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Westminster Abbey marks Remembrance Sunday

A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 12th November 2017.

Westminster Abbey holds annual Civic Service

Matins, attended by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Lindsey Hall, and Councillors of Westminster, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 1st July.

Annual London Mayors Evensong held

Evensong to celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey was held in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Westminster and London Mayors.

Judges service marks start of the 2020 legal year

The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2020.

Judges mark start of the legal year

Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey for a special service to mark the start of the legal year.

Free Sunday organ recitals resume

Thursday, 3rd September 2020

Regular Sunday organ recitals begin again at the Abbey this week after a five-month break due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Organ recital COVID-19 Music

Ashes of Stephen Hawking buried in the Abbey

A Service of Thanksgiving for Stephen Hawking was held at Westminster Abbey on 15th June 2018, during which his ashes were interred in the Nave.

Judges service marks start of the legal year

The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Monday 1st October 2018.

Scouts and Guides celebrate shared traditions

A National Scout and Guide Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Saturday 3rd November 2018.

James Hawkey installed as Canon Theologian

The Reverend Dr James Hawkey was installed as a Canon of Westminster during Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 19th January 2019.

Judges service marks start of the 2019 legal year

The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st October 2019.

London Mayors attend Abbey Evensong

Monday, 21st October 2019

Evensong to celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey was held in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs, together with members of the Greater London Lieutenancy, on Sunday 20th October 2019.

London Mayors Evensong Edwardtide Special Service

Judges mark the start of the 2022 legal year

Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd October 2022 for a special service to mark the start of the legal year.

Florence Nightingale remembered at annual service

A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale was held at Westminster Abbey at 6.30pm on Wednesday 15th May 2024.

Abbey welcomes New Lord Mayor of Westminster

Monday, 8th July 2024

Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 7th July 2024.

Lord Mayor of Westminster

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Joins 530 Children to Celebrate the Harvest

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall GCVO attended a Service to Celebrate the Harvest, in association with British Food Fortnight, at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 16th October 2013.

Suffragan Bishop of Lewes consecrated at Abbey

Wednesday, 14th May 2014

The Right Reverend Richard Jackson was ordained and consecrated to the episcopate as Suffragan Bishop of Lewes in the Diocese of Chichester by the Archbishop of Canterbury and other bishops at a Eucharist in the Abbey on Wednesday 14th May 2014, the feast of St Matthias the Apostle.

Bishop of Lewes Consecration of Bishops