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• The Accession of His Majesty The King

  the bells of Westminster Abbey are rung from 1.00 pm, marking the third anniversary of the Accession of His Majesty The King

• The King: coronation date set for Saturday 6th May 2023

  Tuesday, 11th October 2022

  Buckingham Palace has announced that His Majesty The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.

  Coronations Coronation news

• The King Charles III Sacristy

  We're constructing a new building - named in honour of HM The King - to transform the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches.

• Abbey receives generous support for The King Charles III Sacristy

  Tuesday, 29th April 2025

  Westminster Abbey has received two further generous contributions towards The King Charles III Sacristy, a new building which is being constructed to transform the welcome we offer our visitors and worshippers.

  Sacristy

• 2011 Trust launched

  Thursday, 24th January 2008

  A trust to celebrate the impact the King James Bible has had on the cultural life of Britain, and on the wider English speaking world, was launched in Poets' Corner on 24th January.

  King James Bible 2011 Trust

• Louis IX, King of France

  In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a carved shield with the coat of arms of St Louis (Louis IX), King of France (1214-1270).

• Martin Luther King Jr

  Priest/Minister

  A statue to modern martyr, Martin Luther King Jr was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to the Abbey.

• 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.

• Sebert, King of the East Saxons & Ethelgoda

  Just inside the gates of the south ambulatory is an arched recess containing the supposed tomb of Sebert, King of the East Saxons.

• The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)

  the Abbey bells are rung following the Sung Eucharist at about 6.00 pm

• Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)

  St Peter flag

• To crown a king

  A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.

• Crowning of a king

  In a chapel at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, king and saint.

• 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

• Richard, Earl of Cornwall (later King of Germany)

  Soldier

  Richard, Earl of Cornwall is not buried in Westminster Abbey but his carved shield is displayed in the nave of the Abbey.

• The Birthday of His Majesty The King

  the bells of Westminster Abbey are rung from 1.00 pm

• O King of the Nations [English]

  Discover the Great O Antiphons with Westminster Abbey, and take part in this Advent tradition.

• Recordings

  The Abbey Choir enjoys a recording partnership with Hyperion. Its catalogue includes music for the great feasts, as well as Renaissance masterpieces and twentieth-century classics.

• The King celebrates Commonwealth Day 2023 at the Abbey

  Monday, 13th March 2023

  Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey at 2.45pm on Monday 13th March - The King’s first as monarch.

  Commonwealth Service Commonwealth Day Special Service

• Abbey hosts 12-hour overnight performance of Sixty-Six Books

  Monday, 24th October 2011

  Westminster Abbey was host to a performance of Sixty-Six Books on Friday 21st October in collaboration with the Bush Theatre.