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  • Trees of life service takes place at the Abbey

    Tuesday, 11th October 2022

    A Service of Remembrance with the blessing of saplings for a living memorial to honour those who served and died in the COVID-19 pandemic was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 11th October 2022.

    Special Service

  • Consecration of Bishops takes place at Westminster Abbey

    Friday, 29th September 2023

    The Venerable Adam Atkinson, The Venerable Ian Bishop and The Venerable Paul Davies were all ordained and consecrated at Westminster Abbey on Friday 29th September.

  • The Wedding of William and Kate

    Relive the wedding day of Prince William and Kate Middleton, from the moment the guests arrive to the moment the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

  • Creation trail: Wellbeing wander

    Thursday, 20th June 2024

    Discover tranquillity in the cloisters and Abbey gardens on this self-guided walk.

    Events Creation

  • Beyond Victory: Drawing Workshop

    Wednesday, 18th June 2025

    Artist reporter George Butler leads a drawing workshop in St Catherine’s Garden, part of the Abbey which sustained significant damage in the Second World War.

    Beyond Victory

  • General commanding Army in London reads for Abbey

    Sunday, 28th June 2020

    Major General Christopher Ghika, General Officer Commanding London District and Major General Commanding the Household Division reads for the Abbey’s latest podcast which is released today.

    Abbeycast COVID-19 British Army

  • Queen to miss Commonwealth Observance

    Monday, 11th March 2013

    Buckingham Palace today announced that Her Majesty The Queen will not be attending this year's Observance for Commonwealth Day.

    HM The Queen Commonwealth Service

  • Voice and Verse Panel: Poets' Corners Across the Pond

    Thursday, 14th November 2024

    In this special event, speakers from Westminster Abbey, London, and the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York, jointly reflect on the significance and impact of a Poets' Corner within a place of worship.

    Voice and Verse

  • Summer: Wild Westminster Family Day

    Tuesday, 26th August 2025

    Go wild in Westminster! Explore the plants and creatures of our walled garden, where nature has thrived for centuries.

    Family Summer at the Abbey

  • The King: coronation date set for Saturday 6th May 2023

    Tuesday, 11th October 2022

    Buckingham Palace has announced that His Majesty The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.

    Coronations Coronation news

  • Dean & Chapter present Loyal Address to HM The Queen

    Tuesday, 27th March 2012

    The Dean & Chapter of Westminster today presented a Loyal Address to HM The Queen at Buckingham Palace to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

    Loyal Address Diamond Jubilee

  • Archbishop Angaelos leads annual Day of Prayer 2023

    Wednesday, 4th January 2023

    His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London will lead the annual Day of Prayer at Westminster Abbey in St Margaret’s Church on Saturday 28th January.

    day of prayer St Margaret's Church

  • Lord-Lieutenant appointed Abbey’s High Bailiff

    Friday, 19th February 2021

    Sir Kenneth Olisa, Lord-Lieutenant of London, has been appointed the new High Bailiff of Westminster Abbey.

  • The Queen’s funeral to be held at Westminster Abbey

    Saturday, 10th September 2022

    Buckingham Palace has announced that the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday 19th September.

  • Abbey gardens

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

  • Order of Service for the State Funeral published

    Sunday, 18th September 2022

    Buckingham Palace this evening published the Order of Service for the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II, which will be held in Westminster Abbey tomorrow (Monday 19th September 2022).

  • John Seely, Lord Mottistone

    Architect

    Henry John Alexander Seely, 2nd Lord Mottistone, of the architect firm of Seely and Paget, re-built several of the houses in Little Cloister, Westminster Abbey.

  • Colen Campbell

    Architect and Lawyer

    Colen Campbell, architect, was buried in the south cloister on 13th September 1729 but he never seems to have had an inscribed gravestone.

  • Faith Leaders' Vigil for Westminster Victims

    Friday, 24th March 2017

    Victims of the attack on Westminster Bridge and at the Palace of Westminster this week were remembered by faith leaders in a vigil and a minute’s silence at North Green, Westminster Abbey on Friday 24th March 2017

    Faith leaders

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