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• Candlelit Vigil marks Great War Centenary

  Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall GCVO, representing Her Majesty The Queen, attended a Solemn Commemoration on the Centenary of the Outbreak of the First World War at Westminster Abbey on Monday 4th August at 10pm.

• Westminster Abbey marks 50th anniversary of the death of Dr Martin Luther King Jr

  Wednesday, 4th April 2018

  Rediscovering Justice: A Service of Hope on the 50th anniversary of the death of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr was held at Westminster Abbey at noon on Wednesday 4th April 2018. The service was attended by HRH The Duke of Kent.

  Martin Luther King Jr Special Service

• Royal attendance for ANZAC Day commemoration

  Wednesday, 25th April 2018

  HRH The Duke of Cambridge, HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 25th April 2018.

  ANZAC Day

• Thanksgiving Service for Baroness Trumpington

  Tuesday, 25th June 2019

  A service of thanksgiving for the life and work of The Rt Hon The Baroness Trumpington DCVO, at St Margaret’s Church on 25th June 2019.

  Baroness Trumpington

• Immersive exhibition on Notre Dame de Paris opens at the Abbey next February

  Thursday, 23rd November 2023

  Westminster Abbey will be the UK location for the world touring virtual reality exhibition: Notre Dame de Paris in February 2024.

• Notre Dame de Paris, The Augmented Exhibition

  Wednesday, 7th February 2024

  Immerse yourself in the history and spectacle of Notre Dame de Paris in the UK’s only location for this world touring virtual reality exhibition.

• George VI

  The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth was held at Westminster Abbey on 12th May 1937. They married at the Abbey on 26th April 1923.

• George Granville Bradley

  Dean and Writer

  George Granville Bradley, Dean of Westminster, is buried in the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey. A brass covers his grave.

• 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.

• Robert Ayton

  Poet

  Sir Robert Ayton (Aytoun or Aiton), courtier, poet and philosopher, was buried in the south ambulatory. He was born in Scotland in 1570.

• Sir George Pocock

  Sailor

  Admiral Sir George Pocock has a white marble memorial in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey. It shows a seated figure of Britannia.

• James Watt

  Engineer

  A small bust now commemorates James Watt, the great civil engineer. This replaced a very large marble statue.

• James Turle

  Musician and Composer

  James Turle was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey from 1831-1882. He has a memorial tablet in the cloisters and a memorial window in the Abbey but is not buried here.

• Sir James Stewart Denham

  Sir James Stewart (or Steuart) Denham has a memorial tablet by Joseph Wilton in a window splay in the nave of Westminster Abbey

• Richard Kane

  Soldier

  In the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial to military commander Richard Kane. It consists of a monument in marble.

• Coote Manningham

  Soldier

  In the west aisle of the north transept is a white marble memorial to Major General Coote Manningham. This is by sculptor John Bacon junior.

• The Reverend Jane Sinclair appointed Rector of St Margaret's Church

  Thursday, 21st January 2016

  It is announced that the Reverend Jane Sinclair, Canon of Westminster, is to take on the responsibility of the Rector of St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, in succession to the Venerable Andrew Tremlett, with effect from 1st September 2016, following his installation as Dean of Durham in the summer.

  Canon Jane Sinclair St Margaret's Church

• Tricia Hillas inaugurated as Speaker’s Chaplain

  The Reverend Tricia Hillas was inaugurated as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons in a service in St Margaret's Church, Westminster today.

• Autumn season of events celebrates human dignity

  Tuesday, 26th September 2023

  A new season of events at Westminster Abbey this autumn, Dignity, will remember those whose impact on national life may have been overlooked or forgotten.

• William Vincent & Family

  Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister

  William Vincent, Dean of Westminster, is buried in St Benedict's chapel. Nearby in the south transept are memorial tablets to him, his wife, and son George Giles.