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  • Ralph Heiman's portrait of The Queen

    Thursday, 13th June 2013

    In an incident at lunch-time today a visitor to the Abbey sprayed paint on the Ralph Heimans portrait of The Queen, presently on display in the Chapter House.

    Ralph Heimans HM The Queen

  • Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

    Henry VII’s coronation took place in October 1485. He and his wife Elizabeth were the first monarchs to be buried in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel.

  • 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

  • Their Majesties The King and Queen crowned at the Abbey

    Saturday, 6th May 2023

    The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.

    Coronation news

  • Abbey to honour Cranford’s creator

    Friday, 8th January 2010

    Elizabeth Gaskell, whose novel Cranford formed the basis of one of the BBC’s prime-time television drama successes, will be honoured with a memorial in a window panel in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey.

    Elizabeth Gaskell

  • Westminster Abbey sends condolences to His Majesty The King on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

    Thursday, 8th September 2022

    The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle OBE, has sent his condolences to His Majesty The King and the Royal Family upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on behalf of all at Westminster Abbey.

  • Mary Queen of Scots

    Mary Queen of Scots is buried in a tomb erected by her son James I in the south aisle of the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey.

  • Grand Duchess Elizabeth

    A statue to this modern martyr, Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt, was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to Westminster Abbey.

  • Dean & Chapter present Loyal Address to HM The Queen

    Tuesday, 27th March 2012

    The Dean & Chapter of Westminster today presented a Loyal Address to HM The Queen at Buckingham Palace to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

    Loyal Address Diamond Jubilee

  • Bernard & Elizabeth Gates

    Musician

    Bernard Gates, Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey 1740-1757, is buried in the north cloister of the Abbey with his wife Elizabeth.

  • John and Elizabeth Russell

    In the chapel of St Edmund in Westminster Abbey are two monuments to John, Lord Russell and his daughter Elizabeth.

  • Elizabeth Gaskell

    Writer and Novelist

    In 2010 a memorial to Elizabeth Gaskell, novelist and biographer, was dedicated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. It consists of a window panel.

  • Elizabeth Cecil

    There are four Elizabeth Cecils buried here - Baroness Ros, the Countess of Berkshire, the Countess of Devonshire and the wife of Sir Robert Cecil.

  • Elizabeth Claypole

    Elizabeth Claypole, favourite daughter of Oliver Cromwell, is buried in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey. A small stone marks her burial place.

  • Queen joins Abbey for Elizabethan celebration

    Friday, 21st May 2010

    HM The Queen, Visitor of the College of St Peter in Westminster, and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service on Friday 21st May 2010 to Celebrate the 450th Anniversary of the Collegiate Foundation of St Peter in Westminster Abbey.

  • Her Majesty The Queen opens Jubilee Galleries

    Friday, 8th June 2018

    Her Majesty The Queen with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Westminster Abbey on 8th June to open The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries.

    Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries HRH The Prince of Wales

  • Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II

    Princess Anne is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 1973 she married Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey.

  • Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth II

    b.1960

    On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was married to Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.

  • Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland & Percy family

    Politician and Soldier

    A large white marble monument to Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland stands in this chapel. This was designed by Robert Adam and sculpted by Nicholas Read.

  • Fraternité talk: When the English spoke French

    Thursday, 18th April 2024

    Join James Robinson, Interim Director of Collections at the V&A, to discover the complex and interdependent relationship of England and Continental Europe throughout the Middle Ages.

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