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Corporate hospitality
Since our founding, hospitality has always been at the heart of the Abbey. Now you can hire a historic space for your next corporate event.
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Sermon given at the Festival Eucharist in the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor
Saturday, 16th October 2021
Sermon given at the Festival Eucharist in the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor: When in 2007 we came to refurbish the shrine of Hereford’s own saint, Thomas.
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26th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 26th May 2011
Delivered by Richard Chartres KCVO, Bishop of London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 26th May 2011 and at Keble College, Oxford on Friday 27th May 2011.
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Henry I
Henry I’s coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 5th August 1100. He married Princess Matilda of Scotland at Westminster Abbey on 11th November 1100.
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Leopold Muller
Philanthropist
Leopold Muller was a generous donor to the restoration of the Lady Chapel. He has a small window in one of the apsidal chapels.
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The Queen's organ (Mander, 2013)
The Queen's organ (Mander, 2013): The Queen’s Organ was the welcome result of collaboration between the Lord Mayor of London, the City of London Corporation, and the Dean and Chapter of Westminster..
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Appointment of the Organist and Master of the Choristers - Ref: WA141
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Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, was crowned queen in Westminster Abbey on Whit Sunday 1st June 1533. The celebrations took place over four days.
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Edward II
The coronation of Edward and Isabella took place in February 1308. In his coronation oath, he swore to uphold the laws of Edward the Confessor.
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Edward VII
Albert Edward, eldest son of Queen Victoria, was born in 1841. His coronation, with his wife Alexandra of Denmark, was held on 9th August 1902.
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George IV
George IV's coronation in the Abbey in 1821 was a pageant that cost £230,000. A crown containing over 12,000 diamonds was specially made.
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Charles Gore Lecture 2022
Tuesday, 5th April 2022
Professor Anna Rowlands gives the annual Charles Gore Lecture on The Roots of Trust: theological and political reflections on trust in troubled times.
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St Margaret’s marks Traidcraft Justice Matters campaign
Thursday, 2nd July 2015
The Lord Mayor of Westminster, The Lady Flight, attended a Service for the Traidcraft Justice Matters campaign at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, at 6.00pm on Thursday 2nd July.
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The Queen attends Commonwealth Service
Monday, 13th March 2017
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended The Commonwealth Service: A Celebration of the Commonwealth at Westminster Abbey on Monday 13th March 2017. They were accompanied by The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry, The Duke of York and The Earl of Wessex.
Special Service Royal Visit HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Prince Harry HRH Prince Henry of Wales HRH The Duke of York HRH The Earl of Wessex Rt Hon Theresa May MP
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William IV
William was a son of George III and Queen Charlotte. He and Queen Adelaide were crowned in Westminster Abbey on 8th September 1831.
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James II
James II was born on 14th October 1633. His coronation with his queen, Mary of Modena, took place at Westminster Abbey on 23rd April 1685.
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George VI
The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth was held at Westminster Abbey on 12th May 1937. They married at the Abbey on 26th April 1923.
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Moses Snow
Musician and Composer
Moses Snow, singer and composer, was buried in the north cloister on 24th December 1702. He seems to have had no inscribed gravestone.
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Richard III
Richard III was crowned in the Abbey on 6th July 1483. Almost the entire peerage of England was present at what was a magnificent spectacle.
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Edward VIII
King Edward VIII abdicated the throne before he could be crowned and was succeeded by his brother King George VI.