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  • Ship’s Company of HMS Westminster attend Matins

    Monday, 29th September 2014

    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 28th March 2014.

    HMS Westminster Special Service

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    The Choir of Westminster Abbey

  • 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

  • Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster

    Tuesday, 5th July 2022

    Abbey welcomes the new Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Hamza Taouzzale, at Matins on Sunday 3rd July 2022.

  • Abbey celebrates 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital

    Thursday, 23rd May 2019

    A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Thursday 23rd May 2019.

    Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 300th anniversary

  • Festival of Saint Cecilia service held at Westminster Abbey

    Thursday, 25th November 2010

    The Festival of St Cecilia service was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 24th November 2010. The choirs of Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral came together to sing the premiere of an anthem specially commissioned by the Musicians Benevolent Fund with the help of the RVW Trust: ‘Vast Ocean of Light’, by Jonathan Dove.

    St Cecilia

  • 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.

  • Dean of Westminster to retire in November next year

    Friday, 28th September 2018

    The Dean of Westminster announced today (Friday 28th September) that he will retire next year on 1st November 2019 after 13 years at Westminster Abbey.

    Dean of Westminster The Very Reverend Dr John Hall

  • Dean of Westminster to celebrate 40 years as a priest

    Tuesday, 21st June 2016

    On Monday 4th July at 5.00 pm the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, will preside at a Sung Eucharist in Westminster Abbey to mark the 40th anniversary of his ordination as a priest.

  • Dean of Westminster appointed Chair of the RSCM

    Friday, 27th July 2018

    The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, will succeed Lord Gill as the next Chair of the Council of the Royal School of Church Music.

    Royal School of Church Music

  • Lord Mayor of Westminster reads for Abbey podcast

    Sunday, 14th June 2020

    The newly-elected Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Jonathan Glanz, has recorded a reading from St Matthew's Gospel for the Abbey's latest podcast, which is published today.

    Abbeycast COVID-19

  • David Hoyle appointed new Dean of Westminster

    Wednesday, 19th June 2019

    Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle as the new Dean of Westminster.

    The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle

  • Westminster Abbey Institute launched

    Wednesday, 23rd October 2013

    The Westminster Abbey Institute was launched on Tuesday 22nd October 2013 with a special event in the Nave exploring the importance of the truth in public life.

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

    Tuesday, 24th May 2016

    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.

    Whitelands College University of Roehampton

  • Sistine Chapel Choir sings at Westminster Abbey

    Wednesday, 3rd June 2015

    The Sistine Chapel Choir visited Westminster Abbey on Saturday 30th May and Sunday 31st May to sing Evensong and perform a recital of sacred choral music.

    Choir of Westminster Abbey Sistine Chapel Choir

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  • 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

  • Dean of Westminster preaches in New York

    Friday, 18th May 2012

    The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, embarked on a two week trip to the East Coast of the USA from 30th April to 14th May.

    USA tour

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