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• Royals attend Service of Hope

  Wednesday, 5th April 2017

  Westminster Abbey held a Service of Hope following the terror attack in Westminster. The service was attended by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

  Special Service Royal Visit HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH Prince Henry of Wales Prince Harry

• Abbey Welcomes Her Majesty The Queen to Bath Service

  Friday, 9th May 2014

  Her Majesty The Queen, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Order, attended the Service and Ceremony of the Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order in Henry VII’s Lady Chapel, Chapel of the Order, at Westminster Abbey on Friday 9th May 2014.

  HM The Queen HRH The Prince of Wales Order of the Bath

• Later monarchs

  Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.

  ...Anne Edith, wife of the Confessor; Maud, wife of Henry I; Anne, wife of Richard III; and Anne of Cleves, fourth wife of Henry VIII, are also buried in the

• Thomas Thirlby

  Priest/Minister

  Thomas Thirlby (c.1500-1570) was consecrated the first and only Bishop of the new short-lived diocese of Westminster in December 1540.

  ...Bishop of the new short-lived diocese of Westminster in December 1540 (created once the Benedictine monastery of Westminster Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII).

• Sir Thomas Lovell

  Politician, Philanthropist and Lawyer

  A bronze relief of Sir Thomas Lovell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who died in 1524, is on display in the new Abbey Galleries . The artist was Pietro Torrigiano.

  He was rewarded with the Order of the Garter in 1500 and held various posts under Henry VIII.

• Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond

  Philanthropist

  Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel. She was the mother of Henry VII.

  She died on 29th June 1509 at the Abbot of Westminster's house a few days after attending the coronation of her grandson Henry VIII.

• The Queen to visit Abbey for 450th anniversary

  Monday, 22nd March 2010

  HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Westminster Abbey and Westminster School on Friday 21st May during celebrations marking the 450th anniversary of the granting of the Abbey’s Charter by Queen Elizabeth I.

  Henry VIII dissolved the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey in 1540.

  Westminster Abbey 450th anniversary

• Sir Edward Rogers

  Politician

  Sir Edward Rogers, Comptroller of the Household of Elizabeth I, was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

  By 1534 Edward was Esquire of the Body to Henry VIII and later was Member of Parliament for Somerset.

• Westminster Abbey Choir benefactors

  Philanthropist

  A framed panel, painted blue with white lettering in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey, records the generous donors to Westminster Abbey Choir.

  The present Choral Foundation dates from the reign of Henry VIII when the choir consisted of twelve men and ten boy choristers.

• Thomas Ruthall

  Priest/Minister and Statesman

  In the chapel of St John the Baptist at Westminster Abbey is a tomb, with a rather decayed effigy, to Thomas Ruthall, bishop of Durham.

  He is said to have died of grief from having sent an inventory of his own wealth, instead of a volume of State papers, to Henry VIII.

• Monks of Westminster

  In the chapel of St Benedict is a stone tablet set beneath the carved head of a monk. The sculptor was Albert Siegenthaler.

  The Benedictine monastery at Westminster was dissolved by order of Henry VIII in January 1540 but was revived during the reign of Mary I for a short while.

• Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey

  Sunday, 19th October 2025

  Join us for a festal Eucharist as we celebrate the anniversary of the dedication of Henry III's Abbey in 1269.

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• Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey

  Sunday, 18th October 2026

  Join us for a festal Eucharist as we celebrate the anniversary of the dedication of Henry III's Abbey in 1269.

• Our history

  Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.

• John Skelton

  Writer, Poet, Playwright and Priest/Minister

  John Skelton, Court poet, writer and playwright, was buried in the chancel of St Margaret's on 21st June 1529. He has no monument or inscription.

  In about 1496 he became tutor to Prince Henry, later Henry VIII, and was ordained in 1498, serving at the abbey of St Mary of Graces, and then as rector of Diss...

• Sir Humphrey Bourchier

  Soldier

  Sir Humphrey Bourchier (or Bourgchier) is buried in St Edmund's chapel. The Purbeck marble altar tomb once had a brass figure on it.

  He became Chancellor of the Exchequer to Henry VIII and died in 1533.

• William Benson

  Abbot and Dean

  William Benson, first Dean of Westminster, is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey (in the area formerly called the chapel of St Blaize).

  monastery at Westminster was dissolved by Henry VIII in January 1540 but William remained in charge until he was made Dean of the new (short lived) secular cathedral...

• Edward VI

  Edward succeeded his father when he was just 9 years old and was crowned in the Abbey on 20th February 1547. He died in 1553.

  Edward was born at Hampton Court Palace on 12th October 1537, the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour.

• The Queen attends Commonwealth Service

  Monday, 13th March 2017

  Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended The Commonwealth Service: A Celebration of the Commonwealth at Westminster Abbey on Monday 13th March 2017. They were accompanied by The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry, The Duke of York and The Earl of Wessex.

  HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Earl of Wessex Rt Hon Theresa May MP

• The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries

  High above the Abbey floor, the Galleries in the beautiful 13th century triforium display our greatest treasures and tell the story of our thousand-year history.