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• Dean and Chapter Commission Anthem for Royal Wedding Couple

  Thursday, 28th April 2011

  A specially commissioned anthem will be premiered at the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales with Miss Catherine Middleton, it has been announced today.

  Royal Wedding The Choir of Westminster Abbey

• The King and Queen to attend VE Day 80 service

  Friday, 25th April 2025

  Their Majesties The King and Queen will attend a Service of Thanksgiving for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) at the Abbey on Thursday 8th May at noon.

  VE Day Second World War

• The Obamas Visit Westminster Abbey

  Tuesday, 24th May 2011

  The President of the United States of America, Mr Barack Obama, laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24 May 2011, the first day of his State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

  State Visit President of the United States President Barack Obama Michelle Obama President Obama

• Royal tribute

  The Battle of Britain – a 112-day fight for control of Britain’s skies – was the first decisive battle in history fought entirely in the air.

• Royal wedding bouquet to rest on Warrior’s Grave

  Sunday, 20th May 2018

  The Duchess of Sussex has sent the bouquet she carried during her wedding to Westminster Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

  Meghan Markle HRH The Duchess of Sussex

• Abbey marks the Centenary of the Royal British Legion

  Tuesday, 12th October 2021

  Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 12th October.

  HM The Queen Prince Charles

• The Royal Signals Veteran: A Photographic Journey

  Tuesday, 5th November 2024

  Explore an exhibition from the Royal Corps of Signals showcasing what it means to be a veteran today.

  Events

• The King and The Prince of Wales celebrate 300th anniversary of The Order of the Bath

  Friday, 16th May 2025

  HM The King and HRH The Prince of Wales attended a service for The Most Honourable Order of the Bath at Westminster Abbey on Friday 16th May. The King is Sovereign of the Order and the Prince of Wales was today installed as its Great Master.

• South African President visits the Abbey

  Tuesday, 22nd November 2022

  The President of the Republic of South Africa, HE Cyril Ramaphosa, visited the Abbey on Tuesday 22nd November as part of his State Visit to His Majesty The King.

  South Africa

• President of France lays wreath at Grave of the Unknown Warrior

  Wednesday, 26th March 2008

  The President of France, M. Nicholas Sarkozy, and Mme. Sarkozy visited the Abbey on 26th March to lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior during their state visit to the UK.

• Kindness and empathy celebrated at royal carol service

  Tuesday, 24th December 2024

  The selfless efforts of people who support, counsel and comfort those in need were celebrated at the Together at Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey on Friday 6th December. 

  royal family christmas

• The Queen to visit Abbey for 450th anniversary

  Monday, 22nd March 2010

  HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Westminster Abbey and Westminster School on Friday 21st May during celebrations marking the 450th anniversary of the granting of the Abbey’s Charter by Queen Elizabeth I.

  Westminster Abbey 450th anniversary Special Service

• For your visit

  You are welcome to book your primary school group in for a self-led visit of Westminster Abbey between September and June.

• For your visit

  Explore Westminster Abbey with your secondary school class using our specially developed route map and trails.

• 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.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates Dickens’ Bicentenary

  Tuesday, 7th February 2012

  Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a ceremony at Westminster Abbey on 7th February 2012 at 11.15 am to celebrate the life and work of Charles Dickens on the 200th anniversary of his birth.

  Royal Visit HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Charles Dickens Wreathlaying

• Westminster Abbey sends condolences to His Majesty The King on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

  Thursday, 8th September 2022

  The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle OBE, has sent his condolences to His Majesty The King and the Royal Family upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on behalf of all at Westminster Abbey.

• The Prince of Wales attends service for Lady Mary Soames

  Wednesday, 19th November 2014

  Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of The Lady Soames LG DBE at Westminster on Thursday 20th November 2014 at Noon.

  Camilla Duchess of Cornwall Lady Mary Soames

• Abbey Hosts Royal Wedding

  Friday, 29th April 2011

  His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG and Miss Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey on Friday 29th April 2011.

  HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH Prince Henry of Wales

• Charles Abbott

  Soldier

  Captain Charles Abbott was buried in the nave in August 1793. His original gravestone was taken up when the nave floor was re-laid in 1834.