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• Anthony Ball appointed Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome

  Monday, 11th November 2024

  A photograph of Bishop Anthony Ball wearing a black shirt and jacket and a clerical collar.

• Leopold Muller

  Philanthropist

  Leopold Muller was a generous donor to the restoration of the Lady Chapel. He has a small window in one of the apsidal chapels.

• Office for Royal Maundy

  Thursday, 21st April 2011

  Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended the Office for the Royal Maundy at Westminster Abbey on Maundy Thursday, 21st April 2011.

  Royal Visit Special Service HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Maundy

• Dean takes High Tea on Henry’s roof

  Tuesday, 26th May 2009

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall took tea on the roof of Westminster Abbey on the morning of Wednesday 20th May to help promote London to UK and overseas visitors. ‘High Tea’ took place on the roof of the Henry VII Chapel as part of Visit London’s ongoing ‘Only in London’ campaign.

  Only in London

• Meinhard, 3rd Duke of Schomberg

  Soldier

  Meinhard Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, army officer, was buried in the Ormond vault at the east end of the Lady Chapel.

• Stanley & Lucina Ho

  Philanthropist

  Stanley Ho and his wife Lucina were generous donors to the Westminster Abbey Appeal for the restoration of the Lady Chapel. Each has a window.

• Abbey commissions conservation work on Coronation Chair

  Friday, 16th April 2010

  Westminster Abbey has commissioned conservation work on the Coronation Chair in which nearly every British monarch has been crowned since 1308. Work will be carried out in a specially-built enclosure in St George's Chapel in the Abbey which means that visitors to the Abbey will be able to see the work taking place.

  Coronation Chair conservation

• Buckingham Palace publishes Order of Service for the Coronation of The King and Queen

  Saturday, 6th May 2023

  Buckingham Palace has published the Order of Service for the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen, which will be held in Westminster Abbey at 11:00am today, Saturday 6th May.

  Coronation news

• 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.

• What are some resources that might help us better observe a ‘Holy Lent’?

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

• Sister Concordia Scott

  Artist

  Sister Concordia Scott, Minster Abbey, sculpted the statue of the Virgin and Child in the niche of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Pew.

• Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

  Henry VII’s coronation took place in October 1485. He and his wife Elizabeth were the first monarchs to be buried in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel.

• Derek Crowson

  Philanthropist

  Derek Crowson was a generous donor to the restoration of Westminster Abbe which culminated in the cleaning of Henry VII's Lady Chapel in 1995.

• Tour highlights

  Since its foundation in 1976, The Prince’s Trust has supported over a million young people aged 11-30 through a range of courses, grants and mentoring support. The Trust’s work assists young people to improve skills, increase self-confidence and helps them to move into jobs, education, training and volunteering. David Williams, from the Trust’s Delivery Partnership and Volunteering Team, explores how partnering with Westminster Abbey helps fulfil these aims.

• The Padre's flag

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

• Look closer

  Coronations are events in history that you may heard of, read about or seen in a film, but the details are a little vague. What is a coronation and why do they happen? Find out answers to these questions and more in this introductory guide.

• Westminster Abbey Choir to sing at St Peter's in Rome

  Monday, 25th June 2012

  Westminster Abbey’s world-famous choir arrives in Italy this week (Tuesday 26th June) for a tour of Rome and Montecassino which will include singing for Pope Benedict XVI, with the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’, the Sistine Chapel Choir, at the Papal Mass marking the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul (Friday 29th June) in St Peter’s Basilica.

  Choir of Westminster Abbey Pope Benedict XVI St Peter’s Basilica

• Edward the Confessor and Edith

  Edward the Confessor was King from 1042 to 1066. He founded a monastery to St Peter, known as Westminster Abbey. His body still lies in his Shrine.

• Mena Lee Griffiths

  Philanthropist

  Mena Lee Griffiths was a generous benefactor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal which culminated in the cleaning of Henry VII's Lady Chapel.

• Mothers' Union

  In 1925 a memorial chapel was set up for those who fell in World War I. The altar frontal was given by the Mothers' Union.