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  • Queen and Duke of Edinburgh Attend VE Day Service

    Sunday, 10th May 2015

    Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service of Thanksgiving Marking the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 10th May 2015.

    Special Service Royal Visit HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Duke of York HRH The Earl of Wessex HRH The Duke of Kent VE Day

  • Abbey welcomes The Children’s Society to annual Christingle service

    Wednesday, 28th November 2007

    The Dean and Chapter of Westminster warmly welcomed The Children’s Society to its annual Christingle service on Wednesday 28th November.

    Christingle The Children's Society

  • A national service to celebrate 12 Step Recovery

    Tuesday, 25th October 2022

    A National Service to celebrate 12 Step Recovery was held in St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 25th October.

  • Abbey packed for annual Anzac Day service

    Wednesday, 25th April 2007

    The Abbey was full for the annual Anzac Day service on the 92nd anniversary of the Gallipoli landings.

    ANZAC Day

  • Abbey celebrates the harvest with national service

    Thursday, 16th October 2025

    Her Majesty The Queen today attended a National Harvest Service at Westminster Abbey, held in celebration of harvest and in recognition of farmers and those working to tackle food poverty across the United Kingdom.

  • Full Abbey for Christmas Services

    Tuesday, 4th January 2011

    Christmas services at Westminster Abbey attracted near-capacity congregations to the Abbey church this year.

    Christmas

  • The Princess Royal Attends Service for Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Men

    Friday, 20th May 2016

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, patron of the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence KCVO CB, attended a Centenary Service of Thanksgiving for the Courage and Endurance of the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton CVO and his Men at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Friday 20th May 2016.

    HRH The Princess Royal Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence KCVO Sir Ernest Shackleton

  • A Service to commemorate the Founder of Her Majesty The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard

    Tuesday, 28th April 2009

    The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard commemorated the 500th anniversary of their founder, Henry VII, at Westminster Abbey on 28th April 2009.

  • Services

    Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations. Westminster Abbey celebrates the occasion with a special service that takes place on the second Monday of March each year.

  • Metropolitan Police Service holds Abbey carol service

    Thursday, 20th December 2018

    Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended the Metropolitan Police Carol Service at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 19th December 2018.

    Metropolitan Police Carol Service HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

  • Members of the Royal Family celebrate Commonwealth Day at the Abbey

    Monday, 11th March 2024

    Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th March.

    Commonwealth Day Commonwealth Service

  • Battle of Britain anniversary service held

    Monday, 19th September 2016

    A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark Battle of Britain Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 18th September 2016.

    Battle of Britain Sunday

  • St Michael and All Angels

    the Abbey bells will be rung at about 6.00 pm for the feast of St Michael and All Angels, following the Sung Eucharist

  • Special Service remembers Armenian Martyrs of 1915

    Wednesday, 28th October 2015

    HRH The Prince of Wales, His Excellency Serzh Sargsyan, the President of the Republic of Armenia and His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, attended a Special Service to celebrate the lives of the newly-sainted Armenian Martyrs of 1915 at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 28th October 2015.

    Armenian Martyrs

  • The Passage Carol Service

    Thursday, 11th December 2025

    The Passage’s annual Carol Service will be held in St Margaret’s Church at 6:00pm on Friday 11th December.

    St Margaret's Church

  • The life of The Duke of Edinburgh celebrated at Service of Thanksgiving

    Tuesday, 29th March 2022

    Members of the Royal Family celebrated the life and work of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

  • Service celebrates Middle East Christians

    Wednesday, 5th December 2018

    The Prince of Wales attended a service to celebrate the contribution of Christians in the Middle East, at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 4th December.

    Christians in the Middle East

  • A Service of Inauguration for new Speaker's Chaplain

    Tuesday, 12th October 2010

    The ministry of The Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons was inaugurated on Tuesday 12th October 2010 in St Margaret’s Church at a special service, which was attended by The Right Honourable John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Judith Warner.

    Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin

  • The Duke of York attends ANZAC Day service

    Tuesday, 25th April 2017

    His Royal Highness The Duke of York attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey.

  • Judges mark the start of the new legal year

    Monday, 2nd October 2023

    Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey on Monday 2nd October 2023 for a service to mark the start of the legal year in England and Wales.

    Judges Service

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