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  • Royals attend Service of Hope

    Wednesday, 5th April 2017

    Westminster Abbey held a Service of Hope following the terror attack in Westminster. The service was attended by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

    Special Service Royal Visit HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH Prince Henry of Wales Prince Harry

  • Abbey receives generous support for The King Charles III Sacristy

    Tuesday, 29th April 2025

    Westminster Abbey has received two further generous contributions towards The King Charles III Sacristy, a new building which is being constructed to transform the welcome we offer our visitors and worshippers.

    Sacristy

  • Her Majesty The Queen opens Jubilee Galleries

    Friday, 8th June 2018

    Her Majesty The Queen with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Westminster Abbey on 8th June to open The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries.

    Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries HM The Queen HRH The Prince of Wales

  • Sir Charles and Sir John Wolfe Barry

    Architect and Engineer

    In the nave is a brass covering the grave of architect Sir Charles Barry and a memorial window for his son, Sir John Wolfe Barry.

  • Abbey Commemorates Victims of 2015 Attacks

    Tuesday, 12th April 2016

    His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales, representing Her Majesty The Queen, attended a Service of Solemn Commemoration for the Victims of the 2015 Terrorist Attacks in Tunisia at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 12th April 2016.

    Tunisia terrorist attacks

  • Abbey Hosts Royal Wedding

    Friday, 29th April 2011

    His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG and Miss Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey on Friday 29th April 2011.

    Royal Wedding HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

  • Charles de St. Denis, Sieur de St. Evremond

    Writer and Soldier

    Charles de St. Denis, Sieur (or Lord) of St Evremond, soldier and writer, was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

  • Charles James Fox & Henry V. Fox, Lord Holland

    Writer, Statesman and Abolitionist

    Charles James Fox, statesman, has a monument in the nave. Henry Vassal Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, his nephew, has a large monument behind that to Charles.

  • The King Charles III Sacristy

    We're constructing a new building - named in honour of HM The King - to transform the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches.

  • Abbey marks the Centenary of the Armistice

    Sunday, 11th November 2018

    The Queen and Frank-Walter Steinmeier The President of Germany attended A Service to mark the Centenary of the Armistice at Westminster Abbey.

    Armistice President of Germany Remembrance Prince Charles HRH The Duke of Sussex HRH The Duchess of Sussex

  • Canon calls for Faith in Asylum

    Thursday, 10th February 2005

    The British asylum system is expensive, inefficient and inhumane and too often we cannot be confident it comes to the right decision.

    Charles Gore Memorial Lectures

  • 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.

    Order of the Bath

  • Abbey Pays Tribute to Sir David Frost

    Thursday, 13th March 2014

    Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service to celebrate the Life and Work of Sir David Frost OBE at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th March at 12 noon.

    HRH The Duke of York HRH Princess Beatrice of York HRH The Countess of Wessex HRH Princess Alexandra HRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent HRH Prince and Princess Michael of Kent Sir David Frost

  • Introducing The King Charles III Sacristy

    We’re transforming the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches. A new building – to be named The King Charles III Sacristy in honour of HM The King – will be constructed to house state-of-the-art welcome, security and ticketing facilities, allowing the Abbey itself to be preserved in all its beauty and wonder as a sacred space.

  • The Birthday of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

    the bells of Westminster Abbey are rung from noon

  • ANZAC Day

    ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey by allied forces on 25th April 1915.

  • Abbey Celebrates Life of Sir John Tavener

    Wednesday, 11th June 2014

    His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir John Tavener at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th June at 12 noon.

    Sir John Tavener

  • 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.

    Coronation news

  • Abbey Honours the Life and Work of Nelson Mandela

    Monday, 3rd March 2014

    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.

    Nelson Mandela

  • Westminster Abbey marks anniversary of the Battle of Britain

    Sunday, 17th September 2017

    HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron, Battle of Britain Fighter Association, and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th September 2017.

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