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• Sir Charles Saunders

  Soldier

  Admiral Sir Charles Saunders was buried in the lower Islip chapel, Westminster Abbey. He served with General Wolfe in Canada.

• Sir Charles Parsons

  Scientist and Engineer

  In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial window to Sir Charles Parsons, scientist and marine engineer.

• Charles Whitworth, Baron of Galway

  Charles Whitworth, Baron of Galway, diplomat, died on 23rd October and was buried on 6th November 1725 in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.

• Sir Charles Stuart

  Soldier

  A white marble memorial to army officer Sir Charles Stuart is on the wall of St Andrew's chapel, off the north transept of Westminster Abbey.

• Charles Hamilton, Earl of Selkirk

  Soldier

  Charles Hamilton (formerly Douglas) Earl of Selkirk and Baron Daer and Shortcleuch, was buried in April 1739 in the vault of the Duke of Buckingham.

• Charles George Gordon

  Soldier, Engineer and Philanthropist

  Major General Charles George Gordon (known as Gordon of Khartoum) has a memorial in the north west tower chapel near the Abbey’s west entrance.

• Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery

  Politician and Soldier

  Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, Baron Boyle of Marston, Baron of Broghill in Ireland, Knight of the Thistle, was buried on 11 September 1731.

• Sir Charles Wills

  Soldier

  General Sir Charles Wills, army officer, is buried in the north transept but he has no monument or gravestone. He died on 25th December 1741.

• Charles Montague, 1st Earl of Halifax

  Poet and Statesman

  Charles Montague (or Mountague), 1st Earl of Halifax, Knight of the Garter, is buried in the vault of General Monk in Henry VII's chapel.

• Abbey receives generous support for The King Charles III Sacristy

  Tuesday, 29th April 2025

  Westminster Abbey has received two further generous contributions towards The King Charles III Sacristy, a new building which is being constructed to transform the welcome we offer our visitors and worshippers.

  Sacristy

• Sir Charles and Sir John Wolfe Barry

  Architect and Engineer

  In the nave is a brass covering the grave of architect Sir Charles Barry and a memorial window for his son, Sir John Wolfe Barry.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates Dickens’ Bicentenary

  Tuesday, 7th February 2012

  Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a ceremony at Westminster Abbey on 7th February 2012 at 11.15 am to celebrate the life and work of Charles Dickens on the 200th anniversary of his birth.

  Royal Visit HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Charles Dickens Wreathlaying

• Charles James Fox & Henry V. Fox, Lord Holland

  Writer, Statesman and Abolitionist

  Charles James Fox, statesman, has a monument in the nave. Henry Vassal Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, his nephew, has a large monument behind that to Charles.

• Charles de St. Denis, Sieur de St. Evremond

  Writer and Soldier

  Charles de St. Denis, Sieur (or Lord) of St Evremond, soldier and writer, was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

• The King Charles III Sacristy

  We're constructing a new building - named in honour of HM The King - to transform the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches.

• Canon calls for Faith in Asylum

  Thursday, 10th February 2005

  The British asylum system is expensive, inefficient and inhumane and too often we cannot be confident it comes to the right decision.

  Charles Gore Memorial Lectures

• Duke of Kent honours ‘Father of the Royal Air Force’

  Thursday, 9th February 2023

  HRH The Duke of Kent visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 9th February 2023 and laid a wreath in memory of Viscount Trenchard.

• Abbey marks the Centenary of the Royal British Legion

  Tuesday, 12th October 2021

  Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 12th October.

  HM The Queen Prince Charles

• Lunchtime Talk: Dickens and Christmas

  Wednesday, 3rd December 2025

  Discover how famed novelist, journalist and social critic Charles Dickens shaped the way we celebrate Christmas.

  Events

• Their Majesties The King and Queen crowned at the Abbey

  Saturday, 6th May 2023

  The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.

  Coronation news