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  • The Dedication of St Margaret's Church

    the bells of St Margaret's Church will be rung following the Sung Eucharist at about 7.00 pm to mark the Dedication

  • Sir Anthony Cleaver

    the bells of St margaret's Church will be rung at about 1.00 pm, following the service of thanksgiving for Sir Anthony Cleaver

  • Martin Neary LVO

    the bells of St Margaret's Church will be rung at approximately 1.00 pm following a service of thanksgiving for the life of Martin Neary LVO

  • Civic Matins

    the bells of Westminster Abbey will be rung at approximately noon, following Matins attended in civic state by the Lord Mayor of Westminster

  • Abbey Celebrates The Queen's 90th Birthday

    Thursday, 21st April 2016

    Westminster Abbey will mark the 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen at Evensong on Thursday 21st April and with a full peal of bells at 1.00pm.

    HM The Queen 90th birthday

  • 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 Forsyth of Drumlean PC, Lord Speaker

  • 60th anniversary of the end of World War II

    Sunday, 10th July 2005

    A Service of Prayer and Thanksgiving to mark 60 years since the end of the Second World War was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 10th July 2005.

    Special Service WW2

  • Queen and Duke of Edinburgh Attend VE Day Service

    Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service of Thanksgiving Marking the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 10th May 2015.

  • Abbey welcomes Lord Mayor of Westminster

    Monday, 6th September 2021

    Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Jonathan Glanz, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 5th September 2021.

  • Arthur, Viscount Lee of Fareham

    Politician, Soldier and Philanthropist

    Arthur Hamilton Lee, Viscount Lee of Fareham was a benefactor to Westminster Abbey. He gave two bronze candelabra and two paintings.

  • Ringers complete marathon handbell peal

    Wednesday, 7th November 2007

    Six members of the Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers rang a peal on handbells in the Henry VII Chapel on Wednesday.

    bell ringing Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers

  • Dr David Hoyle installed as 39th Dean of Westminster

    The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle was installed as the 39th Dean of Westminster at Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 16th November 2019.

  • The Election of the Lord Mayor of Westminster and Charter Day, 1560

    the Abbey bells are rung from 1.00 pm to mark the Election of the Lord Mayor of Westminster. Ringing for the anniversary of the refounding of Westminster Abbey by Elizabeth I as the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster is subsumed

  • The Translation of St Edward the Confessor

    the Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers will attempt a full peal from 1.00 pm until about 4.00 pm, and the bells will also be rung at about 6.00 pm following the Sung Eucharist

  • Dedication of Peal Boards

    Thursday, 15th July 2004

    There are ten principal ringers for the Abbey's ten bells, which are rung for the major church festivals, for special services and for notable occasions such as the anniversaries of HM The Queen's accession, coronation and wedding.

  • Our history

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

  • Explore our History

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  • Their Majesties The King and Queen crowned at the Abbey

    Saturday, 6th May 2023

    The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.

    Coronation news

  • Sir John Betjeman

    Writer, Poet and Broadcaster

    On a pillar in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey is a memorial to Sir John Betjeman, Poet Laureate and broadcaster.

  • The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II

    Monday, 19th September 2022

    The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II: The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II was held at Westminster Abbey at 11:00am on Monday 19th September 2022. Before the service, the.

    State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

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