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• 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 Institute

• Wreath laying marks Lord Kelvin centenary

  Monday, 17th December 2007

  Representatives from the University of Glasgow today laid a wreath at the grave of Sir William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs, in the nave of the Abbey to mark the centenary of his death.

  William Thomson Lord Kelvin Wreathlaying

• Ashes of Stephen Hawking buried in the Abbey

  Friday, 15th June 2018

  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.

  Stephen Hawking Memorial dedication

• His Majesty The King's coronation

  Discover more about the objects presented to the monarch during the coronation service and find out what each one represents.

• Westminster Abbey to honour Sir Roger Bannister

  Thursday, 22nd July 2021

  Westminster Abbey is to dedicate a memorial to Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes and who later.

• Abbey marks achievements of DrugFAM

  A Service of Celebration and Hope to mark the achievements of DrugFAM was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 9th May 2017.

• Judges Service

  The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2009.

• An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2010

  Monday, 8th March 2010

  An Observance for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey on 8th March 2010 was attended by HM The Queen with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales with HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

  Commonwealth Service Special Service

• Sir James Mackintosh

  Writer and Politician

  Sir James Mackintosh, writer and politician, has a memorial in the north west tower chapel in the nave. This is by sculptor William Theed junior.

• Fraternité organ recital: French-inspired music by women composers

  Sunday, 10th March 2024

  Westminster Abbey Organ Scholar Carolyn Craig performs Florence Price’s dramatic First Sonata for Organ, inspired by Alexandre Guilmant, and music of 20th-century French woman composers.

  Events Music

• Fraternité talk: Lilies and Roses - The Tudor Court and France

  Thursday, 16th May 2024

  Join Alison Weir and Sarah Gristwood in conversation as they explore the dynamic relationship between the courts of Tudor England and Renaissance France.

  St Margaret's Church

• Thomas Tompion

  Scientist

  Thomas Tompion, called the finest English clockmaker of all time, is buried in the centre part of the nave. The inscription on has been re-cut.

• Sir Charles Parsons

  Scientist and Engineer

  In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial window to Sir Charles Parsons, scientist and marine engineer.

• Sir Roger Bannister honoured with new memorial stone

  A memorial stone to Sir Roger Bannister CH CBE was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 28th September 2021.

• Lunchtime Talk: Women Poets

  Wednesday, 9th October 2024

  Professor Helen Hackett explores the lives and works of several women poets, considering why only some of them have been memorialised in Westminster Abbey.

  Voice and Verse

• Susannah Davidson

  In the chapel of St Andrew is part of a memorial to Susannah Davidson. The relief from it can now be seen in the triforium galleries.

• Abbey Marks Centenary of Police Women

  Friday, 17th May 2019

  A service of thanksgiving to mark the centenary of police women in the Metropolitan Police Service was held at Westminster Abbey on 17th May 2019.

  Centenary of Police Women Metropolitan Police

• New Choir School Head appointed

  Wednesday, 7th June 2023

  Dr Emma Margrett, currently Head of the Prep School at Radnor House Sevenoaks, will take on the role of Head of Westminster Abbey Choir School from January 2024.

  Westminster Abbey Choir School

• Prince Rupert of the Rhine

  Soldier

  Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Cumberland and Bavaria, was buried on 6th December 1682 in a vault with his mother.

• Howard Florey

  Scientist and Doctor

  On 2nd November 1981 a memorial for Howard Walter Florey, pathologist and bacteriologist, was unveiled by his widow in the north aisle of the Nave.