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  • Princess Royal and Chilean Navy honour Lord Cochrane

    Thursday, 19th May 2016

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal joined representatives of the Chilean Navy at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 19th May for the annual wreath-laying ceremony to honour Admiral Lord Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Chilean Naval Day.

    Royal Visit HRH The Princess Royal Chilean Navy Day Special Service

  • Chilean Navy honours Lord Cochrane

    Tuesday, 20th May 2014

    The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Tuesday 20th May 2014.

    Thomas Cochrane

  • Chilean Navy pays tribute to Cochrane

    Thursday, 18th May 2017

    The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Thursday 18th May 2017.

  • Princess Royal and Chilean Navy honour Lord Cochrane

    Tuesday, 22nd May 2012

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal joined representatives of the Chilean Navy at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 22nd May 2012 for the annual wreath laying ceremony to honour Admiral Lord Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Chilean Naval Day.

    Royal visit

  • Spirit of Windrush celebrated at Westminster Abbey

    The Queen was represented by the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London at a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the 70th anniversary of the landing of the Windrush today.

  • Radio 3 to broadcast Choral Evensong from the Abbey

    Monday, 24th May 2021

    BBC Radio 3 will broadcast Choral Evensong live from Westminster Abbey at 3.30pm on Wednesday 26th May 2021.

  • 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.

  • Chilean Navy honours Admiral Lord Cochrane

    Thursday, 25th May 2023

    The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Wednesday 24th May 2023.

  • Sir Geoffrey de Freitas

    Diplomat

    The sundials on the tower of St Margaret's church Westminster were the gift of Sir Geoffrey de Freitas.

  • John Hunter

    Scientist, Physician and Doctor

    John Hunter, surgeon and anatomist, was interred in St Martin in the Fields. When burials were removed from that church his remains were moved here.

  • Charles Lyell

    Scientist

    Sir Charles Lyell, the distinguished geologist, was buried in the north aisle of the nave. He was the eldest son of Charles and Frances.

  • Robert White

    Musician and Composer

    Robert White, composer, and his wife Ellen (Tye) were buried in St Margaret's Westminster. He was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey.

  • Westminster Abbey honours Sir Ernest Shackleton

    Friday, 16th February 2024

    A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most celebrated Antarctic Explorers of the twentieth century, was dedicated at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 15th February 2024.

    Memorial dedication

  • Mercian Regiment

    Monday, 10th December 2007

    The procession of candles was the pivotal moment of a service of remembrance and thanksgiving for the Mercian infantrymen who returned at the end of October from a six-month tour of Helmand province in Afghanistan.

    Mercian regiment

  • A Service to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

    Wednesday, 24th February 2010

    HRH The Duke of Gloucester attended a service to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 24th February at 12 noon.

  • Latest CD release from the Choir of Westminster Abbey

    Tuesday, 20th April 2010

    The latest CD release from the Choir of Westminster Abbey has already won critical acclaim.

    Recording

  • Rear Admiral Kenneth Snow remembered at Abbey

    Monday, 19th March 2012

    A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Rear-Admiral Kenneth Snow CB, Receiver General of Westminster Abbey between 1987 and 1998, and the Interment of Ashes in the Cloisters, was held at the Abbey on Saturday 17th March 2012.

    Rear Admiral Kenneth Snow

  • President of Malawi honours Dr David Livingstone

    Wednesday, 20th March 2013

    Her Excellency Joyce Banda, President of Malawi, attended a Wreathlaying Ceremony at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 19th March 2013 on the Bicentenary of the Birth of Dr David Livingstone.

    Dr David Livingstone Wreathlaying

  • 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.

  • Commonwealth Service attended by Her Majesty

    Monday, 14th March 2016

    Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended The Commonwealth Service: A Celebration of the Commonwealth at Westminster Abbey on Monday 14th March 2016. They were accompanied by TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, HRH Prince Henry of Wales and HRH The Duke of York.

    HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH Prince Henry of Wales HRH The Duke of York Commonwealth Service

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