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Westminster Abbey Celebrates the Life of Ronnie Corbett
Wednesday, 7th June 2017
A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Ronnie Corbett CBE was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Wednesday 7th June.
Special Service Sarah Duchess of York Dame Penelope Keith DBE DL Choir
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Royal wedding bouquet to rest on Warrior’s Grave
Sunday, 20th May 2018
The Duchess of Sussex has sent the bouquet she carried during her wedding to Westminster Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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The Arts Society celebrates 50th anniversary
Wednesday, 16th May 2018
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, attended a service of celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of The Arts Society at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 16th May 2018.
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Westminster Abbey celebrates 750th anniversary
Tuesday, 15th October 2019
Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended a service to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the re-building of Westminster Abbey today.
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The Korean War Service
Thursday, 10th July 2003
HM The Queen and HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh attended a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey on the 9th July to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of hostilities in the Korean War.
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Candlelit Vigil marks Great War Centenary
Monday, 4th August 2014
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall GCVO, representing Her Majesty The Queen, attended a Solemn Commemoration on the Centenary of the Outbreak of the First World War at Westminster Abbey on Monday 4th August at 10pm.
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Westminster Abbey marks anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Sunday, 17th September 2017
HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron, Battle of Britain Fighter Association, and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th September 2017.
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Abbey Remembers Japan Earthquake Victims
Monday, 6th June 2011
HRH The Duke of Gloucester, patron of the Japan Society, attended The Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 5 June 2011 at 6.30 pm.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Marks Centenary
Tuesday, 23rd May 2017
A minute's silence to remember the victims of the Manchester attack was held before a Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Westminster Abbey on 23rd May. HRH The Duke of Kent attended the service.
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President of the United Arab Emirates visits Abbey
Wednesday, 1st May 2013
His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, visited Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 1st May during a State Visit and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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Members of The Royal Family attend Commonwealth Day service
Monday, 14th March 2022
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall led the congregation at the annual Commonwealth Day service in Westminster Abbey on Monday 14th March 2022.
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The Queen attends The Commonwealth Day Service
Her Majesty The Queen attended The Commonwealth Service: A Celebration of the Commonwealth at Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th March 2019.
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Westminster Abbey celebrates the centenary of the RAF
Her Majesty The Queen attended A Service to mark the Centenary of the Royal Air Force at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 10th July 2018.
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Westminster Abbey marks ANZAC Day
The Duke of Sussex, The Duke of Gloucester and The Duchess of Cambridge attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day.
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The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries re-open
Visitors will be welcomed back to The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries today, Monday 12th October, after seven months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Members of the Royal Family celebrate Commonwealth Day at the Abbey
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th March.
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Two Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath Chapel
Two Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath were installed in the Abbey's Lady Chapel on 10 July 2023.
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Judges Service
The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2009.
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Modern Martyrs
Above the Abbey's Great West Door stand ten statues to modern martyrs - Christians who gave up their lives for their beliefs.
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Abbey hosts the Lighting of the Benedictine Torch
A Service of Blessing for the Benedictine Torch took place at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 2nd March at 12 noon.
