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• The Funeral of Tony Benn

  Wednesday, 26th March 2014

  The funeral of Labour former Cabinet minister Tony Benn took place at St Margaret’s Church Westminster Abbey on Thursday 27th March 2014.

  Tony Benn funeral

• The Reverend Jane Sinclair installed as a Canon of Westminster

  Monday, 8th September 2014

  The Reverend Jane Sinclair was installed as a Canon of Westminster during Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 7th September 2014.

  Canon Jane Sinclair

• Normandy Veterans lay up their Standard

  Thursday, 16th October 2014

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester KG KCVO, Patron of the Normandy Veterans Association attended a Service to Mark the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and the Normandy Campaign and the Laying Up of the National Standard of the Normandy Veterans Association at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Thursday 16th October 2014.

  Royal Visit HRH The Duke of Gloucester WW2 Special Service

• Westminster Abbey Marks Auschwitz Anniversary

  A Service of Solemn Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 1st February 2015.

• Chilean Navy pays tribute to Cochrane

  Thursday, 18th May 2017

  The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Thursday 18th May 2017.

• Westminster Abbey marks anniversary of the Battle of Britain

  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.

• Scouts and Guides celebrate at service

  Monday, 7th November 2016

  A National Scout and Guide Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Saturday 5th November 2016. The National Anthem was sung.

  Choir Music Scouts and Guides

• Westminster Abbey Celebrates the Life of Ronnie Corbett

  A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Ronnie Corbett CBE was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Wednesday 7th June.

• Westminster Abbey Marks 500th Anniversary of the Reformation

  A service to mark the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses and the start of the Reformation was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 31st October 2017.

• Westminster Abbey holds annual Civic Service

  Sunday, 6th July 2014

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor of Westminster and Deputy High Steward of the Abbey, Councillor Audrey Lewis, and other City of Westminster councillors to Westminster Abbey for the Civic Service on Sunday 6th July.

  Civic Service

• Memorial to Chadwick brothers dedicated

  Friday, 2nd February 2018

  A memorial to two brothers, both priests and distinguished academics, Owen Chadwick OM KBE and Henry Chadwick KBE, was dedicated in the South Quire Aisle of Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st February 2018.

  Memorial dedication

• Service for the New Parliament at St Margaret's Church

  Tuesday, 8th June 2010

  A Service for the New Parliament was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 8th June 2010.

  Service for the New Parliament

• Scouts and Guides celebration service held

  Monday, 6th November 2017

  A National Scout and Guide Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Saturday 4th November 2017.

• Ashes of Dr Wesley Carr buried in the Abbey

  Wednesday, 25th April 2018

  Evensong on Tuesday 24th April 2018 was followed by the burial of the ashes of the Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr KCVO, who was Dean of Westminster from 1997 to 2006.

  The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr

• Spirit of Windrush celebrated at Westminster Abbey

  The Queen was represented by the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London at a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the 70th anniversary of the landing of the Windrush today.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates 70th anniversary of the NHS

  Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex attended a Service to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the NHS at Westminster Abbey on 5th July 2018.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates the centenary of the RAF

  Her Majesty The Queen attended A Service to mark the Centenary of the Royal Air Force at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 10th July 2018.

• 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

  A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain took place at Westminster Abbey on 16th September 2018.

• Abbey marks the Centenary of the Armistice

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

• Abbey marks Year of Engineering

  A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate The Year of Engineering 2018 was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 22nd November 2018 at noon.