Skip to main content
  • Westminster Abbey
  • EN
    • English (EN)
    • Français (FR)
    • Deutsch (DE)
    • Nederlands (NL)
    • Portuguĕs (PT)
    • Español (ES)
    • Italiano (IT)
    • Polski (PL)
    • Magyar (HU)
    • Русскийязык (RU)
    • 日本語 (JA)
    • 中文 (ZH)
    • 한국의 (KO)
    • العربية (AR)
Book tickets
  • Visit
  • Worship & music
  • Events
  • Learning
  • Support
  • History
  • About
  • Institute
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Book tickets
  • Visit
    • Plan your visit
      • What to see and do
      • Memorial of the month
    • Prices & entry times
    • Group visits
    • Guided tours
    • Food & drink
    • The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries
    • The Abbey shop
  • Worship & music
    • Worship at the Abbey
      • Abbey clergy
      • Attending a service
    • Services and times
      • Regular services
        • Evensong
        • Morning Prayer
        • Holy Communion
        • Evening Prayer
        • Matins
        • Sung Eucharist
      • Choral services
      • Special services
        • Commonwealth
        • Past special services
      • Our Lady of Pew
      • Organ recitals
      • Edwardtide
      • Christmas
      • Holy Week and Easter
    • Watch services
    • Music
      • The Abbey Choir and musicians
        • The Choir
        • Choristership
      • Recordings
        • Dove, Weir & Martin: Choral works
        • Parry: Songs of farewell
        • Bairstow, Harris & Stanford: Choral Works
        • Ludford: Missa Videte miraculum
        • Finzi, Bax & Ireland: Choral Music
        • Taverner: Western Wynde Mass
        • Parry: I was glad & other choral works
        • Music for Remembrance
        • Rejoice the Lord is king
        • Tye: Missa Euge bone
        • Music from the reign of King James I
        • The Feast of Saint Peter
        • O praise the Lord
        • A Christmas Caroll
        • Mary and Elizabeth
        • The Feast of the Ascension
        • The Feast of St Michael and All Angels
        • Elgar: Great is the Lord
        • Organ Masterpieces
        • Abbey Spectacular!
        • Elgar Organ Works
        • Williams, Tavener & MacMillan: Choral works
      • The organs
        • The Harrison & Harrison organ (1937)
        • The Queen's organ (Mander, 2013)
        • Summer Organ Festival
      • Concerts and events
    • Sermons
    • Christianity – some basics
    • St Margaret's Church
      • Worship at St Margaret's
      • Visit St Margaret's
      • Our future
      • Our history
      • Music at St Margaret's
        • St Margaret’s Choristers
        • St Margaret’s Consort
    • Sign up to our faith newsletter
  • Events
    • Bell ringing days
    • Flag days
    • Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lectures
      • The Mystery of the Transfiguration: Seven Meditations
    • Koinonia Lectures
    • Charles Gore Memorial Lectures
  • Learning
    • Schools
      • Commonwealth Connections
    • Teaching resources
      • Catalogue
    • Families
      • At home
      • A to Z activities
    • Community groups
      • Virtual World of Work
    • Virtual tours
      • Worship and daily life
      • Monarchy
      • The Abbey and national memory
      • Building Westminster Abbey
      • Overview tour
    • Christianity in 10 objects
  • Support
    • Make a donation
    • Join the Abbey Association
      • Individual Associate membership
      • Associate and Guest membership
      • Joint Associate membership
      • Family Associate membership
      • Gift membership
    • Leave a legacy
    • American Fund for Westminster Abbey
    • The King Charles III Sacristy
  • History
    • History of Westminster Abbey
    • Coronations at the Abbey
      • A guide to coronations
      • Spotlight on coronations
        • Coronation Theatre
        • The Liber Regalis
        • Order of Service
        • Coronation Chair
        • Ampulla and spoon
        • Music
        • Royal regalia
      • Queens Consort of Westminster Abbey
      • Coronation stories
      • A history of coronations
    • Royalty
      • The Abbey and the Royal Family
      • Royal weddings
    • Famous people / organisations
    • Explore our History
      • Abbey bells
      • Abbey gardens
        • Features of College Garden
      • Abbey in Wartime
      • Abbots & Deans
      • Architecture
      • Benedictine monastery
      • Britain's Oldest Door
      • Chapter House
      • Cheyneygates
      • The Cloisters
      • College Hall
      • The Coronation Chair
      • Cosmati Pavement
      • Crib
      • Funeral and wax effigies
      • High Altar
      • Icons at Westminster Abbey
      • Jerusalem Chamber
      • Lady Chapel
      • Misericords
      • Modern Martyrs
      • Nave
      • Oil paintings
      • Order of the Bath
      • Poets’ Corner
        • Poet Laureates
      • Processional banners
      • Pyx Chamber
      • The Queen Elizabeth II window
      • The Quire
      • RAF Chapel
      • Retable
      • Royal tombs
      • Stained Glass
      • Statesmen's Aisle
      • Vestments and frontals
      • Wall paintings
      • A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey
      • The Wedding of William and Kate
      • Celebrating the Commonwealth
      • Buried among the kings
      • Celebrating St Edward
      • Battle of Britain 80th
      • The Nation's Memory
      • VE Day
      • ANZAC Day
      • Thomas Brock 100th anniversary
      • A History of Royal Burials and Funerals
      • A reflection for Holy Week
      • Me and Mr Bennett
      • The Abbey at War
      • The Abbey at Advent
    • Public History Research
  • About
    • Library & research
      • Using our library and archives
      • Library collection
      • Muniment collection
      • Record series
      • Catalogues
    • Mission & values
    • Governance
    • Jobs & volunteering
      • Employment opportunities
      • Volunteer at Westminster Abbey
    • Photography
  • Institute
    • Fellows' Programme
    • Public Programmes
    • Parliamentary and Institutional Engagement
    • Who we are
    • Past Institute lectures
      • Dignity and Public Service
      • Healing
      • God, Gratitude and Being at Home in the World
      • Where does wise leadership come from?
      • Hope
      • Trust in public life
      • Art, Imagination and Public Service
      • Justice
      • Embracing Global Challenges
      • Truth
      • Democracy
      • Integrity
      • In the Public Eye
      • Staying Power
      • In Power
      • Stand and be counted
      • Feeding The Soul
      • Truth in the Public Square
      • The Challenge of Bioethics to Decision-Making in the UK
      • Symposium
  • Contact
  • Shop

