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Abbey to honour the life of Dame Vera Lynn
Friday, 11th February 2022
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Dame Vera Lynn will be held in Westminster Abbey on Monday 21st March 2022.
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Abbey to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale
Monday, 21st February 2022
A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale will be held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th May 2022.
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The life of Dame Vera Lynn honoured at Abbey service
Monday, 21st March 2022
The life of Dame Vera Lynn honoured at Abbey service: A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Dame Vera Lynn was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Monday.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu remembered at Choral Evensong
Friday, 10th June 2022
A Choral Evensong with Thanksgiving for the life and work of Archbishop Desmond Tutu was held in Westminster Abbey on Thursday 9th June 2022.
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Abbey marks anniversary of Grenfell tragedy
Tuesday, 14th June 2022
A Memorial Service to mark the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy was held in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 14th June 2022.
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Duke of Edinburgh Thanksgiving service at the Abbey
Thursday, 23rd December 2021
Buckingham Palace has announced that a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of His Royal Highness The Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh will take place in the spring of 2022 at Westminster Abbey.
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The life of The Duke of Edinburgh celebrated at Service of Thanksgiving
Tuesday, 29th March 2022
Members of the Royal Family celebrated the life and work of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Westminster Abbey to honour Sir John Gielgud
Wednesday, 6th April 2022
A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, will be dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.
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Westminster Abbey honour for Sir John Gielgud
Tuesday, 26th April 2022
A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.
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Swiss President pays respects to innocent victims
Thursday, 28th April 2022
Swiss President pays respect to innocent victims: The President of the Swiss Confederation, His Excellency Ignazio Cassis, laid a wreath at the Innocent Victims’ Memorial during a visit to Westminster Abbey on.
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Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Tuesday, 5th July 2022
Abbey welcomes the new Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Hamza Taouzzale, at Matins on Sunday 3rd July 2022.
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Musicians celebrated at St Cecilia service
Wednesday, 23rd November 2022
A service to Mark the Festival of St Cecilia - the patron saint of music and musicians - was held at Westminster Abbey in conjunction with Help Musicians UK on 23rd November 2022.
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Thomas Brock - shaping the 'New Sculpture' movement
Find out about sculptor Thomas Brock's contribution to Westminster Abbey.
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Order of Service for the State Funeral published
Sunday, 18th September 2022
Buckingham Palace this evening published the Order of Service for the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II, which will be held in Westminster Abbey tomorrow (Monday 19th September 2022).
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Consecration of new Bishop at Westminster Abbey
Thursday, 29th September 2022
The Reverend Prebendary James Grier was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Plymouth in the Diocese of Exeter at a Eucharist at Westminster Abbey.
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Trees of life service takes place at the Abbey
Tuesday, 11th October 2022
A Service of Remembrance with the blessing of saplings for a living memorial to honour those who served and died in the COVID-19 pandemic was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 11th October 2022.
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Abbey announces plans to transform visitor welcome
Thursday, 12th September 2019
Westminster Abbey has been granted planning consent by Westminster City Council for a project to improve the welcome it offers to its 1.3 million visitors.
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Ukraine Ambassador attends wreath laying at Innocent Victims’ Memorial
Thursday, 7th April 2022
The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Vadym Prystaiko, was present for the wreath laying in honour of the victims of the current war in Ukraine.
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Henry V and Catherine de Valois
Henry’s tomb is below his elaborate chantry chapel in Westminster Abbey. His funeral armour and the effigy of his wife, Catherine de Valois, can be seen in the Abbey Galleries.
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The King and Queen lead the nation in marking VE Day 80th anniversary
The King and Queen attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May. VE Day was the public holiday that marked the formal end of the Second World War in Europe.
