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• Me and Mr Bennett

  In an exclusive conversation originally published in the Abbey Review magazine, the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, chats with actor, author, playwright and screenwriter Alan Bennett. In their playful and erudite discussion, Bennett looks back on his play The History Boys while also expressing great affection for the Abbey three decades after the screening of his much-loved BBC series, The Abbey with Alan Bennett.

• A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey

  A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.

• Service of Remembrance to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of El Alamein

  Friday, 26th October 2012

  An Evensong to commemorate the 70th anniversary of El Alamein was held at Westminster Abbey today at 3.00pm.

  Special Service Battle of El Alamein Wreathlaying

• Cornelius Van Dun

  Soldier and Philanthropist

  In St Margaret's is a painted stone bust to Cornelius Van Dun who died in 1577. His wife Gylbarte was also buried in the church.

• 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.

• Edward III and Philippa of Hainault

  Edward was crowned in 1327. Monuments to him and his wife Philippa of Hainault are in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey.

• Frederick Denison Maurice

  Writer

  A white marble bust to theologian and Christian socialist Frederick Denison Maurice stood for many years on the west window sill of St George's chapel.

• Charles Kingsley

  Writer, Poet and Priest/Minister

  A bust to writer and poet Charles Kingsley has been moved from St George's chapel to Poets' Corner. By T. Woolner.

• Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley & Anne Countess of Oxford

  Philanthropist

  Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley and her daughter Anne Vere, Countess of Oxford have a large monument in St Nicholas' chapel. Richard Cecil, Lord Burghley's father, is buried in St Margaret's Church.

• Elizabeth II

  Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was held at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953. Her wedding to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, took place in 1947. Her funeral was held on 19th September 2022.

• The Reverend Andrew Tremlett installed as a Canon of Westminster

  The Reverend Andrew Tremlett was installed as a Canon of Westminster during Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 9th October 2010.

• Memorial Service for Victorian Bushfire Victims

  The Abbey held a memorial service for victims of bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday 31st March.

• A Service to Mark the Passing of the World War One Generation

  HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service to Mark the Passing of the World War One Generation at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th November 2009.

• Princess Alexandra Attends Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale

  Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, Patron, The Florence Nightingale Foundation, attended A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale on Wednesday 11th May 2011 at Westminster Abbey.

• Westminster Abbey honour for Sir John Gielgud

  A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.

• Lord Burghley’s legacy celebrated

  HRH Princess Alexandra attended a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the lasting legacy of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 22nd June 2022.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates the life of Sir Peter Hall

  A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Sir Peter Hall CBE was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 11th September 2018.

• Study of the ‘cosmatesque’ mosaics published

  A nine-year, two-volume study into the Abbey's ‘cosmatesque’ mosaics has been published this week by Oxbow Books.

• War dead honoured at the Field of Remembrance

  HRH The Duchess of Gloucester opened the 96th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 7th November 2024.

• Abbey Honours the Life and Work of Nelson Mandela

  His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales represented Her Majesty The Queen at a Service to Celebrate the Life and Work of Nelson Mandela, former President of the Republic of South Africa, at Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd March 2014.