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• Spirit of Windrush celebrated at Westminster Abbey

  The Queen was represented by the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London at a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the 70th anniversary of the landing of the Windrush today.

• Richard Pecksall

  In the chapel of St Edmund is an alabaster and marble monument to Sir Richard Pecksall, Master of the Royal Buckhounds, a post he inherited from the Brocas family.

• Charles Williams

  d.1720 Writer, Politician, Philanthropist and Statesman

  In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a cartouche near the grave of Charles Williams. Sir Charles Hanbury-Williams is also buried here.

• Abbey Celebrates Coronation Anniversary

  Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 4th June 2013 for A Service to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

• Sir John Templeton

  Philanthropist

  The west window of Henry VII's Lady Chapel especially honours Sir John Marks Templeton (1912-2008), a very generous benefactor to the restoration of this chapel.

• Lord Sainsbury

  Philanthropist

  Lord Sainsbury was a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey Appeal Fund which raised millions for restoring the exterior of the Abbey and Lady Chapel.

• Robin Stormonth Darling

  Soldier and Philanthropist

  Robin Stormonth Darling was a benefactor to the restoration of Henry VII's chapel. In the vestibule of the chapel are red and green enamelled plaques.

• Elise Gordon

  In the Nurses' War Memorial chapel in Westminster Abbey is a table given in memory of Elise Gordon.

• A Service to Commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale

  Wednesday, 15th May 2024

  The service will celebrate nursing and midwifery and the importance of supporting one another through challenging times.

  Florence Nightingale Special Service

• Derek Crowson

  Philanthropist

  Derek Crowson was a generous donor to the restoration of Westminster Abbe which culminated in the cleaning of Henry VII's Lady Chapel in 1995.

• Bette and Al Moorman

  Philanthropist

  Beside the steps leading up to Henry VII's chapel is a plaque to Bette and Al Moorman, generous benefactors to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal.

• Katherine Daughter of Henry III

  Princess Katherine, young daughter of King Henry III is buried in Westminster Abbey.

• The life of The Duke of Edinburgh celebrated at Service of Thanksgiving

  Members of the Royal Family celebrated the life and work of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

• Mothers' Union

  In 1925 a memorial chapel was set up for those who fell in World War I. The altar frontal was given by the Mothers' Union.

• Gerald (Grosvenor) 6th Duke of Westminster

  Soldier and Philanthropist

  Gerald (Grosvenor), 6th Duke of Westminster was a generous donor to the appeal fund for the restoration of the exterior stonework and the Lady Chapel.

• John Howard, Earl of Stafford & family

  In the chapel of St Edmund is a marble monument to John Paul Howard, 4th Earl of Stafford. The monument is by Robert Chambers.

• HMS Barham

  Sailor

  At the nave altar are two standard and two altar candlesticks given in memory of those lost when the battleship HMS Barham was torpedoed during World War 2.

• Richard de Ware

  Abbot

  Richard de Ware was Abbot of Westminster from 1258-1283 and is buried beneath the Cosmati pavement, in front of the High Altar of Westminster Abbey.

• Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Charles Wheeler CMG

  Tuesday, 20th January 2009

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Charles Wheeler CMG was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 20th January 2009.

  Sir Charles Wheeler

• Commonwealth Day Observation

  Tuesday, 10th March 2009

  An Observance for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey was attended by HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

  Commonwealth Service