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Queen Victoria Coronation 'Peepshow' Restored for Galleries
Tuesday, 22nd August 2017
A rare historic ‘peepshow’ commemorating Queen Victoria’s 1838 Coronation is being prepared for display in the new Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries.
Queen Victoria The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries Coronation
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Appointment of a new Deputy Receiver General
Wednesday, 4th November 2015
Westminster Abbey is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Curtis Juman, currently Chief Resources Officer at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, to the post of Deputy Receiver General and Director of Finance in succession to Mr Stuart Bailey, who retired in September.
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Abbey Choir’s new CD celebrates choral classics
Friday, 29th May 2020
The Abbey Choir’s latest CD is released today, with Parry's Songs of farewell featuring alongside works by Stanford, Gray and Wood.
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Judges mark the start of the new legal year 2025
Wednesday, 1st October 2025
Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 1st October 2025 for a service to mark the start of the legal year in England and Wales.
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Dean of Westminster welcomes appointment of new Archbishop of Canterbury
Friday, 3rd October 2025
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, has welcomed the appointment of the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Abbey treasures celebrated in Librarian’s new book
Wednesday, 6th August 2008
Treasures of Westminster Abbey, the third guidebook commissioned by Westminster Abbey Enterprises Ltd from Scala Publishers, was launched on Thursday 31st July in Jerusalem Chamber.
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Westminster Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Monday, 4th July 2016
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Steve Summers, and other Westminster councillors to the annual Civic Service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 3rd July.
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Abbey seeks new Organist and Master of the Choristers
Thursday, 26th May 2022
Westminster Abbey is welcoming applications for its next Organist and Master of the Choristers.
Music The Choir of Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey Choir School
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Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Tuesday, 5th July 2022
Abbey welcomes the new Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Hamza Taouzzale, at Matins on Sunday 3rd July 2022.
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Andrew Nethsingha appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers
Tuesday, 5th July 2022
Andrew Nethsingha, currently Director of Music at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, has been appointed the new Organist and Master of Choristers at Westminster Abbey.
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The Reverend Tessa Bosworth appointed Minor Canon and Succentor
Wednesday, 4th June 2025
The Reverend Tessa Bosworth, currently Associate Priest at St Paul’s Cathedral, has been appointed Minor Canon and Succentor of Westminster Abbey.
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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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Festival of St Cecilia
Wednesday, 19th November 2025
Join us for the annual Festival of St Cecilia, featuring the combined choirs of St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey.
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HRH The Prince of Wales records Easter Day reading
Thursday, 9th April 2020
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has recorded a reading of the Gospel for Easter Day which will be broadcast by Westminster Abbey.
HRH The Prince of Wales Abbeycast Holy Week and Easter COVID-19
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A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey
A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.
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Consecration of the Bishop of Sherborne
Friday, 26th June 2009
The Reverend Canon Dr Graham Kings, Vicar of St Mary's Church, Islington, was ordained to the episcopate as the new Suffragan Bishop of Sherborne by the Archbishop of Canterbury and other bishops at a Eucharist in the Abbey on Wednesday 24th June 2009.
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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.
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The terrible fire at Notre Dame
Tuesday, 16th April 2019
A statement from the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, on the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral.
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21. Mary I and the new Chair
Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.
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Introduction to the organ
Westminster Abbey is, first and foremost, a living, working church where people of all faiths and none are welcome. Be still and reflect about how faith weaves the Abbey's 1,000 year story together.
