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• William Birdwood

  Soldier

  William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, was commander of the new Australian and New Zealand contingents (ANZACS) in the Great War 1914.

• Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Paul Scofield CH CBE

  Thursday, 19th March 2009

  Paul Scofield (21st January 1922 – 19th March 2008) often described as the “greatest actor in the English speaking world” was remembered at a Thanksgiving Service at St Margaret’s Church on Thursday 19th March at 12 noon.

  Special Service

• Abbey Honours the Life and Work of Nelson Mandela

  His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales represented Her Majesty The Queen at a Service to Celebrate the Life and Work of Nelson Mandela, former President of the Republic of South Africa, at Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd March 2014.

• National Holocaust Centre and Museum Marks Anniversary

  Monday, 27th June 2016

  A Service of Thanksgiving and Re-commitment to mark the 20th Anniversary of The National Holocaust Centre and Museum was held at Westminster Abbey at 6.30pm on Sunday 26th June.

  National Holocaust Centre and Museum The Choir of Westminster Abbey

• Her Majesty The Queen attends Abbey Somme Service

  Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service and Vigil on the Eve of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 30th June 2016.

• George VI

  The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth was held at Westminster Abbey on 12th May 1937. They married at the Abbey on 26th April 1923.

• Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII

  Queen Alexandra was born in 1844, the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark. With her husband Edward VII, she was crowned in 1902.

• Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland

  Sailor

  Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathern and Earl of Dublin was buried in the Hanoverian vault below the central aisle of Henry VII's chapel.

• Ernest Bevin

  Statesman

  The ashes of trade unionist Ernest Bevin were buried in the north aisle of the nave in 1951. The address was given by Clement Attlee.

• George Pollock

  Soldier

  Sir George Pollock, army officer, was buried in the nave, to the west of Lord Clyde. He was the fifth son of David Pollock.

• Paul Dirac

  Scientist, Mathematician and Physicist

  Probably the greatest English physicist since Newton, Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac was born on 8th August 1902 in Bristol. He was awarded the Nobel Prize.

• Dylan Thomas

  Poet

  A memorial stone to Welsh poet Dylan Thomas was unveiled on 1st March 1982. It lies between memorials to Lord Byron and George Eliot.

• Oscar Wilde

  Writer, Poet and Playwright

  On 14th February 1995 a small stained glass memorial was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey for Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wilde, playwright and aesthete.

• Scouts celebrate at annual Service of Thanksgiving

  Friday, 23rd February 2024

  A National Scout Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving was held at Westminster Abbey at noon on Friday 23rd February 2024.

  Scouts and Guides

• The King and The Prince of Wales celebrate 300th anniversary of The Order of the Bath

  HM The King and HRH The Prince of Wales attended a service for The Most Honourable Order of the Bath at Westminster Abbey on Friday 16th May. The King is Sovereign of the Order and the Prince of Wales was today installed as its Great Master.

• Chilean Navy honours Admiral Lord Cochrane

  Thursday, 22nd May 2025

  The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Wednesday 21st May 2025.

  Thomas Cochrane

• Centenary of the Birth of Blessed Oscar Romero

  HE Mrs Elisabeth Hayek Weinmann, Ambassador of El Salvador, attended Evensong commemorating the centenary of the birth of Blessed Oscar Romero at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 23rd September.

• The Prince of Wales attends service for Lady Mary Soames

  Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of The Lady Soames LG DBE at Westminster on Thursday 20th November 2014 at Noon.

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

  Thursday, 7th May 2009

  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.

• A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Lord Dearing CB

  Tuesday, 7th July 2009

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Lord Dearing CB was held at St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 7th July 2009.

  Lord Dearing