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  • Edward V & Richard Duke of York

    The presumed remains of Edward V and Richard Duke of York are buried in the Abbey in a white marble sarcophagus designed by Christopher Wren.

  • The Queen’s funeral to be held at Westminster Abbey

    Saturday, 10th September 2022

    Buckingham Palace has announced that the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday 19th September.

    HM The Queen

  • Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford

    Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer and Baron Harley of Wigmore is buried in the vault of the Duke of Newcastle.

  • NHS celebrates 75th anniversary

    Wednesday, 5th July 2023

    Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attended a service celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 5th July 2023.

    Special Service

  • HM The Queen attends 2012 Commonwealth celebration

    Monday, 12th March 2012

    An Observance for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey on Monday 12th March 2012 was attended by HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh with HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and HRH The Countess of Wessex.

    Royal Visit HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Countess of Wessex Commonwealth Service

  • 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.

  • Centenary of The Ringing World celebrated at Westminster Abbey

    Monday, 28th March 2011

    An Evensong to celebrate the centenary of The Ringing World was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 26th March 2011.

    The Ringing World

  • Elizabeth Woodville

    Elizabeth Woodville is buried with her husband King Edward IV at St George's chapel, Windsor, but she took Sanctuary at Westminster Abbey on two occasions.

  • 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.

  • 36. George V and the procession spectators

    Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

  • 16. Elizabeth Woodville

    Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

  • Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester

    Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, constable of Scotland, was a benefactor to the building of Henry III's new Gothic Westminster Abbey, begun in 1245.

  • Lord Burghley’s legacy celebrated

    Wednesday, 22nd June 2022

    HRH Princess Alexandra attended a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the lasting legacy of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 22nd June 2022.

    Lord Burghley

  • 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

  • Roger Townshend

    Soldier

    The Honourable Lieutenant Colonel Roger Townshend has a monument in the south aisle of the nave. He is buried at Albany, New York.

  • Roger Nightingale

    Musician and Priest/Minister

    Roger Nightingale, one of the Gentlemen of His Majesty's Chapel Royal 1619-1642 and 1660-1661 and Confessor to the King's Household, was buried in the cloisters.

  • An Evening with Dan Jones: The Astonishing Henry V

    Tuesday, 21st January 2025

    Leading Medieval Historian Dan Jones recounts the astonishing rise of England’s famous warrior king Henry V, metres from his final resting place.

    Events

  • Queen Victoria Coronation 'Peepshow' Restored for Galleries

    Tuesday, 22nd August 2017

    A rare historic ‘peepshow’ commemorating Queen Victoria’s 1838 Coronation is being prepared for display in the new Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries.

    Queen Victoria The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries Coronation

  • 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

  • Abbey celebrates life of St Edward

    Monday, 21st October 2013

    Westminster Abbey celebrated the life of St Edward the Confessor at a National Pilgrimage on Saturday 19th October 2013.

    Edwardtide Edward the Confessor

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