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• Daniel Cook appointed new Sub-Organist

  Tuesday, 19th February 2013

  The Dean and Chapter of Westminster is delighted to announce that Daniel Cook has been appointed Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey in succession to Robert Quinney, who takes up the position of Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral after Easter.

  Daniel Cook Music

• Westminster Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster

  Monday, 4th July 2016

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Steve Summers, and other Westminster councillors to the annual Civic Service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 3rd July.

  Civic Service Special Service

• Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster

  Tuesday, 5th July 2022

  Abbey welcomes the new Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Hamza Taouzzale, at Matins on Sunday 3rd July 2022.

  Lord Mayor of Westminster

• Employment opportunities

  Have a look at the job opportunities below. If you think there’s one that’s right for you, go ahead and apply.

• Chilean Navy honours Admiral Lord Cochrane

  Thursday, 25th May 2023

  The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Wednesday 24th May 2023.

• Two Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath Chapel 

  Tuesday, 11th July 2023

  Two Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath were installed in the Abbey's Lady Chapel on 10 July 2023.

• A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey

  A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.

• Covid vaccination centre opens in Poets' Corner

  Wednesday, 10th March 2021

  The NHS has opened a new Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Westminster Abbey.

  Coronavirus Poets' Corner

• Voice and Verse Panel: Poets' Corners Across the Pond

  Thursday, 14th November 2024

  In this special event, speakers from Westminster Abbey, London, and the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York, jointly reflect on the significance and impact of a Poets' Corner within a place of worship.

  Events Voice and Verse

• Abbey loans rare 1588 first edition Welsh Bible to St Davids Cathedral

  A rare 1588 Welsh Bible from Westminster Abbey’s Library collection – the first complete translation of the Bible into the Welsh language – has been loaned to St Davids Cathedral, where it will go on public display for the first time this week.

• Full Abbey for Christmas Services

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

• An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2008

  The Queen attended the annual Commonwealth Observance accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, together with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, who currently chairs the Commonwealth Heads of Government, and Mrs Museveni.

• A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day

  Australians and New Zealanders packed Westminster Abbey on Sunday 25th April 2010 for the annual ANZAC Day service, which was attended by HRH The Duke of Gloucester, representing Her Majesty The Queen.

• Queen joins Abbey for Elizabethan celebration

  HM The Queen, Visitor of the College of St Peter in Westminster, and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service on Friday 21st May 2010 to Celebrate the 450th Anniversary of the Collegiate Foundation of St Peter in Westminster Abbey.

• Westminster Abbey marks ANZAC Day 2021

  Westminster Abbey Marks Anzac Day 2021: Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 25th April 2021.

• Repentance for a New Life

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

• Royal attendance for ANZAC Day commemoration

  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.

• Abbey packed for annual Anzac Day service

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

• Consecration of the Bishop of Sherborne

  The Reverend Canon Dr Graham Kings, Vicar of St Mary's Church, Islington, was ordained to the episcopate as the new Suffragan Bishop of Sherborne by the Archbishop of Canterbury and other bishops at a Eucharist in the Abbey on Wednesday 24th June 2009.

• Memorial Service held for Lord Bingham

  A service of thanksgiving for the life and work of the Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG was held at the Abbey on Wednesday 25th May 2011.