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• The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary

  the bells of St Margaret's Church are rung at about 6.00 pm, following the Sung Eucharist

• Abbey podcast for the Feast of the Annunciation

  Wednesday, 25th March 2020

  A podcast produced in a locked down Westminster Abbey has been released today to mark the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

  Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary Our Lady of Pew Abbeycast COVID-19

• The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary

  St Peter flag

• Chilean Navy honour Lord Cochrane in annual wreath laying ceremony

  Tuesday, 21st May 2013

  The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Tuesday 21 May 2013.

  Chilean Navy Day Special Service

• The Queen approves recommendations for Abbey

  Monday, 9th February 2004

  Recommendations put forward by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, for the organisation, management and accountability of the Royal Peculiars have today been approved by Her Majesty the Queen.

  March 2001, the Lord Chancellor's Department published the Report of the Review Group on the Royal Peculiars of Westminster Abbey, St George's Chapel, Windsor,...

  Royal Peculiar

• Lecture: ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going’: A Benedictine Guide to the Future

  Monday, 11th May 2026

  Join us in the Abbey as Abbot Christopher Jamison gives the annual Charles Gore lecture.

  Charles Gore Memorial Lectures Lectures

• A Service of Thanksgiving in the 30th year of South Africa’s democracy

  A Service of Thanksgiving to mark the 30th year of South Africa’s democracy was held in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 16th July 2024.

  ...ourselves and for South Africa and the welfare of all her people.’ About the service Lord Boateng, a former British High Commissioner to South Africa, gave the

• Special evening marks 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln

  Abraham Lincoln’s moral purpose and his historical significance were examined in a lecture in St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 7th July given by Professor Richard Carwardine, Rhodes Professor of American History at St. Catherine's College, Oxford as part of an evening of special events to mark the bicentenary of Lincoln’s birth.

  ...of America was followed by a panel discussion and debate, chaired by Lord Hurd of Westwell, former Northern Ireland Secretary, Home Secretary and Foreign...

• Judges service marks start of the 2019 legal year

  The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st October 2019.

  pray for the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, The Right Honourable Robert Buckland, for The Right Honourable The Lord Burnett, Lord Chief Justice...

• London Mayors attend Abbey Evensong

  Evensong celebrating the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey was held in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs, together with members of the Greater London Lieutenancy, on Sunday 19th October 2025.

  Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Westminster and Deputy High Steward, Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, gave a reading from Jeremiah 7: 1–11; and His Majesty’s...

• Florence Nightingale remembered at annual service

  The service is held annually to celebrate nursing and midwifery and all staff, both qualified and unqualified, and the importance of supporting one another through challenging times.

  ...of healing into the dark places of our world.’ The Address and readings The Rt Reverend and Rt Hon the Lord Sentamu of Lindisfarne and Masooli gave the Address.

• Abbey Celebrates the Life of Sir Terry Wogan

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Terry Wogan KBE DL was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 27th September 2016.

• Judges mark the start of the 2022 legal year

  Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd October 2022 for a special service to mark the start of the legal year.

• Judges service marks start of the legal year

  The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Monday 1st October 2018.

  pray for the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, The Right Honourable David Gauke, for The Right Honourable The Lord Burnett, Lord Chief Justice...

• Festival of Saint Cecilia service held at Westminster Abbey

  The Festival of St Cecilia service was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 24th November 2010. The choirs of Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral came together to sing the premiere of an anthem specially commissioned by the Musicians Benevolent Fund with the help of the RVW Trust: ‘Vast Ocean of Light’, by Jonathan Dove.

  The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster gave the Bidding and the Address was given by The Reverend The Lord Griffiths of Burry Port.

• St Margaret’s holds a Service for the New Parliament

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, gave the Address at Service for the New Parliament at St Margaret's Church.

  ...Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, read Micah 6: 6-8; and The Right Honourable The Lord McFall of Alcluith, Lord Speaker, read Luke 1:

• 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.

  ...The Most Honourable Order of the Bath and were installed were:  General The Lord Houghton of Richmond, Chief of the Defence Staff, 2013 - 2016  General Sir...

• The life of The Duke of Edinburgh celebrated at Service of Thanksgiving

  Members of the Royal Family celebrated the life and work of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

• 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.

  The Address was given by Lord Winston, Professor of Science and Society and professor Emeritus of Fertility Studies at Imperial College, London.

• A service to mark the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero

  A service to mark the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero (1917–80) was held at Westminster Abbey on Palm Sunday, Sunday 28th March 2010.