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• John Williams

  Dean and Philanthropist

  Dr John Williams was Dean of Westminster from 1620-1644. He has no monument in the Abbey and he is buried at Llandegai in his native Wales.

• Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales & family

  Frederick Louis (or Lewis), Prince of Wales,son of George II, is buried in the royal vault in the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey with his wife Augusta and several children

• Robert Benson, Lord Bingley

  Politician

  Robert Benson, Baron Bingley of Bingley in Yorkshire, politician, was buried on 14th April 1731 in St Paul's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• Charles Abbot, Baron Colchester

  Politician and Statesman

  Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey in an unmarked grave with his mother Sarah.

• Sir Thomas Hesketh

  Politician

  In the north choir aisle is a monument with a full length coloured effigy of Sir Thomas Heskett or Hesketh, reclining on his left elbow.

• John Hay

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend John Hay is buried in the south cloister. On the wall is a mural monument by the sculptor Michael Rysbrack.

• Henry Ferne

  Priest/Minister

  Henry Ferne, bishop of Chester, is buried in St Edmund's chapel. His grave consists of a marble plinth inset with an engraved cartouche of arms.

• William Whitfield Dakins

  Priest/Minister

  William Whitfield Dakins, minor canon of Westminster, is buried in the south cloister. The inscription was re-cut in 1950 but is now rather worn.

• James and Richard Hart

  Musician and Composer

  James Hart, born 1647, composer and Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on 15th May 1718.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates poets and poetry in Voice and Verse events season this autumn

  Wednesday, 4th September 2024

  This autumn the Abbey will host a series of special events celebrating our much-loved literary figures, alongside those of new and emerging poets.

• Lord Heywood remembered

  Thursday, 20th June 2019

  A service of thanksgiving for the life and work of Jeremy, Lord Heywood of Whitehall GCB CVO, at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 20th June 2019.

  Lord Heywood Special Service

• Fraternité talk: Lilies and Roses - The Tudor Court and France

  Thursday, 16th May 2024

  Join Alison Weir and Sarah Gristwood in conversation as they explore the dynamic relationship between the courts of Tudor England and Renaissance France.

  She has published twenty-one history books, including Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Lady in the Tower and Elizabeth of York, and 13 historical novels.

  Events St Margaret's Church

• Louis de Duras, Earl of Feversham

  In the north transept are the graves of Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham, his niece Charlotte de Bourbon and nephew Armand de Bourbon.

• William & Margaret Cavendish

  Writer, Soldier and Poet

  In the north transept is a monument by Grinling Gibbons to William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle and his wife Margaret, who were both writers.

• Dedication of The Queen's Window by David Hockney

  Tuesday, 2nd October 2018

  The Queen’s Window, a new stained-glass window by David Hockney celebrating the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, was dedicated at a service this morning.

  David Hockney HM The Queen stained glass window

• Edmund Ayrton

  Musician and Composer

  Dr Edmund Ayrton, composer and Lay Vicar of Westminster Abbey, was buried in the north cloister. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.

• Sir Henry Belasyse

  Soldier

  In the chapel of St Paul in Westminster Abbey is a monument to Sir Henry Belasyse, army officer. The monument is by sculptor Peter Scheemakers.

• HM The Queen attends service of Holy Communion at the Inauguration of the 9th General Synod

  Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service of Holy Communion at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 23rd November 2010 to mark the Inauguration of the 9th General Synod of the Church of England.

• HM The Queen attends King James Bible Service

  Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended a service of celebration, in association with the King James Bible Trust, to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 16th November at 12 noon.

• Members of The Royal Family attend Commonwealth Day service

  The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall led the congregation at the annual Commonwealth Day service in Westminster Abbey on Monday 14th March 2022.