Search this website

193 results found, displaying page 6 of 10

• Royal wedding bouquet rests on Warrior’s grave

  Saturday, 13th October 2018

  Princess Eugenie has sent the bouquet she carried during her wedding ceremony to Westminster Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

  Princess Eugenie of York Royal Wedding

• Coronation Chair prepared for historic role

  Wednesday, 1st March 2023

  Coronation Chair prepared for historic role: The Coronation Chair, one of the most precious and famous pieces of furniture in the world, which has been the centrepiece of coronations for over 700.

  Coronation news

• HM The Queen visits Abbey's Sacristy project

  Thursday, 3rd October 2024

  Her Majesty The Queen visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 3rd October to see the site of The King Charles III Sacristy where building work will begin early next year to transform the welcome the Abbey offers the millions of people who come from around the world to enjoy one of the world’s great churches.

  Sacristy

• Martin Clifford

  Author and Poet

  Martin Clifford, author, poet and court wit, was buried at St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1677. He has no marker or memorial.

• Summer: Wild Westminster Family Day

  Tuesday, 26th August 2025

  Go wild in Westminster! Explore the plants and creatures of our walled garden, where nature has thrived for centuries.

  Events Family Summer at the Abbey

• 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.

• Peter Roberts appointed Headmaster of Choir School

  Monday, 25th February 2019

  Peter Roberts has been appointed Headmaster of Westminster Abbey Choir School and will start in September 2019. He succeeds Jonathan Milton, who is retiring.

  Westminster Abbey Choir School Peter Roberts Jonathan Milton

• King and Queen of Spain visit Westminster Abbey

  Wednesday, 12th July 2017

  The King and Queen of Spain were accompanied by Prince Henry of Wales when they visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to the Her Majesty The Queen.

  Royal Visit HRH Prince Henry of Wales Prince Harry

• The Queen attends The Commonwealth Day Service

  Her Majesty The Queen attended The Commonwealth Service: A Celebration of the Commonwealth at Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th March 2019.

• Saint's and Royal tombs discovered after 1,000 years

  Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Ancient Royal crypt revealed in Abbey foundations.

  Edward the Confessor

• Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester

  The grave of Thomas, Duke of Gloucester, in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor, was originally covered by a brass depicting images of him and his family.

• Dame Anne Carey (Carew)

  In the centre of the quire pavement is the gravestone of Anne Carey. When the paving in this area was laid her grave wasn’t disturbed.

• Ben joins Abbey as new Organ Scholar

  Friday, 14th September 2007

  Benjamin Chewter is the Abbey’s new Organ Scholar. Educated at Christ’s Hospital, he held the Organ Scholarship at Canterbury Cathedral before going up to Cambridge as Organ Scholar at Emmanuel College.

  Benjamin Chewter

• Nicholas Clagett

  Priest/Minister

  Nicholas Clagett, Bishop of Exeter, was buried at St Margaret's Westminster in 1746 but he has no gravestone or memorial.

• Richard II and Anne of Bohemia

  Richard was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 16th July 1377 aged 10. He married Anne of Bohemia in January 1382 and both are buried in the Abbey. His portrait hangs in the nave.

• Lasting tribute

  Honouring the Unknown Warrior, a centenary after his burial in Westminster Abbey.

• Celebrating St Edward

  In a chapel at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, king and saint.

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Marks Centenary

  Tuesday, 23rd May 2017

  A minute's silence to remember the victims of the Manchester attack was held before a Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Westminster Abbey on 23rd May. HRH The Duke of Kent attended the service.

  Special Service HRH The Duke of Kent

• One People Oration 2025: The courage to welcome - solidarity in a divided world

  Monday, 17th November 2025

  In one of his final public addresses before leaving office, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi reflects on a decade of global displacement, leadership, and moral responsibility.

  Westminster Abbey Institute

• Princess Patricia of Connaught

  Princess Patricia of Connaught married in Westminster Abbey in 1919. Hers was the first royal wedding to be held at the Abbey since Richard II’s.