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• Mary Pomeroy, Viscountess Harberton

  On 31st January 1823 Mary, Viscountess Harberton of Connaught Place, Edgware, was buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey, aged 63.

• Elizabeth, Countess of Desmond

  Elizabeth Butler, Countess of Desmond was buried in St Paul's chapel in Westminster Abbey in 1629 but she has no marker. Her father's first wife Elizabeth Berkeley is also buried in this chapel.

• Elizabeth, Countess of Mexborough

  A memorial to Elizabeth, Countess of Mexborough is on the wall of St John the Baptist's chapel. This shows a woman grieving beside an urn.

• Elizabeth daughter of Henry VII

  In the chapel of St Edward the Confessor is a small tomb with a black marble slab for Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII.

• Elizabeth and John Gregory

  Carpenter

  John Gregory worked as the Abbey carpenter and on his death his widow Elizabeth took over the running of the business.

• Elizabeth, Lady Lumley

  Elizabeth, wife of Richard 1st Viscount Lumley of Waterford, was buried in the vault of the Earl of Exeter in St John the Baptist's chapel.

• Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  Writer and Poet

  The poet Robert Browning is buried in Poets' Corner. His wife, poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, is buried in Florence, but is memorialised in Westminster Abbey.

• Elizabeth Gibbons, Countess of Home

  Elizabeth Gibbons, Countess Dowager of Home, was buried in a vault in St John the Baptist's chapel on 23rd January 1784 aged 80.

• Elizabeth Palmer & Matthew Johnson

  In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a marble wall tablet to Elizabeth Palmer, her grand daughter Frances and grandson Mathew Johnson.

• Elizabeth and Maria Pope

  Actor

  Two actresses, Elizabeth and Maria, the first and second wives of tragic actor Alexander Pope, are buried together in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.

• John and Elizabeth Russell

  In the chapel of St Edmund in Westminster Abbey are two monuments to John, Lord Russell and his daughter Elizabeth.

• Elizabeth, Lady Latimer

  Elizabeth, wife of Edward Osborne, Viscount Latimer, was buried on 5th May 1680 together with her daughter Lady Grace. But the location is unknown.

• Princess Mary, daughter of George V

  Princess Mary was the only daughter of George V and Queen Mary. On 28th February 1922 she married Henry, Viscount Lascelles in Westminster 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.

• George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)

  Writer and Novelist

  On 21st June 1980 a memorial stone for George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), novelist, was unveiled in Poets' Corner. The sculptor was John Skelton.

• Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland & Percy family

  Politician and Soldier

  A large white marble monument to Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland stands in this chapel. This was designed by Robert Adam and sculpted by Nicholas Read.

• A Tudor dynasty

  Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.

• Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II

  Princess Anne is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 1973 she married Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey.

• Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth II

  b.1960

  On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was married to Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.

• The Blessed Virgin Mary

  the Abbey bells will be rung at about 6.00 pm following the Sung Eucharist