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Abbey Welcomes Her Majesty The Queen to Bath Service

Friday, 9th May 2014

Her Majesty The Queen, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Order, attended the Service and Ceremony of the Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order in Henry VII’s Lady Chapel, Chapel of the Order, at Westminster Abbey on Friday 9th May 2014.

Special Service Royal Visit HM The Queen HRH The Prince of Wales Order of the Bath

Joseph Addison

Poet and Playwright

In Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey is a marble statue of Joseph Addison, poet and essayist, by the sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott, erected in 1809.

Westminster Abbey sends condolences to His Majesty The King on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Thursday, 8th September 2022

The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle OBE, has sent his condolences to His Majesty The King and the Royal Family upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on behalf of all at Westminster Abbey.

Samuel Smith

Priest/Minister

The Reverend Dr. Samuel Smith was a prebendary (clergyman) of Westminster Abbey 1787-1808 and Head Master of Westminster School 1764-1788.

St Margaret's choir war memorial

Soldier and Airman

Former choristers of St Margaret's church Westminster who died in the two world wars are commemorated by brass plaques in the church.

Beyond Victory Tour: Commemorating the Second World War

Thursday, 1st May 2025

As the nation marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, explore the enduring legacy of the conflict in Westminster Abbey.

Events Beyond Victory

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.

Bishop of Sherborne

A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Reverend Prebendary Willie Booth

Wednesday, 21st October 2009

A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Prebendary Willie Booth, former Chaplain to Westminster School and a Priest Vicar at the Abbey who died in June 2009 was held at St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 20th October 2009.

Reverend Prebendary Willie Booth

Time Team Special on Westminster Abbey broadcast date confirmed

Thursday, 17th June 2010

Tony Robinson and the Time Team go behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey in a one-hour special, Time Team: The Secrets of Westminster Abbey, to be broadcast on Channel 4 on Monday 28th June at 8.00pm.

Time Team

Abbey Remembers Japan Earthquake Victims

Monday, 6th June 2011

HRH The Duke of Gloucester, patron of the Japan Society, attended The Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 5 June 2011 at 6.30 pm.

HRH The Duke of Gloucester

Abbey Celebrates Coronation Anniversary

Tuesday, 4th June 2013

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.

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH Prince Henry of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duke of York HRH Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York HRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex Lady Louise Windsor HRH The Princess Royal Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence HRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester HRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent HRH Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

Westminster Abbey honour for Lord Wilson

Wednesday, 12th June 2013

A memorial ledger stone in the north-west corner of the nave of Westminster Abbey to The Right Honourable The Lord Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS was dedicated on Tuesday 11th June 2013.

Harold Wilson Memorial dedication

St Margaret's marks Desert Rats homecoming

Tuesday, 17th June 2014

A Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for the 7th Armoured Brigade deployed in Operation Herrick 19 in Afghanistan was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 17th June at 11.00 am.

7th Armoured Brigade

Her Majesty The Queen attends Abbey Somme Service

Thursday, 30th June 2016

Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service and Vigil on the Eve of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 30th June 2016.

Battle of the Somme

St Margaret’s holds Service for the New Parliament

Wednesday, 28th June 2017

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Primate of All England and Metropolitan, gave the Address at Service for a New Parliament at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 28th June 2017.

Service for the New Parliament

Canon Theologian to retire

Tuesday, 6th March 2018

The Reverend Professor Vernon White, who has been Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey since June 2011 and a Visiting Professor at King’s College London, is to retire at the end of September 2018.

Reverend Vernon White