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• The Holy See invites Westminster Abbey choir to sing at St Peter’s in Rome

  Monday, 5th March 2012

  Westminster Abbey’s world-famous choir has been invited by the Holy See – through the Maestro of the Cappella Musicale Pontificia “Sistina” – to sing at St Peter’s in Rome.

  The Choir of Westminster Abbey St Peter’s Basilica

• Their Majesties The King and Queen crowned at the Abbey

  Saturday, 6th May 2023

  The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.

  Coronation news

• Sir Charles Villiers Stanford

  Musician and Composer

  Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, eminent musician, was buried in the north choir aisle, near the graves of Henry Purcell, John Blow and William Sterndale Bennett.

• Owen and Henry Chadwick

  Writer, Historian and Priest/Minister

  A memorial tablet to brothers Owen and Henry Chadwick was unveiled by Henry's widow on 1st February 2018 in the south quire aisle of Westminster Abbey.

• Abbey and Cathedral choirs join for Evensong

  Friday, 21st September 2012

  The choirs of Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral sang a joint Evensong at the Abbey on Thursday 20th September.

  Choir of Westminster Abbey Westminster Cathedral

• Sistine Chapel Choir sings at Westminster Abbey

  Wednesday, 3rd June 2015

  The Sistine Chapel Choir visited Westminster Abbey on Saturday 30th May and Sunday 31st May to sing Evensong and perform a recital of sacred choral music.

  Sistine Chapel Choir

• Abbey mourns Canon Tuckwell

  Monday, 29th June 2020

  The Dean of Westminster today paid tribute to Canon Christopher Tuckwell, former Administrator of Westminster Cathedral who died on June 26th after a long illness.

  Canon Tuckwell College of Westminster Abbey

• Seminar: Christian Witness in a Crisis-Shaped World

  Monday, 13th January 2025

  Join us for the first of this term’s online seminar talks to engage with the latest research from a range of theological and ecclesiological thinkers.

• Manche Masemola

  The statue to Manche Masemola, a modern martyr, was unveiled in 1998 and stands over the west entrance to Westminster Abbey. Sculptor John Roberts.

• First Commonwealth Theologian in Residence appointed

  Monday, 13th January 2025

  The Reverend Dr Ishaya Anthony has been appointed as Westminster Abbey’s inaugural Commonwealth Theologian in Residence for the Lent Term 2025. He will take up the position later in January.

• Allan Palanna appointed Commonwealth Theologian

  Tuesday, 6th January 2026

  The Reverend Dr Allan Palanna has been appointed as Westminster Abbey's Commonwealth Theologian in Residence for the Lent Term 2026.

• Canon calls for Faith in Asylum

  Thursday, 10th February 2005

  The British asylum system is expensive, inefficient and inhumane and too often we cannot be confident it comes to the right decision.

  Charles Gore Memorial Lectures

• Abbey's Sub-Dean to retire next year

  Friday, 23rd November 2012

  The Reverend Dr Robert Reiss, the Abbey’s Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer and Almoner, will retire next summer.

  Reverend Canon Robert Reiss

• Abbey marks 175th Anniversary of the University of Westminster

  Thursday, 30th January 2014

  A Service to Celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the University of Westminster was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 30th January 2014.

  Special Service University of Westminster

• Abbey Choir’s new CD celebrates choral classics

  Friday, 29th May 2020

  The Abbey Choir’s latest CD is released today, with Parry's Songs of farewell featuring alongside works by Stanford, Gray and Wood.

  Recording

• Buckingham Palace publishes Order of Service for the Coronation of The King and Queen

  Saturday, 6th May 2023

  Buckingham Palace has published the Order of Service for the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen, which will be held in Westminster Abbey at 11:00am today, Saturday 6th May.

• Sir Robert Thomas Wilson

  Soldier and Writer

  In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a brass covering the grave of Sir Robert Thomas Wilson and his wife.

• Grand Duchess Elizabeth

  A statue to this modern martyr, Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt, was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to Westminster Abbey.

• Creation stories: Sowing the seeds

  Tuesday, 6th August 2024

  Join us for an enchanting evening of storytelling in Dean's Yard.

  Events Creation

• Gell Family

  Members of the Gell family, including Daniel, Anthony, William Egerton, John Henry and Katherine, are buried or memorialised in the Abbey precincts.