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  • Abbey Tribute to Sir Simon Milton

    Monday, 31st October 2011

    A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Sir Simon Milton was held at Westminster Abbey on Monday 31st October 2011.

    Special Service Sir Simon Milton

  • Judges Service 2012 marks start of the legal year

    Monday, 1st October 2012

    The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 1st October 2012.

    Judges Service

  • Service Marks Start of UK Legal Year

    Tuesday, 1st October 2013

    The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st October 2013.

  • Evensong to be broadcast live by BBC Radio 3

    Tuesday, 1st October 2013

    Choral Evensong will be broadcast live from Westminster Abbey by BBC Radio 3 on Wednesday 2 October at 3.30pm.

    Choir of Westminster Abbey

  • Abbey celebrates life of St Edward

    Monday, 21st October 2013

    Westminster Abbey celebrated the life of St Edward the Confessor at a National Pilgrimage on Saturday 19th October 2013.

    Edwardtide Edward the Confessor

  • Westminster Abbey Institute launched

    Wednesday, 23rd October 2013

    The Westminster Abbey Institute was launched on Tuesday 22nd October 2013 with a special event in the Nave exploring the importance of the truth in public life.

    Westminster Abbey Institute

  • Annual Judges Service Marks Start of Legal Year

    Thursday, 1st October 2015

    The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2015.

  • Judges Service Marks the Start of the Legal Year

    Monday, 2nd October 2017

    The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 2nd October 2017.

    Choir

  • Westminster Abbey Marks 500th Anniversary of the Reformation

    Tuesday, 31st October 2017

    A service to mark the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses and the start of the Reformation was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 31st October 2017.

  • Annual Judges Service Marks Start of Legal Year

    Wednesday, 1st October 2014

    The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 1st October 2014.

  • London Mayors attend Evensong

    Monday, 17th October 2011

    Mayors of the London boroughs attended a service of Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 16th October 2011 to celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of the Abbey.

    London Mayors Evensong

  • Judges Service

    Wednesday, 1st October 2008

    The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 1st October 2008.

  • Annual Judges Service held at Abbey

    Monday, 3rd October 2016

    The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd October 2016.

  • King and Queen of the Netherlands visit Abbey

    Tuesday, 23rd October 2018

    The King and Queen of the Netherlands visited Westminster Abbey on 23rd October as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

    State Visit

  • A national service to celebrate 12 Step Recovery

    Tuesday, 25th October 2022

    A National Service to celebrate 12 Step Recovery was held in St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 25th October.

  • A Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year

    Wednesday, 1st October 2025

    The annual service to mark the start of the Legal Year in England and Wales will be held in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 1st October.

  • Edwardtide Pilgrimage 2024

    Saturday, 19th October 2024

    Join us for the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor on Saturday 19th October 2024

  • John

    John was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 27th May 1199. It seems he displayed "unseemly levity" during the ceremony and left before receiving the Sacrament.

  • John Broughton

    Soldier

    John Broughton, champion boxer and later Yeoman of the Guard, was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey in 1789.

  • Henry Temple, Viscount Palmerston

    Statesman

    Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister, is buried with his wife in the north transept. There is an over life-size statue of him nearby.

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