  • English (EN)
    • English (EN)
    • Français (FR)
    • Deutsch (DE)
    • Nederlands (NL)
    • Portuguĕs (PT)
    • Español (ES)
    • Italiano (IT)
    • Polski (PL)
    • Magyar (HU)
    • Русскийязык (RU)
    • 日本語 (JA)
    • 中文 (ZH)
    • 한국의 (KO)
    • العربية (AR)
  • Choir School
  • Corporate hospitality
  • Safeguarding
  1. Home
  2. Search this website

Search this website

What are you looking for? Type something in the box and press Search.

139 results found, displaying page 4 of 7

  • Henry, Duke of Gloucester

    Henry, Duke of Gloucester, son of Charles I, was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 21st September 1660.

  • William, Duke of Cumberland

    Soldier

    Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, is buried with his parents and other family in the Hanoverian vault beneath the central aisle of Henry VII's chapel.

  • Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester

    The grave of Thomas, Duke of Gloucester, in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor, was originally covered by a brass depicting images of him and his family.

  • Meinhard, 3rd Duke of Schomberg

    Soldier

    Meinhard Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, army officer, was buried in the Ormond vault at the east end of the Lady Chapel.

  • How to make a peace crane

    From mice to elephants and dragons to unicorns, the Abbey is an ark of exciting animals. Popping up on memorials, knight helmets, flags and candlesticks, animals have acted as symbols of power, loyalty and courage and captured our imagination in terrific tales for hundreds of years. Choose your animal counterpart and explore the Abbey's marvellous menagerie.

  • Gerald (Grosvenor) 6th Duke of Westminster

    Soldier and Philanthropist

    Gerald (Grosvenor), 6th Duke of Westminster was a generous donor to the appeal fund for the restoration of the exterior stonework and the Lady Chapel.

