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A podcast for Palm Sunday
Sunday, 5th April 2020
A new podcast is released today for Palm Sunday, the day of Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the beginning of Holy Week.
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Remembrance Sunday
the Abbey bells will be rung half-muffled from noon
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Remembrance Sunday
Union flag
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Recordings
The Abbey Choir enjoys a recording partnership with Hyperion. Its catalogue includes music for the great feasts, as well as Renaissance masterpieces and twentieth-century classics.
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Royal remembrance
On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.
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Service of Remembrance to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of El Alamein
Friday, 26th October 2012
An Evensong to commemorate the 70th anniversary of El Alamein was held at Westminster Abbey today at 3.00pm.
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Lunchtime Talk: Royalty and the British Raj
Wednesday, 12th March 2025
Professor Chandrika Kaul explores the relationship between British Royalty and India during the Raj.
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Commonwealth Day
Abbey flag and Royal Standard
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Royal Commonwealth Society Chair reads for Abbey podcast
Sunday, 21st June 2020
The Executive Chair of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Dr Linda Yueh, makes a guest appearance on today’s edition of Abbeycast, the Abbey’s lockdown podcast.
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Remembrance Live
Remember Remembrance differently this year, live from Westminster Abbey. Join us online to explore how stories of conflict, memory and meaning are woven into this important site of national remembrance.
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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.
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Sung Eucharist with the Blessings of Palms and Procession
Sunday, 13th April 2025
This Palm Sunday Sung Eucharist marks the start of Holy Week. We remember Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, where the crowd laid down palm branches for Him to walk on.
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Sung Eucharist with the Blessings of Palms and Procession
Sunday, 29th March 2026
This Palm Sunday Sung Eucharist marks the start of Holy Week. We remember Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, where the crowd laid down palm branches to welcome Him into the city.
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A Palm Sunday Devotion
Sunday, 13th April 2025
Mark Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and begin Holy Week with this contemplative service of Scripture, music, and poetry.
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A Palm Sunday Devotion
Sunday, 29th March 2026
Mark Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and begin Holy Week with this contemplative service of Scripture, music, and poetry.
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The Opening of the Field of Remembrance
the bells of St Margaret's church are rung half-muffled following the ceremony at about noon
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A place of commemoration and remembrance
When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.
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ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey by allied forces on 25th April 1915.
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Group visits
Visiting the Abbey in a group is a wonderful day out. We welcome private tour groups as well as school and university groups all year.
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Schools programme
Westminster Abbey is a fascinating place to visit either in person or virtually. Our award-winning Learning team bring the Abbey to life, with amusing stories and fun facts, all linked to your learning objectives and programmes of study.
