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  • Sermon at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2019

    Sunday, 22nd December 2019

    Sermon at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2019: Where we have come from and where we belong now? As we stand on the brink of Christmas, many of us here.

  • Florence Nightingale Service 2021 Sermon

    Wednesday, 12th May 2021

    Over the last year nurses, midwives and health visitors across the world have been a sign of hope. You have rolled up your sleeves and given of yourselves more than either we or you would have imagined, and we are profoundly thankful.

    Florence Nightingale

  • Sermon at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2019

    Sunday, 25th August 2019

    Sermon at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2019: Encouraging words and actions have the power to motivate and breed success..

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the festival of the Baptism of Christ, 2022

    Sunday, 9th January 2022

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the festival of the Baptism of Christ, 2022: You are precious in my sight, and honoured, and I love you. I was fortunate to be.

  • Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots lecture

  • Sermon at a Service for Queen Anne's School, Caversham, to celebrate their 125th anniversary

    Friday, 25th October 2019

    Sermon at a Service for Queen Anne's School, Caversham, to celebrate their 125th anniversary: We have been rooted in a good land. When Queen Anne’s School was founded in 1894 it was.

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist of Trinity Sunday 2023

    Sunday, 4th June 2023

    Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist of Trinity Sunday 2023: ‘Firmly I believe and truly, God is three and God is one’ Today, in union with Christians throughout the world, we celebrate.

  • Address given at a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital

    Thursday, 23rd May 2019

    We honour the men and women who have served over the years and those who continue to serve in our own day.

    Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 300th anniversary

  • Address given at a service to recognise fifty years of Continuous At Sea Deterrent

    Friday, 3rd May 2019

    We do owe a debt of gratitude to all those countless men and women who in the past fifty years have maintained the deterrent.

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls' Day 2018

    Friday, 2nd November 2018

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls' Day 2018: We do not believe we lose any of those who have died and gone before us from our greater company. Two beloved.

  • Frequently asked questions

    Answers to your most-asked questions about membership of the Westminster Abbey Association.

  • Lunchtime Talk: Edward I, a Great and Terrible King

    Wednesday, 9th July 2025

    Historian Marc Morris explores the life of King Edward I and considers how his controversial reign shaped the history of the British Isles.

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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.

    Royal Visit HRH Prince Henry of Wales Prince Harry

  • Charles I

    Charles I was the second son of James I and was born on 19th November 1600. He was crowned in Westminster Abbey in February 1626.

  • World Cup kicked off in the Cloisters

    Thursday, 1st June 2006

    A game that started life in Westminster Abbey's cloisters three hundred years ago will transfix millions all over the world next few weeks.

  • Food & drink

    Relax over delicious food and drink, whether you’re visiting Westminster Abbey or not. The Cellarium Café and Terrace serves meals throughout the day.

  • 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 Special Service

  • 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.

    State Visit

  • Mary I

    Mary Tudor was the daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. She was crowned in the Abbey on 1st October 1553 and lies buried with Elizabeth I.

  • 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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