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Judges service marks start of the legal year
The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Monday 1st October 2018.
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Scouts and Guides celebrate shared traditions
A National Scout and Guide Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Saturday 3rd November 2018.
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James Hawkey installed as Canon Theologian
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey was installed as a Canon of Westminster during Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 19th January 2019.
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Alleyn’s School celebrates 400th anniversary
A service of thanksgiving and commemoration to mark the 400th anniversary of Alleyn’s School was held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 18th January 2019.
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Judges service marks start of the 2019 legal year
The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st October 2019.
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Lord Burghley’s legacy celebrated
HRH Princess Alexandra attended a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the lasting legacy of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 22nd June 2022.
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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.
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Choir of Westminster Abbey to sing at prestige Moscow Festival
Wednesday, 12th January 2011
The Choir of Westminster Abbey will sing at a major international choral festival in Moscow next week.
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HMS Westminster at the Abbey
Monday, 18th March 2013
The Commanding Officer and Ship’s Company of HMS Westminster, together with the Lord Mayor and Councillors of the City of Westminster, attended Matins at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th March 2013.
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Sung Eucharist: Cecile Chaminade
Sunday, 3rd March 2024
Messe pour deux voix égales by French composer Cécile Chaminade, sung by the St Margaret’s Choristers in the week of International Women’s Day
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George Sparrow
In St Margaret's is a memorial tablet to George Sparrow, Government agent, and members of his family. Unfortunately this is now hidden behind the organ.
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Colonel Edward O'Rourke
Soldier
Lt. Colonel Edward O'Rourke is buried in St Margaret's. He has no inscribed gravestone and unfortunately his wall tablet is now hidden behind the organ.
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Abbey Sub-Organist honoured with Royal Academy of Music Fellowship
Wednesday, 24th April 2024
Westminster Abbey's Sub-Organist, Peter Holder, has been honoured by the Royal Academy of Music for his outstanding contribution to church music.
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Abbey welcomes New Lord Mayor of Westminster
Monday, 8th July 2024
Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 7th July 2024.
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Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Sunday, 6th July 2025
Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 6th July 2025.
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Service marks 400 years of ties between UK & Japan
Wednesday, 3rd December 2014
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO attended a Commemoration of 400 Years of Relations between the United Kingdom and Japan at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 2nd December 2014 at 6.00 pm.
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Consecration of the Bishop of Shrewsbury
Wednesday, 28th October 2009
The Reverend Mark Rylands, Canon Missioner for Exeter Diocese and Cathedral, was ordained and consecrated to the episcopate as Suffragan Bishop of Shrewsbury by the Archbishop of Canterbury and other bishops at a Eucharist in the Abbey on Wednesday 28th October 2009.
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Westminster Abbey’s annual Civic Service was held on Sunday 4th July 2010
Monday, 5th July 2010
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor, and Deputy High Steward of the Abbey, Councillor Judith Warner and other City of Westminster councillors to Westminster Abbey for the Civic Service on Sunday 4th July.
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Bishop of Rambsury consecrated
Friday, 21st September 2012
The Reverend Canon Dr Edward Condry, Canon Treasurer of Canterbury Cathedral, was ordained to the episcopate as the new Suffragan Bishop of Ramsbury in the Diocese of Salisbury by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams, Primate of All England and Metropolitan, and other bishops at a Eucharist in Westminster Abbey on Friday 21st September 2012.
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Westminster Abbey honour for Lord Callaghan
Wednesday, 8th July 2015
A memorial ledger stone to the Right Honourable The Lord Callaghan of Cardiff KG was dedicated in the north-west corner of the nave of Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 7th July 2015.
