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• Robin Stormonth Darling

  Soldier and Philanthropist

  Robin Stormonth Darling was a benefactor to the restoration of Henry VII's chapel. In the vestibule of the chapel are red and green enamelled plaques.

• Hugh and Mary Adams

  Philanthropist

  Beside the steps leading up to Henry VII's chapel is a copper plate recording the generous gift of Hugh and Mary Adams of New York.

• The Rank Group

  Philanthropist

  The Rank Group were generous benefactors to the restoration of the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey in 1992-1995. A decorated metal plaque records the name.

• Dame Margaret Skipwith

  Dame Margaret Skipwith was buried 8th January 1742 in the Duke of Ormond's vault at the eastern end of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• George Falconer

  Sailor

  Captain George Falconer was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey but has no marker.

• Robert (Robartes), Lord Viscount Bodmin

  Politician

  The Hon. Robert Robartes, styled Lord Viscount Bodmin, politician, was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster but has no memorial.

• Raymond, Count of Provence

  In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a carved and painted shield with the arms of Raymond Berengar, count of Provence (1198-1245).

• Judges mark the start of the new legal year 2024

  Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st October 2024 for a service to mark the start of the legal year in England and Wales.

• Parliamentarians pay tribute to Lord Weatherill

  Friday, 26th October 2007

  Parliamentarians past and present, family and friends packed the Abbey this week to remember the life and work of a former Speaker of the House of Commons, The Lord Weatherill.

  Lord Weatherill

• London Mayors attend annual Evensong

  Monday, 19th October 2015

  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 18th October 2015.

  London Mayors Evensong Special Service

• William, Earl Cadogan

  Soldier and Diplomat

  William, Earl of Cadogan, K.T. soldier and diplomat, was buried on 21st July 1726 aged 57 in the Duke of Ormond's vault at the east.

• Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

  The stained glass in the south rose window of Westminster Abbey is a memorial to Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster.

• Frances, Countess of Hertford

  Frances, Countess of Hertford was buried in St Benedict's chapel and has a large wall monument there executed by the Southwark School of tomb makers.

• Henry and Aubrey de Vere, Earls of Oxford

  Soldier

  Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford, was Lord High Chamberlain of England and was buried in a vault in St John the Baptist's chapel.

• William Cockburn

  Physician

  William Cockburn, a wealthy physician of St James Street Westminster, was buried in the middle aisle of the nave, near the entrance to the Choir.

• Gell Family

  Members of the Gell family, including Daniel, Anthony, William Egerton, John Henry and Katherine, are buried or memorialised in the Abbey precincts.

• 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.

• Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman

  Politician and Statesman

  A monument to Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, Prime Minister, was unveiled in the north nave aisle of Westminster Abbey on 12th January 1912.

• HMS Captain & Hugh Burgoyne

  Sailor

  In the north transept is a glass window and memorial brass to those who were lost when the ship HMS Captain sank with Hugh Burgoyne.

• Edmund Ayrton

  Musician and Composer

  Dr Edmund Ayrton, composer and Lay Vicar of Westminster Abbey, was buried in the north cloister. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.