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  • Queen Elizabeth II remembered during Royal carol service

    Saturday, 24th December 2022

    Tributes were paid to HM Queen Elizabeth II during the second annual Royal Carols: Together at Christmas service at Westminster Abbey.

    Christmas Royal Visit Special Service

  • Duke of Edinburgh opens 84th Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance

    Thursday, 8th November 2012

    His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh opened the 84th Royal British Legion’s Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th November 2012.

    Field of Remembrance Prince Philip Royal visit

  • Royal guests for Battle of Britiain service

    Sunday, 19th September 2010

    His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Air Chief Marshal, attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication for Battle of Britain Sunday at Westminster Abbey on 19th September 2010. He was accompanied by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall and His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales.

    Battle of Britain Sunday

  • Abbey installs new Canon Theologian

    Friday, 6th May 2011

    The Reverend Vernon White was installed as a Canon of Westminster at Evensong on Saturday 7th May 2011.

    Reverend Vernon White

  • Canon Theologian to retire

    Tuesday, 6th March 2018

    The Reverend Professor Vernon White, who has been Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey since June 2011 and a Visiting Professor at King’s College London, is to retire at the end of September 2018.

  • Kindness and empathy celebrated at royal carol service

    Tuesday, 24th December 2024

    The selfless efforts of people who support, counsel and comfort those in need were celebrated at the Together at Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey on Friday 6th December. 

    royal family christmas

  • The Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton

    Relive the wedding day of Prince William and Kate Middleton, from the moment the guests arrive to the moment the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

  • New Canon Theologian appointed

    Monday, 20th December 2010

    It is announced today (Tuesday 21st December 2010) from 10 Downing Street that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of The Reverend Vernon White as a Canon of Westminster. He will become Canon Theologian in succession to the Reverend Canon Dr Nicholas Sagovsky, who will be leaving the Abbey in January.

  • The Princess Royal Attends Service for Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Men

    Friday, 20th May 2016

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, patron of the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence KCVO CB, attended a Centenary Service of Thanksgiving for the Courage and Endurance of the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton CVO and his Men at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Friday 20th May 2016.

    HRH The Princess Royal Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence KCVO Sir Ernest Shackleton

  • Royal Christmas Carol Service to take place at Westminster Abbey

    Friday, 4th November 2022

    Royal Christmas Carol Service to take place at Westminster Abbey: The Princess of Wales will return to Westminster Abbey to host a special Christmas carol service on Thursday 15th December. The service.

    Advent and Christmas

  • Royal Green Jackets 40th Anniversary

    Wednesday, 22nd March 2006

    The Royal Green Jackets celebrated the 40th anniversary of the formation of the regiment at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 22nd March.

  • The Royal Signals Veteran: A Photographic Journey

    Tuesday, 5th November 2024

    Explore an exhibition from the Royal Corps of Signals showcasing what it means to be a veteran today.

    Events

  • Royal tribute

    The Battle of Britain – a 112-day fight for control of Britain’s skies – was the first decisive battle in history fought entirely in the air.

  • Saint's and Royal tombs discovered after 1,000 years

    Friday, 2nd December 2005

    Ancient Royal crypt revealed in Abbey foundations.

    Edward the Confessor

  • Abbey bells to ring for royal milestone

    Tuesday, 8th September 2015

    Westminster Abbey will mark a royal milestone Wednesday 9th September, when Her Majesty The Queen will become the longest reigning monarch in British history.

    bell ringing HM The Queen

  • Royal Ballet Founders

    Composer, Dancer and Musician

    In 2009 a memorial stone to four founders of the Royal Ballet, Ninette de Valois, Frederick Ashton, Constant Lambert and Margot Fonteyn, was unveiled.

  • Abbey marks the Centenary of the Royal British Legion

    Tuesday, 12th October 2021

    Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 12th October.

    Prince Charles

  • Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)

    Soldier, Physician and Doctor

    In the nave of Westminster Abbey is a tablet, rolls of honour and stained glass window for those who died serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

  • HRH The Princess Royal to dedicate Armed Forces Memorial

    Friday, 17th October 2008

    HRH The Princess Royal will dedicate a memorial in the Abbey’s South Cloister later this month to commemorate all those in the British armed forces who have died in conflicts throughout the world since the Second World War.

    Armed Forces Memorial Memorial dedication

  • Royal attendance for ANZAC Day commemoration

    Wednesday, 25th April 2018

    HRH The Duke of Cambridge, HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 25th April 2018.

    ANZAC Day

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