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• Frances Teresa Stuart, Duchess of Richmond

  A wax effigy of Frances Teresa (Stuart), Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, with her pet parrot, can be seen in the triforium galleries at Westminster Abbey.

• Ignatius Sancho

  Writer, Musician, Playwright and Abolitionist

  Ignatius Sancho, composer, writer, slave abolitionist and actor, died in 1780 and has a memorial in St Margaret's Westminster.

• Carteret family

  In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey are monuments to Dame Elizabeth Carteret, Edward and Philip Carteret.

• World of Work Days

  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.

• 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

• Unknown Warrior

  At the west end of the Nave is the grave of the Unknown Warrior, whose body was brought from France to be buried in 1920. No one knows the identity of the person buried here. It is the only gravestone in the Abbey that we ask people not to walk on out of respect.

• Edward I and Eleanor of Castile

  Edward and Eleanor's coronation took place on 19th August 1274. Both are buried in St Edward's chapel in Westminster Abbey and Eleanor has a fine effigy.

• William Vincent & Family

  Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister

  William Vincent, Dean of Westminster, is buried in St Benedict's chapel. Nearby in the south transept are memorial tablets to him, his wife, and son George Giles.

• Markham Family

  Members of the Markham family are buried in Westminster Abbey, including Major William Markham in the north cloister and his son William, Archbishop of York.

• John Spottiswood

  Priest/Minister

  John Spottiswood, Archbishop of St Andrews, died in London of a fever and was buried with great pomp in the chapel of St Benedict.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.