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  • Abbey Celebrates Coronation Anniversary

    Tuesday, 4th June 2013

    Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 4th June 2013 for A Service to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

    Royal Visit Special Service HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH Prince Henry of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duke of York HRH Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York HRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex Lady Louise Windsor HRH The Princess Royal Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence HRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester HRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent HRH Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

  • Duke of Kent honours ‘Father of the Royal Air Force’

    Thursday, 9th February 2023

    HRH The Duke of Kent visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 9th February 2023 and laid a wreath in memory of Viscount Trenchard.

    Wreathlaying

  • 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.

  • HRH The Duke of Edinburgh opens the Field of Remembrance

    Friday, 6th November 2009

    HRH The Duke of Edinburgh opened the Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 5th November 2009.

    Field of Remembrance

  • Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Abbey vaccine clinic

    Tuesday, 23rd March 2021

    Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have today visited the NHS Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Westminster Abbey.

  • John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll

    Soldier

    John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich, orator and soldier, was buried in Henry VII's chapel but his large monument is in the south transept.

  • James Butler, Duke of Ormond & family

    Soldier

    James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, and several members of his family, are buried in a vault at the east end of Henry VII's chapel.

  • The Duke of Edinburgh meets faith leaders at Coronation Big Lunch event

    Tuesday, 18th April 2023

    HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visited Westminster Abbey and joined a Coronation Big Lunch event bringing faiths together in friendship.

    Coronation news

  • Queen Attends Commonwealth Day Observance

    Monday, 9th March 2015

    Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended an Observance for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey on Monday 9th March 2015.

    Commonwealth Service

  • HRH The Duke of Gloucester and the Prime Minister Attend NVA Evensong

    Monday, 26th October 2009

    His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester and the Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, and over 1000 members of The Normandy Veterans’ Association attended Evensong on Sunday 25 October at 3.00pm, marking the 65th anniversary of the Normandy Campaign.

  • Office for Royal Maundy

    Thursday, 21st April 2011

    Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended the Office for the Royal Maundy at Westminster Abbey on Maundy Thursday, 21st April 2011.

    Maundy

  • The Duke of Sussex opens the 90th Field of Remembrance

    Thursday, 8th November 2018

    His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex opened the Royal British Legion's 90th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th November 2018.

    Prince Harry Armistice

  • Abbey marks ANZAC Day 2014

    Friday, 25th April 2014

    His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester attended the annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Friday 25th April 2014.

    HRH The Duke of Gloucester ANZAC Day

  • Westminster Abbey to mark Great War centenary

    Monday, 10th June 2013

    A candle-lit vigil of prayer and an act of solemn reflection to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War will be held in Westminster Abbey on 4th August 2014.

    WW1

  • Edmund of Langley, Duke of York

    A gilt bronze statuette of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, can be seen on the tomb of his father King Edward III.

  • George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland

    Soldier

    George Fitzroy, Earl and Duke of Northumberland, was buried in the vault of the Duke of Albemarle in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel.

  • Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Cleveland

    Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Cleveland, Duke and Earl of Southampton, Earl of Chichester, Baron of Newbury and Nonsuch, Knight of the Garter, buried 1730.

  • Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence

    A small gilt bronze statuette (or weeper) of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, can be seen on the tomb of his father Edward III.

  • Candlelit Vigil marks Great War Centenary

    Monday, 4th August 2014

    Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall GCVO, representing Her Majesty The Queen, attended a Solemn Commemoration on the Centenary of the Outbreak of the First World War at Westminster Abbey on Monday 4th August at 10pm.

  • Metropolitan Police Service holds Abbey carol service

    Thursday, 20th December 2018

    Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended the Metropolitan Police Carol Service at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 19th December 2018.

    Metropolitan Police Carol Service HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

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