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  • Fundraising concert for Ukraine to take place at St Margaret’s Church

    Thursday, 28th April 2022

    Dona Nobis Pacem: A Concert for Ukraine, will take place in St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 10th May at 7.00pm to raise funds in support of the DEC’s (Disasters Emergency Committee) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

  • Members of The Royal Family attend Commonwealth Day service

    Monday, 14th March 2022

    The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall led the congregation at the annual Commonwealth Day service in Westminster Abbey on Monday 14th March 2022.

    Commonwealth Service Commonwealth Day Special Service

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  • A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Reverend Prebendary Willie Booth

    Wednesday, 21st October 2009

    A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Prebendary Willie Booth, former Chaplain to Westminster School and a Priest Vicar at the Abbey who died in June 2009 was held at St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 20th October 2009.

    Reverend Prebendary Willie Booth

  • Actors' Church Union

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    In 1920 the Actors' Church Union presented a hearse cloth or funeral pall to Westminster Abbey. This was given in memory of members who had died in the Great War.

  • The Princess Royal Attends Service for Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Men

    Friday, 20th May 2016

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, patron of the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence KCVO CB, attended a Centenary Service of Thanksgiving for the Courage and Endurance of the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton CVO and his Men at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Friday 20th May 2016.

    Royal Visit HRH The Princess Royal Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence KCVO Sir Ernest Shackleton

  • The National Harvest Service

    Thursday, 16th October 2025

    The service to celebrate the harvest will be held in the Abbey on Thursday 16th October.

  • The King celebrates Commonwealth Day 2023 at the Abbey

    Monday, 13th March 2023

    Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey at 2.45pm on Monday 13th March - The King’s first as monarch.

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

    Monday, 11th March 2024

    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.

  • Service celebrates Middle East Christians

    The Prince of Wales attended a service to celebrate the contribution of Christians in the Middle East, at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 4th December.

  • Judges mark start of the legal year

    Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey for a special service to mark the start of the legal year.

  • Abbey Marks Centenary of Police Women

    A service of thanksgiving to mark the centenary of police women in the Metropolitan Police Service was held at Westminster Abbey on 17th May 2019.

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