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• Admiral of the Fleet Lord Boyce remembered

  Thursday, 13th July 2023

  His Majesty The King was represented by Admiral Sir Anthony Radaki at a Service of Thanksgiving for former Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Boyce at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July 2023.

  Special Service

• Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona

  Philanthropist

  In the nave is a stained glass window to the memory of Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona, philanthropist. The window was designed by Sir Ninian Comper.

• Westminster Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster

  Monday, 4th July 2016

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Steve Summers, and other Westminster councillors to the annual Civic Service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 3rd July.

  Civic Service

• Henry, Lord Norris

  Soldier and Statesman

  In the chapel of St Andrew, is a very large monument to the memory of Henry Norris (or Norreys), 1st Baron Norris of Rycote and his wife.

• Go City and London pass

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• Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster

  Sunday, 6th July 2025

  Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 6th July 2025.

• Westminster Abbey Celebrates the Life of The Lord Attenborough

  Tuesday, 17th March 2015

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of The Lord Attenborough CBE was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 17th March 2015.

  Richard Attenborough

• The Lord Speaker's Birthday

  the bells of St Margaret's Church are rung from noon to mark the birthday of The Right Honourable The Lord McFall of Alcluith PC, Lord Speaker

• Ian Fraser, Lord Fraser of Lonsdale

  Politician, Soldier and Philanthropist

  In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial, with a braille version of the inscription, for Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Lonsdale. Blinded at the battle of the Somme he devoted his life to the welfare of visually impaired people.

• Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon & Family

  Soldier and Statesman

  The monument to Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (died 1596) is the tallest in Westminster Abbey, at thirty-six feet high. Various members of his family are buried in the Carey vault.

• Lord Judge Delivers first King James Bible Lecture

  Thursday, 6th October 2011

  Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, delivered the first of Westminster Abbey’s autumn series of King James Bible lectures on Wednesday 5th October to a packed Nave.

  King James Bible

• Lord Bragg Delivers Second King James Bible Lecture

  Thursday, 13th October 2011

  Lord Bragg, the author and broadcaster, gave the second lecture in the Abbey’s autumn series of lectures marking the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible in 1611.

• MPs and peers remember Lord Lawson at St Margaret’s Church

  Tuesday, 17th October 2023

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Right Honourable The Lord Lawson of Blaby was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 17th October 2023.

  St Margaret's Church

• Lord Sainsbury

  Philanthropist

  Lord Sainsbury was a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey Appeal Fund which raised millions for restoring the exterior of the Abbey and Lady Chapel.

• Lord Heywood

  Lord Heywood of Whitehall, head of the civil service, has a stone in the East Cloister of Westminster Abbey. He died in 2018.

• Princess Royal and Chilean Navy honour Lord Cochrane

  Tuesday, 22nd May 2012

  Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal joined representatives of the Chilean Navy at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 22nd May 2012 for the annual wreath laying ceremony to honour Admiral Lord Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Chilean Naval Day.

  HRH The Princess Royal Chilean Navy Day Royal visit

• Sir Thomas Erskine May, Lord Farnborough

  Lawyer

  In St Margaret's is a memorial to lawyer Sir Thomas Erskine May, who was created Lord Farnborough on his retirement from the House of Commons.

• The Epiphany of our Lord Sung Eucharist

  Monday, 6th January 2025

  The main service to observe The Epiphany of our Lord, which traditionally marks the visit of the Magi or ‘Wise Men’ to the child Jesus.

  Advent Christmas

• London landmark

  A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.

• London celebrates

  On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.