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• Her Majesty The Queen opens Jubilee Galleries

  Her Majesty The Queen with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Westminster Abbey on 8th June to open The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries.

• President of the Republic of Korea visits the Abbey

  The President of the Republic of Korea, HE Yoon Suk Yeol visited the Abbey on Tuesday 21st November as part of his State Visit to His Majesty The King.

• Four Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath chapel

  Four Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath were installed in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel on Monday 19th July..

• South African President visits Abbey

  His Excellency Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, visited the Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior during his state visit to the UK this week.

• An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2010

  An Observance for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey on 8th March 2010 was attended by HM The Queen with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales with HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

• Historic Abbey Service for Pope

  His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams, attended a Service of Evening Prayer at Westminster Abbey on Friday 17th September 2010.

• Royal guests for Battle of Britiain service

  His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Air Chief Marshal, attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication for Battle of Britain Sunday at Westminster Abbey on 19th September 2010. He was accompanied by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall and His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales.

• A Service of Inauguration for new Speaker's Chaplain

  The ministry of The Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons was inaugurated on Tuesday 12th October 2010 in St Margaret’s Church at a special service, which was attended by The Right Honourable John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Judith Warner.

• Duke of Edinburgh joins Abbey in Remembrance

  The Duke of Edinburgh opened the 82nd Royal British Legion’s Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day, Thursday 11th November 2010.

• Duchess of Gloucester attends a Service to Mark the 40th Anniversary of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act

  Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester attended a Service at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 30th March 2011 to mark the 40th anniversary of the coming into effect of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act (1970).

• Abbey celebrates Olympic Games

  HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy KG GCVO, attended a Service in Celebration of the London Olympic Games at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 15th July.

• Archbishop of Canterbury at Ascension Day Eucharist

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, made his first formal visit to Westminster Abbey when he attended the Ascension Day Sung Eucharist on Thursday.

• Westminster Abbey holds annual Civic Service

  Matins, attended by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Lindsey Hall, and Councillors of Westminster, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 1st July.

• Abbey celebrates life of St Maximilian Kolbe

  A service to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of St Maximilian Kolbe was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 13th January 2019.

• Abbey opens its doors and welcomes two Archbishops

  Two of the first visitors were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby; and Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster.

• An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2011

  An Observance for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey on 14th March 2011 was attended by HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

• Abbey Celebrates Coronation Anniversary

  Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 4th June 2013 for A Service to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

• War dead honoured at the Field of Remembrance

  HRH The Duchess of Gloucester opened the 96th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 7th November 2024.

• A Service to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies

  A Service to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies took place at Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2009 at 11.00am.

• HRH The Duke of Gloucester and the Prime Minister Attend NVA Evensong

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester and the Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, and over 1000 members of The Normandy Veterans’ Association attended Evensong on Sunday 25 October at 3.00pm, marking the 65th anniversary of the Normandy Campaign.