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• 12th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

  Thursday, 15th May 1997

  Delivered by The Rt Rev. and Rt Hon. Lord Habgood at Westminster Abbey on Thursday the 15th May 1997 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.

• One People Oration 2019

  Monday, 21st October 2019

  There are many churches and cathedrals in the world, some of which are more beautiful, more ancient, more glorious than Westminster Abbey.

  One People Oration

• 24th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

  Thursday, 14th May 2009

  Delivered by The Reverend Professor Alister E. McGrath, Professor of Theology, Ministry & Education King's College London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 14th May 2009.

• Dorothy Stuart, Countess of Roscommon

  Dorothy Stuart, Countess of Roscommon was buried in St Edmund's chapel in the Abbey but has no monument.

• Arbella (Arabella) Stuart

  Lady Arbella Stuart, cousin to James VI of Scotland and I of England, lies in a vault beneath the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel.

• Sir Charles Stuart

  Soldier

  A white marble memorial to army officer Sir Charles Stuart is on the wall of St Andrew's chapel, off the north transept of Westminster Abbey.

• Ludovic, Frances & Esme Stuart

  Diplomat

  Ludovic Stuart, Duke of Richmond and Lennox, and several members of his family are buried in a vault in the Lady chapel at Westminster Abbey. He has a large monument.

• Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia

  Princess Elizabeth Stuart was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel. She was the only surviving daughter of James VI of Scotland.

• Frances Teresa Stuart, Duchess of Richmond

  A wax effigy of Frances Teresa (Stuart), Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, with her pet parrot, can be seen in the triforium galleries at Westminster Abbey.

• Walter Stuart, 6th Lord Blantyre

  Walter Stuart, 6th Lord Blantyre was buried in the Duke of Richmond's vault in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 24th July 1713.

• The Lamentations of Jeremiah

  Conducted by Andrew Nethsingha, Organist and Master of the Choristers Simon Ponsford, countertenor William Balkwill, tenor Mark Dobell, tenor Stuart O’Hara, bass Robert Macdonald, bass

• Richard II portrait to go on loan to British Museum in 2012

  Wednesday, 7th September 2011

  Westminster Abbey’s portrait of Richard II is back in place at the west end of the nave after a conservation assessment carried out by Marie-Louise Sauerberg of Cambridge University’s Hamilton Kerr Institute and funded by the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Art Conservation Programme.

  Richard II

• Appointment of a new Deputy Receiver General

  Wednesday, 4th November 2015

  Westminster Abbey is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Curtis Juman, currently Chief Resources Officer at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, to the post of Deputy Receiver General and Director of Finance in succession to Mr Stuart Bailey, who retired in September.

  Curtis Juman Deputy Receiver General

• Prince of Wales attends Battle of Britain Service

  His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 20th September 2015.

• An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2011

  Monday, 14th March 2011

  An Observance for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey on 14th March 2011 was attended by HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

  Special Service HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Royal Visit Commonwealth Service

• Sir James Stewart Denham

  Sir James Stewart (or Steuart) Denham has a memorial tablet by Joseph Wilton in a window splay in the nave of Westminster Abbey

• Viscount Byng of Vimy

  Soldier

  Viscount Byng of Vimy was Commander of the Canadian Corps during the 1914-18 war and became Governor General of Canada.

• Spectator reviews new book on the Coronation Chair

  Thursday, 15th August 2013

  A review in The Spectator magazine on The Coronation Chair and the Stone of Scone has given the Coronation Chair “the comprehensive study it deserves” according to James Yorke, former curator in the V&A’s furniture department.

  Coronation Chair

• Westminster Abbey Marks Auschwitz Anniversary

  A Service of Solemn Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 1st February 2015.

• Westminster Abbey Celebrates the 175th Anniversary of the Foundation of Whitelands College

  A Service to Celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the Foundation of Whitelands College was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 24th May 2016.