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30th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 21st May 2015
The Reverend Lucy Winkett asks what can the Church say about the Christian requirement for mercy as a public value? Is the quest for purity as damaging as it is noble? Do our public conversations confuse sincerity with truth? And is there any such thing as innocence?
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Long Range Desert Group memorial dedicated
Monday, 9th December 2013
A memorial to the Long Range Desert Group was dedicated in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on Monday 9th December 2013.
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Frequently asked questions
Answers to your most-asked questions about membership of the Westminster Abbey Association.
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First Lady brings Obama family for Abbey visit
Thursday, 11th June 2009
Michelle Obama, the United States of America’s First Lady, brought her two daughters to Westminster Abbey for an hour-long visit on Tuesday 9th June 2009.
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Singapore State Visit
Tuesday, 21st October 2014
His Excellency Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of the Republic of Singapore, accompanied by his wife Mrs Mary Tan, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 21st October 2014 during a State Visit and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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King and Queen of the Netherlands visit Abbey
Tuesday, 23rd October 2018
The King and Queen of the Netherlands visited Westminster Abbey on 23rd October as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.
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Brazilian State Visit
Tuesday, 7th March 2006
During the afternoon of Tuesday 7th March, The President and Senhora Lula da Silva visited the Abbey and The President laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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Dean highlights significance of Vatican visit
Thursday, 26th January 2017
As the Abbey Choir flies back from Rome after a week-long visit to the Vatican, the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall has underlined the ecumenical significance of the trip.
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Italian State visit to Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 16th March 2005
The state visit of His Excellency Signor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic took place on Wednesday 16th March at 10.10am.
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King and Queen of Spain visit Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 12th July 2017
The King and Queen of Spain were accompanied by Prince Henry of Wales when they visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to the Her Majesty The Queen.
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The Obamas Visit Westminster Abbey
Tuesday, 24th May 2011
The President of the United States of America, Mr Barack Obama, laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24 May 2011, the first day of his State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.
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Sir Robert Long
Politician, Architect and Lawyer
Sir Robert Long, politician and lawyer, was buried in the south choir aisle on 28 July 1673 but he has no monument or marker.
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Staats Long Morris
Soldier
General Staats Long Morris is probably the only American buried in Westminster Abbey. His grave is in the north aisle of the nave.
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Long Range Desert Group (LRDG)
Soldier
A memorial to members of the Long Range Desert Group was unveiled in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on 9th December 2013.
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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.
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For your visit
You are welcome to book your primary school group in for a self-led visit of Westminster Abbey between September and June.
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For your visit
Explore Westminster Abbey with your secondary school class using our specially developed route map and trails.
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Obamas visit
When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.
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Visit of HE The President of Slovenia
Thursday, 28th February 2019
The President of Slovenia, His Excellency Borut Pahor visited the Abbey on Thursday 28th February 2019 as part of a Governmental visit to the UK.
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Long reads
Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.
