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Obamas visit
When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.
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The President of Israel visits Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 19th November 2008
The President of Israel, H.E. Mr Shimon Peres, visited the Abbey on Wednesday 19th November and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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President of Italy visits Abbey
Friday, 29th May 2015
The President of the Italian Republic, His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, visited Westminster Abbey today and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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David Livingstone
Writer, Explorer, Physician and Doctor
David Livingstone, missionary and explorer, died at Ilala in the centre of Africa in May 1873. His grave is in the centre of the Nave.
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Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Musician and Composer
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, eminent musician, was buried in the north choir aisle, near the graves of Henry Purcell, John Blow and William Sterndale Bennett.
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Rudyard Kipling
Writer and Poet
The ashes of Rudyard Kipling, poet and writer, were buried in Poets' Corner at noon on 23rd January 1936. His books include The Jungle Book.
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New Zealand Prime Minister reads for Abbey podcast
Friday, 24th April 2020
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has recorded a poem for Westminster Abbey’s podcast which will be published as part of this weekend’s ANZAC Day commemorations.
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Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald
Sailor
The grave of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, the famous admiral, is in the central part of the nave of Westminster Abbey.
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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.
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Prime Minister of Canada visits Abbey
Wednesday, 12th June 2013
The Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 12th June 2013.
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President of South Korea visits Abbey
Tuesday, 5th November 2013
Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea, visited Westminster Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior on Tuesday 5th November 2013.
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President of Cyprus visits Abbey
Thursday, 16th January 2014
His Excellency Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus, visited Westminster Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior on Thursday 16th January 2014.
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Abbey welcomes Albanian Prime Minister
Tuesday, 25th February 2014
His Excellency Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, visited Westminster Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior on Tuesday 25th February 2014.
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King of the Belgians visits Abbey
Thursday, 13th March 2014
Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, King and Queen of the Belgians, visited Westminster Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior on Thursday 13th March 2014.
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Prime Minister of Japan visits Abbey
Thursday, 1st May 2014
The Prime Minister of Japan, Mr Shinzo Abe, visited Westminster Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior on Thursday 1st May 2014.
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Abbey welcomes President of Latvia
Tuesday, 19th July 2016
The President of the Republic of Latvia, His Excellency Raimonds Vējonis, visited Westminster Abbey today, Tuesday 19th July 2016, and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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President of Ukraine visits Abbey
Wednesday, 19th April 2017
The President of Ukraine, His Excellency Petro Poroshenko, visited Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 19th April and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Writer and Poet
The poet Robert Browning is buried in Poets' Corner. His wife, poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, is buried in Florence, but is memorialised in Westminster Abbey.
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James Wyatt
Architect
James Wyatt, architect, is buried in the south transept. He was Surveyor of the Fabric at the Abbey from 1776 to his death.
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Thomas Hardy
Writer and Poet
On 16th January 1928 the ashes of the poet and writer Thomas Hardy were buried in Poets' Corner, north of the grave of Charles Dickens.
