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George & Ferdinando Hastings
In the north transept, in front of Admiral Warren's monument, is the grave of two children George and Fernando Hastings. Both died of smallpox.
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Christopher Steigerr
In the east cloister is a marble wall tablet to Christopher Steigerr of Berne in Switzerland. He was buried on 28th December 1772.
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George Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen
Politician and Statesman
George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister, has a memorial bust in the west aisle of the north transept.
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Mortimer Sackler
Philanthropist and Physician
In Henry VII's chapel is a small stained glass window for Dr Mortimer Sackler, a donor to the Abbey's restoration appeal.
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John and James Collier
John Collier and his brother James are both buried in the north cloister. No gravestones remain for them but there is a tablet for John.
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Lady Elizabeth Rich
Lady Elizabeth Rich was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey on 20th October 1773 aged 81 but she has no monument or gravestone.
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Babies and children at the Abbey
We want your visit to the Abbey to be safe and enjoyable, so offer some useful tips to help you prepare for your visit.
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Royal Weddings
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were married at Westminster Abbey in April 2011, they followed a long line of British royal weddings.
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Sermon given at the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Monday, 19th September 2022
Sermon given at the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: The pattern for many leaders is to be exalted in life and forgotten after death.
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The Charles Gore Lecture 2009
Sunday, 29th November 2009
Charles Darwin has probably had more impact on religious belief than anyone else born in the last 200 years.
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Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
Princess Anne is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 1973 she married Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey.
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Marie of Savoy, Queen of France
In 1810 Marie Josephine Louise de Savoy was buried in a vault in the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey. Her body was moved to Sardinia in 1811.
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Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth II
b.1960
On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was married to Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
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Ellis Wynn
Ellis Wynn, or Wynne, was buried in the south ambulatory of Westminster Abbey on 29th September 1623 but he has no monument or marker.
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Lord Erroll of Hale
Politician and Engineer
In the west window of the Lady Chapel is the coat of arms of Lord Erroll of Hale (lower row of panels), engineer.
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Andrew Bisset
Soldier
Lt. General Andrew Bisset (or Bissett) was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 27th August 1742 aged 82.
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Lady Anne Bertie
Lady Anne Bertie was buried in St Michael's chapel at Westminster Abbey on 22nd March 1661 but she has no marker or monument.
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Didachus Sanchez
In the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a worn grey marble stone, now without inscription, which covers the remains of Spanish soldier Didachus Sanchez.
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Ambrose Fisher
Writer and Priest/Minister
Fisher, known as the blind scholar and author of A Defence of the Liturgy of the Church of England, is buried in the east cloister.
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Peter Mason
In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet near the grave of Peter Mason. The tablet has lost its heraldic shield.