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• Festival of Commemoration panel discussion

  Wednesday, 19th November 2008

  A panel discussion in the Great Hall of Westminster School on the theme ‘Sisters in hope of the Resurrection’ took place on Tuesday 18th November.

  Mary I Elizabeth I

• James I and family

  Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.

• King of Malaysia visits the Abbey

  Thursday, 12th December 2019

  His Majesty The King of Malaysia visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 12th December as part of his Governmental visit to the United Kingdom.

  Governmental Visit HM The King of Malaysia

• I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Kingsfold) - Vaughan Williams

  Spend time with God this Lent, and explore what repentance means and why it matters.

• Pope Benedict XVI to attend Abbey Service of Evening Prayer

  Friday, 9th July 2010

  His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI will attend a Service of Evening Prayer at Westminster Abbey during his visit to England and Scotland in September 2010.

  Pope Benedict XVI State Visit

• Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I

  Joan was a daughter of Edward I. On the 30th April 1290 she married Gilbert de Clare, 3rd Earl of Gloucester in Westminster Abbey.

• Matilda (Maud) wife of Henry I

  The marriage of Matilda of Scotland to King Henry I in 1100 united the Saxon and Norman lines. She is buried near the Shrine of St Edward in Westminster Abbey but has no tomb or memorial.

• St Margaret's Church

  St. Margaret’s is a 12th-century church next to Westminster Abbey. It’s sometimes called ‘the parish Church of the House of Commons’. Everyone’s welcome to visit.

• Visit the Abbey

  Celebrate Advent and Christmas with us.

• Royal visit

  A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Abbey

  Tuesday, 24th June 2003

  On Tuesday 24th June Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Westminster Abbey on the first day of his four-day state visit to Britain.

• A Reflection on history

  Friday, 12th June 2020

  I have been watching the film of Edward Colston’s statue emerging from Bristol’s Floating Harbour. The statue stood on the city centre Watershed, perhaps five hundred metres from Bristol Cathedral.

  Friday Reflection COVID-19

• Richard I

  Richard I's coronation took place in the Abbey on 3rd September 1189 and is the first for which a detailed account exists, describing the ritual.

• Visit the Abbey

  A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.

• Programma la tua visita

  Vogliamo che la tua visita all'Abbazia sia sicura e piacevole. Ecco alcuni utili consigli.

• President Trump visits Westminster Abbey

  Monday, 3rd June 2019

  President Donald J. Trump visited Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd June on the first day of his State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

  President of the United States President Trump Donald Trump Melania Trump

• ANZAC Day

  ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey by allied forces on 25th April 1915.

• 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.

• Channel 4 to screen Time Team dig Sunday 18th April

  Tuesday, 13th April 2010

  Channel 4 kicks off the new series of Time Team on Sunday 18th April at 5.30pm with Westminster Abbey as the first show. Time Team visited the Abbey in September 2009 and dug up a section of North Green looking for evidence of Henry III’s sacristy.

  Time Team

• A Reflection on Legacy

  Friday, 5th June 2020

  This week, the Downing Street website announced that Her Majesty the Queen has given her approval to the appointment of a new Dean of Bristol.