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Paul Baumann appointed Receiver General
Thursday, 21st June 2018
Paul Baumann CBE has been appointed the next Receiver General of Westminster Abbey. He is currently NHS England's Chief Financial Officer.
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The Installation took place in the Lady Chapel
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, attended a Service for the Order at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 24th May 2018 in the Order’s 293rd year including the Ceremony for the Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order in the Lady Chapel, the Chapel of the Order.
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The Dean in his stall in the Lady Chapel
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle was installed as the 39th Dean of Westminster at Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 16th November 2019.
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The Reverend Paul Arbuthnot appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster
Sunday, 14th June 2015
The Reverend Paul Arbuthnot, currently Minor Canon and Precentor of the Cathedral Church and Abbey of St Alban in Hertfordshire has been appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster Abbey.
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Paul Baumann installed as Receiver General
Monday, 14th January 2019
Paul Baumann CBE was installed as the Receiver General and Chapter Clerk of Westminster Abbey during Evensong on Saturday 12th January 2019.
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Before the service, a ceremony was held in the RAF chapel
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain took place at Westminster Abbey on 16th September 2018.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the RAF Chapel
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was welcomed to the Abbey tonight by the Dean of Westminster on the eve of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
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Sermon in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, on Good Friday 2019
Friday, 19th April 2019
Sermon in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace on Good Friday 2019: The passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ stand at the centre of our historic inheritance in this country..
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Edwardtide
During Edwardtide, we celebrate the life of St Edward the Confessor, King of England 1042–1066 and the re-founder of Westminster Abbey.
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Battle of Britain 80th
The Battle of Britain – a 112-day fight for control of Britain’s skies – was the first decisive battle in history fought entirely in the air.
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John and Paul Methuen
Diplomat
John and Paul Methuen have a joint memorial in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey. John was the eldest son of Paul Methuen (d.1667).
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A History of Royal Burials and Funerals
Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.
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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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Sermon Given at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, Good Friday 2017
Friday, 14th April 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon given at the Installation of Paul Baumann CBE as Receiver General
Saturday, 12th January 2019
"This time of year seems to me to leave us in a state of querulous anxiety."
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Organ Masterpieces from the Lady Chapel
James O'Donnell plays Bach, Purcell and Handel on The Queen's Organ
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Sermon at Evensong on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2019
Sunday, 13th October 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Feast of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2019: The warrior and the saint, on the same axis, West and East At his burial service, a.
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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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Wall paintings
Our most important wall paintings are from the late 13th century, and include the figures of St Faith, Christ with St Thomas, and St Christopher.
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Westminster Abbey’s Choir with the Sistine Chapel Choir sing for Pope Benedict XVI at the Papal Mass
Westminster Abbey’s Choir sang for Pope Benedict XVI, with the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’, the Sistine Chapel Choir, at the Papal Mass marking the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, on Friday 29th June, a historic occasion of great significance for Anglican-Catholic relations.