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

  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.

• Queen’s Organ dedicated in Lady Chapel

  His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex attended the dedication of a new organ in Westminster Abbey’s Lady Chapel on Tuesday 5th November.

• Annual Judges Service Marks Start of Legal Year

  The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 1st October 2014.

• Ampulla and spoon

  Discover more about the space within Westminster Abbey where coronations have taken place for hundreds of years.

• Ampulla and spoon

  Find out how a highly decorated manuscript from the 14th century has guided the understanding of coronation services at Westminster Abbey.

• Ampulla and spoon

  Find out more about the practical purpose and historical significance of orders of service for coronations.

• Ampulla and spoon

  Uncover the history behind a chair that has taken centre stage in coronations for over 700 years.

• Ampulla and spoon

  Uncover the role and significance of traditional and commissioned music within coronations throughout history.

• Ampulla and spoon

  Discover more about the objects presented to the monarch during the coronation service and find out what each one represents.

• Centenary of the Birth of Blessed Oscar Romero

  HE Mrs Elisabeth Hayek Weinmann, Ambassador of El Salvador, attended Evensong commemorating the centenary of the birth of Blessed Oscar Romero at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 23rd September.

• 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.

• Repentance for a New Life

  Make Westminster Abbey a part of your Lent & Holy Week this year.

• Abbey Marks 60th Anniversary of the Korean War

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester attended a Service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of hostilities in the Korean War at the Abbey on Thursday 11th July.

• Abbey Marks 60th Anniversary of National Churches Trust

  Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended a Service to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the National Churches Trust at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 28th November 2013.

• Sir Winston Churchill Remembered

  Members of the Churchill family and representatives of Churchill-related organisations joined the congregation at a wreath laying to commemorate the Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH TD at Westminster Abbey on Friday 30th January.

• Special Service remembers Armenian Martyrs of 1915

  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.