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  • HRH The Princess Royal attends Special Service of Celebration to mark the work of Livability, the new face of John Grooms and the Shaftesbury Society

    Tuesday, 22nd April 2008

    HRH The Princess Royal attended the Abbey on Tuesday 22nd April for a Special Service of Celebration to mark the work of Livability, the new face of John Grooms and the Shaftesbury Society.

    Special Service

  • Westminster Abbey joins nation to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day

    Wednesday, 5th March 2025

    A service to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) will take place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May 2025.

    VE Day Second World War

  • St Margaret’s holds Parliament service to mark Centenary

    Tuesday, 6th November 2018

    A service for Parliament to mark the centenary of the end of World War I was held at St Margaret's Church on 6th November 2018.

    Armistice

  • A Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year

    Tuesday, 1st October 2024

    This annual service which marks the start of the Legal Year in England and Wales will be conducted by The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, and attended by Members of the Legal Profession.

    Judges Service

  • Parliamentarians Mark First World War Centenary

    Tuesday, 11th November 2014

    Members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons and their staff attended a Service to Commemorate the Centenary of the First World War at Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day Tuesday 11th November 2014 at 10.30 am.

    Choir Music WW1

  • A Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year

    Wednesday, 1st October 2025

    The annual service to mark the start of the Legal Year in England and Wales will be held in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 1st October.

  • Judges mark the start of the new legal year 2024

    Tuesday, 1st October 2024

    Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st October 2024 for a service to mark the start of the legal year in England and Wales.

  • You're welcome here

    Discover over ten centuries of British history in a building in the heart of London where worship takes place every day.

  • St Margaret's Church

    St. Margaret’s is a 12th-century church next to Westminster Abbey. It’s sometimes called ‘the parish Church of the House of Commons’. Everyone’s welcome to visit.

  • Crown Prince and Princess of Serbia mark UN World Humanitarian Day

    Friday, 18th August 2023

    Crown Prince and Princess of Serbia mark UN World Humanitarian Day: Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia attended a wreath laying ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

  • Stone of Destiny welcomed to the Abbey

    Saturday, 29th April 2023

    A service to mark the arrival of the Stone of Destiny at Westminster Abbey was held on Saturday 29th April.

    Coronation Coronations Coronation news

  • Abbey remembers victims of slavery

    Tuesday, 11th October 2016

    Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York attended a wreath laying to commemorate the work of William Wilberforce and mark the United Kingdom's commitment to combat modern slavery at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 12th October 2016.

    modern slavery

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    نود أن تنعموا بزيارة آمنة وممتعة للدير، لذا نقدم بعض النصائح المفيدة لمساعدتكم على الإعداد مقدمًا لزيارتكم.

  • New appointments in the Minor Canons team

    Tuesday, 29th October 2024

    Following the announcement that the Reverend Mark Birch is to become a Canon of Westminster and Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, new appointments have been made in the Minor Canons team at Westminster Abbey.

  • HM The Queen attends King James Bible Service

    Wednesday, 16th November 2011

    Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended a service of celebration, in association with the King James Bible Trust, to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 16th November at 12 noon.

    Royal Visit HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales King James Bible

  • A podcast for Passion Sunday

    Sunday, 29th March 2020

    Worshippers everywhere are invited to mark Passion Sunday today with the Abbey’s latest podcast.

    Abbeycast COVID-19 Passion Sunday

  • Abbey releases Order of Service for Warrior centenary

    Wednesday, 11th November 2020

    This morning, a special service will mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey on 11 November 1920.

    Grave of the Unknown Warrior HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

  • Feast of the Translation of Saint Edward the Confessor

    Monday, 13th October 2025

    Celebrate the life of Saint Edward with us, as we mark the day of his translation to the Shrine in the centre of the Abbey.

    Edwardtide

  • A podcast for Remembrance Sunday

    Sunday, 8th November 2020

    A special edition of Abbeycast, the Abbey’s worship podcast series, is released today to mark Remembrance Sunday.

    Remembrance Remembrance Sunday

  • The Abbey at Advent

    The Reverend Mark Birch and writer Chine McDonald tell us what this holiest of seasons means to them.

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