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• Princess Patricia of Connaught

  Princess Patricia of Connaught married in Westminster Abbey in 1919. Hers was the first royal wedding to be held at the Abbey since Richard II’s.

• Thomas Becker

  Soldier

  Colonel Thomas Becker was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster on 27th April 1716. There is no monument or marker for him in the church.

• 16. Edward IV - one Coronation, two reigns

  Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

• Handel Jephtha performed by the Westminster Abbey Choir and St James

  Friday, 18th June 2004

  Handel's last oratorio, Jephtha, written in 1751 as the composer's health was failing was both moving and magnificent against the background of the Nave of Westminster Abbey.

  Choir

• George, Duke of Kent, son of George V

  Soldier and Sailor

  On 29th November 1934, George Edward, Duke of Kent, married Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, in Westminster Abbey.

• John Fox

  Priest/Minister

  John Fox was buried on 27th September 1623 in the north transept (the broad aisle) of Westminster Abbey but he has no memorial or marker.

• Lord Erroll of Hale

  Politician and Engineer

  In the west window of the Lady Chapel is the coat of arms of Lord Erroll of Hale (lower row of panels), engineer.

• Andrew Bisset

  Soldier

  Lt. General Andrew Bisset (or Bissett) was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 27th August 1742 aged 82.

• Stephen Baber

  Stephen Baber was buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey on 27th March 1679 but his gravestone is no longer readable.

• William King

  Writer

  William King, writer of satires and light verse, is buried in the north cloister but he seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.

• Sir Harold Gurden

  Politician

  The ashes of Sir Harold Edward Gurden, who died on 27th April 1989, were scattered in the churchyard of St Margaret's on 9th April 1990.

• John and Eleanor Panton

  John Panton was buried on 13th March 1619 in the "long aisle on the south side" (ie. south ambulatory) but nothing marks his grave.

• Volunteer at Westminster Abbey

  We look for enthusiastic, committed people to join our team of volunteers. If there are volunteer vacancies, they will be listed below.

• 19. Katherine of Aragon

  Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

• Prince Eugene of Savoy

  Prince Eugene of Savoy was buried in the Duke of Ormond's vault at the eastern end of Henry VII's chapel, Westminster Abbey.

• Nathaniel Rogers

  Doctor

  Dr Nathaniel Rogers, physician, presented a small stained glass window to Westminster Abbey. The window is in the east aisle of the south transept.

• Sir John Davis

  Philanthropist

  Sir John Davis was chairman of Westminster Abbey Trust from 1973-1985, the organisation which raised millions for the restoration of the exterior of Westminster Abbey.

• Sir Hugh Pollard

  Politician and Soldier

  Politician and Royalist army officer Sir Hugh Pollard, 2nd Baronet of King's Nympton, Devon, died on 27th November 1666 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

• Thomas Baltzar

  Musician and Composer

  Thomas Baltzar, the most famous violinist of his day, was buried in the cloisters at Westminster Abbey on 27th July 1663.

• Joseph Dalby

  Joseph Dalby, apothecary, was buried at the east of the south cloister on 27th July 1784. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.