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• Saint's and Royal tombs discovered after 1,000 years

  Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Ancient Royal crypt revealed in Abbey foundations.

  Edward the Confessor

• Abbey Bells Ring for Royal Anniversary

  Monday, 20th November 2017

  Westminster Abbey will mark the 70th wedding anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on Monday 20th November.

• Abbey bells to ring for royal milestone

  Tuesday, 8th September 2015

  Westminster Abbey will mark a royal milestone Wednesday 9th September, when Her Majesty The Queen will become the longest reigning monarch in British history.

  bell ringing HM The Queen

• Frances and Charles Burney

  Writer, Novelist, Musician and Priest/Minister

  In a window in Poets’ Corner is a memorial panel to Fanny Burney. Her father Charles, musician, has a memorial in the north choir aisle.

• The King: coronation date set for Saturday 6th May 2023

  Tuesday, 11th October 2022

  Buckingham Palace has announced that His Majesty The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.

  Coronations Coronation news

• Queen’s Organ dedicated in Lady Chapel

  Wednesday, 6th November 2013

  His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex attended the dedication of a new organ in Westminster Abbey’s Lady Chapel on Tuesday 5th November.

  Royal Visit HRH The Earl of Wessex Queen's organ

• Charles I

  Charles I was the second son of James I and was born on 19th November 1600. He was crowned in Westminster Abbey in February 1626.

• Enhance your visit

  On VE - or Victory in Europe - Day in May 1945, Westminster Abbey hosted thanksgiving services every hour, welcoming an estimated 25,000 people. Join us this May and June as we unpack life beyond victory, with a season of events about rebuilding society and the legacy of conflict.

• Westminster Abbey Marks Centenary of Lady Margaret School

  Tuesday, 17th October 2017

  Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra attended a Service to Celebrate the Centenary of Lady Margaret School at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 17th October 2017.

  Special Service HRH Princess Alexandra

• Charles Lyell

  Scientist

  Sir Charles Lyell, the distinguished geologist, was buried in the north aisle of the nave. He was the eldest son of Charles and Frances.

• The Duke of Sussex opens the 90th Field of Remembrance

  Thursday, 8th November 2018

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex opened the Royal British Legion's 90th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th November 2018.

  Field of Remembrance Prince Harry Armistice

• Charles Herries

  Soldier

  Charles Herries, army officer, is buried in the nave. By the door into the west cloister is a marble monument with a bust.

• Prince Harry opens Field of Remembrance

  Thursday, 9th November 2017

  His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales opened the Royal British Legion's 89th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 9th November 2017.

  HRH Prince Henry of Wales

• Westminster Abbey to Welcome Pope Benedict XVI

  Tuesday, 16th March 2010

  The Dean and Chapter of Westminster will welcome Pope Benedict XVI to a service at Westminster Abbey during his visit to the United Kingdom in September.

  Pope Benedict XVI State Visit

• Royal wedding bouquet rests on Warrior’s grave

  Saturday, 13th October 2018

  Princess Eugenie has sent the bouquet she carried during her wedding ceremony to Westminster Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

  Princess Eugenie of York Royal Wedding

• Charles Cornwall

  Sailor

  Admiral Charles Cornwall of Berrington in Herefordshire was buried in the south aisle (presumably of the nave) of Westminster Abbey on 27th November 1718.

• Charles Hickman

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr Charles Hickman, bishop of Derry (Londonderry), was buried in the south aisle of the nave but he has no monument or gravestone.

• Charles Darwin

  Scientist and Writer

  Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist, is buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey, not far from Sir Isaac Newton. His memorial is by J.E. Boehm.

• Charles Wager

  Sailor

  Admiral Sir Charles Wager is buried in the north transept. Monument by P. Scheemakers.

• 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.