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  • Henry Austen Layard

    Politician and Diplomat

    In St Margaret's Church is a memorial to archaeologist and politician Henry Austen Layard. The tablet has a marble frame and decorative border.

  • Abbey Marks 60th Anniversary of the Korean War

    Wednesday, 10th July 2013

    His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester attended a Service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of hostilities in the Korean War at the Abbey on Thursday 11th July.

    Special Service Royal Visit HRH The Duke of Gloucester Korean war

  • Prince of Wales attends Battle of Britain Service

    Sunday, 20th September 2015

    His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 20th September 2015.

    HRH The Prince of Wales Battle of Britain Sunday

  • Westminster Abbey marks Remembrance Sunday

    Monday, 13th November 2017

    A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 12th November 2017.

  • Prime Minister attends Abbey Nightingale service

    Wednesday, 12th May 2021

    The Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Boris Johnson MP, attended a service to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 12th May 2021.

  • Old Contemptibles, British Expeditionary Force

    Soldier

    In the west cloister is a memorial to the "Old Contemptibles", or British Expeditionary Force 1914. The monument is of limestone and Welsh blue slate.

  • Abbey holds Remembrance Day Service

    Thursday, 12th November 2015

    A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 8th November 2015.

    Remembrance Sunday

  • Abbey marks Remembrance Sunday

    Monday, 14th November 2016

    A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 13th November 2016.

  • Florence Nightingale remembered

    Thursday, 10th May 2018

    HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy, attended a Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 9th May 2018.

    Florence Nightingale HRH Princess Alexandra

  • Prime Minister pays tribute to Westminster terror attack victims

    Tuesday, 22nd March 2022

    The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, today paid tribute to the victims of the terror attack which brought Westminster to a standstill five years ago.

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  • Westminster Abbey Commemorates the Life of Florence Nightingale

    Thursday, 12th May 2016

    A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale was held at Westminster Abbey at 6.30pm on Wednesday 11th May 2016.

  • Royal attendance for ANZAC Day commemoration

    Wednesday, 25th April 2018

    HRH The Duke of Cambridge, HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 25th April 2018.

    ANZAC Day

  • Abbey celebrates VE Day anniversary with summer events season

    Thursday, 3rd April 2025

    Beyond Victory, a season of special events at Westminster Abbey this summer, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE - or Victory in Europe - Day.

  • God at the Abbey

    Spend time with God this Lent, and explore what repentance means and why it matters.

  • Abbey marks ANZAC Day 2014

    Friday, 25th April 2014

    His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester attended the annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Friday 25th April 2014.

  • Listen to the reflection

    A reflection for Holy Week by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster

  • Abbey marks the Centenary of the Royal British Legion

    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.

  • The Countess of Wessex attends All Souls’ Day service

    HRH The Countess of Wessex attended Sung Eucharist for All Souls' Day in Westminster Abbey on Monday 2nd November.

  • Florence Nightingale remembered at annual service

    A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale was held at Westminster Abbey at 6.30pm on Wednesday 15th May 2024.

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