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• Easter Day Online

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

• Abbey welcomes Lord Mayor of Westminster

  Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Jonathan Glanz, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 5th September 2021.

• Poet Laureates

  Curator Dr Susan Jenkins shares more about the lives and poetry of nine Poet Laureates who are buried or memorialised in Poets' Corner.

• The medieval Great Sacristy

  We’re transforming the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches. A new building – to be named The King Charles III Sacristy in honour of HM The King – will be constructed to house state-of-the-art welcome, security and ticketing facilities, allowing the Abbey itself to be preserved in all its beauty and wonder as a sacred space.

• The Liber Regalis

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

• The Liber Regalis

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

• The Liber Regalis

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

• The Liber Regalis

  Understand the essential role that a small vessel and a spoon play in the most important part of the coronation service.

• The Liber Regalis

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

• The Liber Regalis

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