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• Elizabeth, Lady Latimer

  Elizabeth, wife of Edward Osborne, Viscount Latimer, was buried on 5th May 1680 together with her daughter Lady Grace. But the location is unknown.

• Lady Mary Biddulph

  Lady Mary Biddulph was buried in the north aisle on 15th September 1689 "near Sir Edward Spragge". It is thought this was the north ambulatory.

• Lady Archibald Hamilton

  Anne, second wife of Lord Archibald Hamilton, was buried in the vault of Sir George Villiers in St Nicholas' chapel on 4th April 1719.

• Richard Murray

  Sailor

  Captain Richard Murray was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey but has no marker.

• Edmund Nelham

  Priest and Musician

  Edmund Nelham, musician and Minor Canon of Westminster Abbey, was buried in the cloisters in 1646 but he has no marker or memorial.

• Frequently asked questions

  Answers to your most-asked questions about membership of the Westminster Abbey Association.

• The Wedding of William and Kate

  Relive the wedding day of Prince William and Kate Middleton, from the moment the guests arrive to the moment the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

• New Year's Honours

  Tuesday, 4th January 2011

  Peter Bottomley MP, the Parliamentary Warden of St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, was knighted in the New Year’s Honours List.

  St Margaret's Church

• Abbey documentary to be shown on BBC Two

  Friday, 23rd November 2012

  BBC Two is to screen a major three-part documentary series showing life behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey.

  Abbey documentary

• Christmas special for Abbey documentary series

  Tuesday, 6th December 2022

  Channel 5 is returning to the Abbey for a Christmas edition of its documentary series, Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors.

  Christmas

• Archbishop of Erbil honours Christian martyrs

  Friday, 3rd November 2023

  Archbishop Bashar Warda, Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Erbil, Iraq, addressed the reality of Christian persecution in the world today in a sermon preached at Westminster Abbey.

• Prince Rupert of the Rhine

  Soldier

  Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Cumberland and Bavaria, was buried on 6th December 1682 in a vault with his mother.

• John Broughton

  Soldier

  John Broughton, champion boxer and later Yeoman of the Guard, was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey in 1789.

• Michael Robert Van Millingen

  In the east cloister of Westminster Abbey, near the Library door, is a marble wall tablet to Michael Robert Van Millingen, a Westminster schoolboy.

• Sophia Fairholm, Marchioness of Annandale & sons

  In the south choir aisle is a monument to Sophia Fairholm, Marchioness of Annandale. She was buried with her son Lord William Johnstone.

• Stanley Baldwin

  Politician and Statesman

  A memorial to Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, was unveiled in the nave on 18th December 1997 by Prime Minister Tony Blair.

• Abbot Edwin

  Abbot and Priest/Minister

  Edwin was Abbot of Westminster from 1049-1071 and was a friend and adviser to Edward the Confessor. He was at the consecration of Edward’s Abbey.

• Welbore Ellis, Baron Mendip

  Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, Member of Parliament, was buried in the north transept on 7th February 1802. He has no monument or gravestone.

• William Thomson, Lord Kelvin

  Scientist, Mathematician, Physicist and Engineer

  William (Thomson), 1st Baron Kelvin of Largs, physicist, mathematician, engineer and inventor, was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. He was born in Belfast.

• Samuel Johnson

  Writer

  In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is the grave of Dr Samuel Johnson, lexicographer and critic. He lies just in front of Shakespeare’s memorial.