    David Hockney stained glass window

  • Westminster Abbey Choir to sing at St Peter's in Rome

    Monday, 25th June 2012

    Westminster Abbey’s world-famous choir arrives in Italy this week (Tuesday 26th June) for a tour of Rome and Montecassino which will include singing for Pope Benedict XVI, with the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’, the Sistine Chapel Choir, at the Papal Mass marking the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul (Friday 29th June) in St Peter’s Basilica.

    Choir of Westminster Abbey Pope Benedict XVI St Peter’s Basilica

  • HMS Westminster at the Abbey

    Monday, 18th March 2013

    The Commanding Officer and Ship’s Company of HMS Westminster, together with the Lord Mayor and Councillors of the City of Westminster, attended Matins at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th March 2013.

    HMS Westminster

  • 'Choir Boy' Memories for The Queen from Choristers

    Monday, 14th March 2016

    Her Majesty The Queen received an early birthday present from the choristers of Westminster Abbey after the annual Commonwealth Service at the Abbey on Monday, 14th March 2016: a framed picture of 'Choir Boy' – the Queen's first winning racehorse which won the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot on 17th June 1953.

    Royal Visit Westminster Abbey Choir School

  • New Tower for Westminster Abbey

    Thursday, 26th February 2015

    Westminster Abbey has been granted planning permission by Westminster City Council to build a new stair and lift tower at the east end of the church. The tower will enable public access for the first time to the Abbey's eastern Triforium, an elevated internal gallery, which is to be transformed into a new museum and exhibition space: The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. This will be the most significant addition to the building since Nicholas Hawksmoor's iconic west towers were completed in 1745.

    Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries

  • Abbey staff honoured for role in The Late Queen’s funeral

    Monday, 27th March 2023

    Three members of the Abbey staff have been honoured for their role in the funeral of The Late Queen last September.

    State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

  • Westminster Abbey’s performance of Messiah

    Wednesday, 15th April 2009

    Westminster Abbey’s performance of Messiah by G.F. Handel on Tuesday 14th April 2009 was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and in a number of European countries.

  • Ashes of Dr Wesley Carr buried in the Abbey

    Wednesday, 25th April 2018

    Evensong on Tuesday 24th April 2018 was followed by the burial of the ashes of the Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr KCVO, who was Dean of Westminster from 1997 to 2006.

    The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr Memorial dedication

  • The Obamas Visit Westminster Abbey

    Tuesday, 24th May 2011

    The President of the United States of America, Mr Barack Obama, laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24 May 2011, the first day of his State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

    State Visit President of the United States President Barack Obama Michelle Obama President Obama

  • Queen Victoria Coronation 'Peepshow' Restored for Galleries

    Tuesday, 22nd August 2017

    A rare historic ‘peepshow’ commemorating Queen Victoria’s 1838 Coronation is being prepared for display in the new Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries.

    Queen Victoria The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries Coronation

  • Affairs of the Heart at Westminster Abbey: Association members

    Tuesday, 13th February 2024

    Join Abbey guide Tony Willoughby as he marks Valentine’s Day by sharing his favourite love stories from centuries of history at Westminster Abbey - a church at the heart of the nation.

    Westminster Abbey Association

  • Abbey and Cathedral choirs join for Evensong

    Friday, 21st September 2012

    The choirs of Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral sang a joint Evensong at the Abbey on Thursday 20th September.

    Westminster Cathedral

  • Abbey treasures celebrated in Librarian’s new book

    Wednesday, 6th August 2008

    Treasures of Westminster Abbey, the third guidebook commissioned by Westminster Abbey Enterprises Ltd from Scala Publishers, was launched on Thursday 31st July in Jerusalem Chamber.

    Treasures of Westminster Abbey Abbey Shop

  • Choir of Westminster Abbey to sing at prestige Moscow Festival

    Wednesday, 12th January 2011

    The Choir of Westminster Abbey will sing at a major international choral festival in Moscow next week.

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