  • Service marks 400 years of ties between UK & Japan

    Wednesday, 3rd December 2014

    His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO attended a Commemoration of 400 Years of Relations between the United Kingdom and Japan at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 2nd December 2014 at 6.00 pm.

    HRH The Duke of Gloucester

  • Westminster Abbey marks the 200th anniversary of the RNLI

    Monday, 4th March 2024

    His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent today attended a service of Thanksgiving to mark 200 years of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

    Special Service HRH The Duke of Kent

  • Abbey Remembers Japan Earthquake Victims

    Monday, 6th June 2011

    HRH The Duke of Gloucester, patron of the Japan Society, attended The Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 5 June 2011 at 6.30 pm.

    Royal Visit

  • The Great O Antiphons

    Celebrate Advent and Christmas with us.

  • Recordings

    The Abbey Choir enjoys a recording partnership with Hyperion. Its catalogue includes music for the great feasts, as well as Renaissance masterpieces and twentieth-century classics.

  • Rediscovering the Great Sacristy

    We’re transforming the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches. A new building – to be named The King Charles III Sacristy in honour of HM The King – will be constructed to house state-of-the-art welcome, security and ticketing facilities, allowing the Abbey itself to be preserved in all its beauty and wonder as a sacred space.

  • Her Majesty The Queen Attends ANZAC Centenary Service

    Saturday, 25th April 2015

    Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service in Westminster Abbey on Saturday 25th April in Commemoration and Thanksgiving to Mark the Centenary of the ANZAC Landings. The National Anthem was sung.

    HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh ANZAC Day

  • 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.

  • John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham & family

    Statesman

    In Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey there is a monument to John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham. The wax effigies of his wife Catherine and two sons can be seen in the triforium

  • George, Duke of Kent, son of George V

    Soldier and Sailor

    On 29th November 1934, George Edward, Duke of Kent, married Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, in Westminster Abbey.

  • Sailors pay tribute to great admiral

    Tuesday, 16th October 2007

    Sailors marked the 300th anniversary of the death of the Royal Navy hero Sir Cloudesley Shovell with a wreathlaying ceremony conducted by Canon Nicholas Sagovsky at Admiral Shovell’s grave in the Abbey’s south choir aisle this week.

    Sir Cloudesley Shovell Wreathlaying

  • Abbey bells ring to mark birth of Princess

    Saturday, 2nd May 2015

    The Dean and Chapter of Westminster congratulates the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their daughter.

    HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge Princess Charlotte bell ringing Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers

  • Harrison Memorial Unveiled

    Tuesday, 28th March 2006

    John Harrison, the 18th century clockmaker, whose revolutionary precision watch allowed sailors to calculate their ships' longitude, is now honoured with a memorial stone which was unveiled in the Nave by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

    John Harrison Memorial dedication

  • Abbey Marks 60th Anniversary of the Korean War

    Wednesday, 10th July 2013

    His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester attended a Service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of hostilities in the Korean War at the Abbey on Thursday 11th July.

    Korean war

  • « Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • » Next

Related searches

HRH The Duke of Gloucester

Special Service

HRH The Duke of Kent

Royal Visit

HM The Queen

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

ANZAC Day

Sir Cloudesley Shovell

Wreathlaying

HRH The Duke of Cambridge

HRH The Duchess of Cambridge

Princess Charlotte

bell ringing

Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers

John Harrison

Memorial dedication

Korean war

 
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award 2025

Useful links

  • News & media
  • FAQ
  • Jobs & volunteering
  • Mission & values
  • Social engagement
  • Support
  • Contact

Contact us

The Chapter Office
Westminster Abbey
20 Dean's Yard
London
SW1P 3PA

Follow us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter/X
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Podcast

Sign up to our newsletter

Subscribe

Designed by M&C Experience Design

Developed by Website development in Umbraco

  • © 2026 Dean and Chapter of Westminster
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy policy
  • Safeguarding
  • Terms & conditions
Twitter/X logo Tweet this