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• Portrait of a Dean

  American academic Greg Garrett marks the 250th anniversary of America’s birth by considering how the relationship between Britain and America is borne out in the Abbey’s monuments, statues and graves.

• Earl of Wessex attends Synod service

  His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex attended a Service of Holy Communion at the Inauguration of the Eleventh General Synod of the Church of England.

• Our history

  Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.

• The Dean chats with Frank Skinner

  In 2024, historian Alice Loxton retraced the 200-mile route of Eleanor of Castile’s memorial crosses and discovered one of the most romantic stories in British history.

• The legacy of Dean John Williams

  Writer Francis Martin investigates what part the Abbey plays in the life of modern-day pilgrims.

• The Dean chats with Frank Skinner

  Robert Thompson examines Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s time in London and the making of a modern martyr.

• Stories

  Explore stories from the Abbey.

• The Dean chats with Frank Skinner

  Video producer, Stuart Hastie, reveals the process behind his short film, Hidden Wonders of Westminster Abbey.

• Diamond wedding anniversary

  Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19th November 2007.

• Woman’s Own Children of Courage Awards

  Ten children were honoured for their courage and bravery on Wednesday 12th December at a carol service for the 34th annual presentation of the Woman’s Own Children of Courage Awards led by the Dean of Westminster.

• President of France lays wreath at Grave of the Unknown Warrior

  The President of France, M. Nicholas Sarkozy, and Mme. Sarkozy visited the Abbey on 26th March to lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior during their state visit to the UK.

• Christmas tree returns to North Green

  A 25-foot illuminated Christmas tree now welcomes visitors to Westminster Abbey’s Great North Door and to St Margaret’s Church.

• ANZAC Day Service

  The Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Right Honourable John Key, and Mrs Bronagh Key, attended the annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Monday 25th April 2011.

• Students fill Abbey to celebrate Nathaniel Woodard

  A service to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of educational visionary the Reverend Nathaniel Woodard (21st March 1811 – 25th April 1891) was held in Westminster Abbey on Thursday 24th November 2011.

• Memorial to Chadwick brothers dedicated

  A memorial to two brothers, both priests and distinguished academics, Owen Chadwick OM KBE and Henry Chadwick KBE, was dedicated in the South Quire Aisle of Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st February 2018.

• Field of Remembrance

  HRH The Duke of Edinburgh opened the Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th November.

• Chilean Navy pays tribute to Admiral Thomas Cochrane

  The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Monday 21st May 2018.

• ‘Capability’ Brown fountain dedicated

  A fountain in Westminster Abbey’s cloister garth to commemorate the tercentenary of the great 18th century landscape gardener Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown was dedicated after Evensong.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates the centenary of the RAF

  Her Majesty The Queen attended A Service to mark the Centenary of the Royal Air Force at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 10th July 2018.

• Nelson Mandela honoured with memorial stone

  A memorial stone to Nelson Mandela was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on 18th July 2018, the birth centenary of the former President of South Africa.