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• Lady Dorothy Stafford & her son Edward

  In St Margaret's church Westminster is a monument to Lady Dorothy Stafford, lady of the bedchamber to Elizabeth I. She and her son Sir Edward Stafford are buried in the church.

• The Translation of St Edward the Confessor

  the Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers will attempt a full peal from 1.00 pm until about 4.00 pm, and the bells will also be rung at about 6.00 pm following the Sung Eucharist

• St Edward the Confessor, king, 1066

  St Peter flag

• Podcast

  Westminster Abbey's podcast is a mix of sermons, services and reflections, plus lectures on issues of faith, ethics and policy from the Westminster Abbey Institute.

• Guild restores Confessor's altar frontal

  Monday, 10th September 2007

  Sylvia Clarke and Ann Hilton painstakingly sewed on hundreds of sequins as well as carrying out other restoration work.

  Edward the Confessor Guild of St Faith

• Access the Abbey: British Sign Language tour

  Saturday, 10th May 2025

  Delve into the history of Westminster Abbey on this special tour for British Sign Language users led by guide Edward Richards.

  Events

• Access the Abbey: British Sign Language tour

  Saturday, 1st March 2025

  Delve into the history of Westminster Abbey on this special tour for British Sign Language users led by guide Edward Richards.

• Duke of Buccleuch installed as High Steward

  Friday, 14th October 2016

  The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry was installed as High Steward of Westminster on Thursday 13th October 2016 during Sung Eucharist to mark the Translation of St Edward the Confessor at the Abbey.

  Duke of Buccleuch High Steward Special Service

• Lunchtime Talk: The Tudors, Faith, Family and Fortune

  Wednesday, 11th December 2024

  Leanda de Lisle considers the role of religion in the dramatic story of the Tudor succession and explores the faith of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

• Henry III manuscripts go on display in the Galleries

  Thursday, 3rd October 2019

  Two 13th century manuscripts go on display in our Galleries as part of celebrations to mark the 750th anniversary of the rebuilding of the church.

  750th anniversary

• John Blow

  Musician and Composer

  John Blow, organist and composer, was buried in the north choir aisle in 1708, near the door which at that time led to the organ.

• Queens Consort of Westminster Abbey

  Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Abbey vaccine clinic

  Tuesday, 23rd March 2021

  Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have today visited the NHS Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Westminster Abbey.

• Column Capital from St Edward the Confessor’s cloister, about 1100

  Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see this column capital, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.

• Cranmer's pulpit

  The nave of the Abbey, with the pulpit from which Archbishop Cranmer preached at the baptism of Edward VI on the left

• Abbey Bookshop Golden Jubilee

  Wednesday, 22nd March 2006

  The building which now houses the Bookshop was constructed in the 1830s by Edward Blore, Abbey Surveyor, as an office for the Chapter Clerk.

  Abbey Shop

• A Reflection on history

  Friday, 12th June 2020

  I have been watching the film of Edward Colston’s statue emerging from Bristol’s Floating Harbour. The statue stood on the city centre Watershed, perhaps five hundred metres from Bristol Cathedral.

  Friday Reflection COVID-19

• To crown a king

  A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.

• Verger-guided tours

  Explore a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, and statesmen, poets, heroes and villains. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066.

• Coronation Chair

  Uncover the history behind a chair that has taken centre stage in coronations for over 700 years.