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• Her Majesty The Queen opens the 2023 Field of Remembrance

  Her Majesty The Queen opened the 95th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 9th November 2023.

• Summer: Wednesday Abbey Lates

  Wednesday, 2nd July 2025

  Enjoy a peaceful, self-guided visit to Westminster Abbey after hours, with time and space to explore at your own pace.

  Events Summer at the Abbey

• Edith Cavell

  The first part of the funeral for nurse Edith Cavell was held at Westminster Abbey on 15th May 1919. She was shot by the Germans.

• Henry Withers & Henry Disney

  Soldier

  In the east walk of the cloisters of Westminster Abbey is a wall monument to Lt.General Henry Withers and his great friend Colonel Henry Disney.

• Grace Gethin

  The marble monument to, Grace Gethin, daughter of Sir George and Lady Frances Norton, is on the wall of the south choir aisle.

• President of France lays wreath at Grave of the Unknown Warrior

  Wednesday, 26th March 2008

  The President of France, M. Nicholas Sarkozy, and Mme. Sarkozy visited the Abbey on 26th March to lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior during their state visit to the UK.

  State Visit

• Abbey announces plans to transform visitor welcome

  Thursday, 12th September 2019

  Westminster Abbey has been granted planning consent by Westminster City Council for a project to improve the welcome it offers to its 1.3 million visitors.

• Parliamentarians Mark First World War Centenary

  Members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons and their staff attended a Service to Commemorate the Centenary of the First World War at Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day Tuesday 11th November 2014 at 10.30 am.

• Princes Philip and Harry Open Field of Remembrance

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales opened the Royal British Legion's 88th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 10th November 2016.

• The Duke of York attends ANZAC Day service

  His Royal Highness The Duke of York attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey.

• Maundy Thursday Services

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

• Chapter House

  Explore a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, and statesmen, poets, heroes and villains. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066.