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Abbey releases Order of Service for Warrior centenary
Wednesday, 11th November 2020
This morning, a special service will mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey on 11 November 1920.
Special Service Grave of the Unknown Warrior Armistice HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
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Order of Service
Find out more about the practical purpose and historical significance of orders of service for coronations.
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Canaletto painting of the Abbey goes on display
Monday, 2nd March 2020
A Canaletto painting of Westminster Abbey rarely seen in public goes on display in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries this week until autumn 2020.
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Letters Patent creating the Order of the Bath, 1725
At various times of the year, we fly the flags of Commonwealth nations, St Peter, the National Saints, the RAF, and the Royal Standard.
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ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey by allied forces on 25th April 1915.
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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.
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VE Day 75
On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.
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Westminster Abbey Marks ANZAC Day 2024
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 25th April 2024.
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The Charles Gore Lecture 2002
Tuesday, 12th November 2002
Freedom is a term with a range of meanings, and tonight we shall need to notice three of them. First and most formally, it is the power to act, the ownership of one's behaviour that distinguishes intelligent agents from creatures of instinct.
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Two Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath Chapel
Tuesday, 11th July 2023
Two Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath were installed in the Abbey's Lady Chapel on 10 July 2023.
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The Order of Service
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service of Thanksgiving Marking the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 10th May 2015.
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James O‘Donnell honoured in New Year list
Monday, 2nd January 2023
Former Organist and Master of the Choristers James O’Donnell has been made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in The King’s first New Year’s Honours list.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 2018
Saturday, 13th October 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 2018: Nobody lights a lamp in order to hide it. They put it on.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2018
Sunday, 22nd April 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2018: To become a good Shepherd is to come out of the shell of selfishness in order to be attentive to.
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Episode 3 - What happens in a coronation?
Join Aaron and Sophie online to peek behind the scenes of Westminster Abbey, which has been the coronation church for nearly 1,000 years. Discover what happens and why through games, crafts, stories and more.
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Shop
Each year, we welcome over a million visitors. We’re generally open Monday to Saturday for visiting, and hold regular services to which all are welcome.
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Benedictine monastery
The monks at Westminster Abbey wore the habit of the Order of St Benedict, who established the Benedictine rules for the monks in about 540AD.
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The Queen presents Dean with KCVO
Wednesday, 30th October 2019
Her Majesty The Queen presented the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, with the KCVO at his farewell audience at Buckingham Palace today.
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Weddings
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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Books
Browse books from the Westminster Abbey Institute.