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• Westminster Abbey marks Remembrance Sunday

  Monday, 13th November 2017

  A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 12th November 2017.

• Duke of Buccleuch installed as High Steward

  Friday, 14th October 2016

  The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry was installed as High Steward of Westminster on Thursday 13th October 2016 during Sung Eucharist to mark the Translation of St Edward the Confessor at the Abbey.

  Duke of Buccleuch High Steward Special Service

• Princess Beatrice’s wedding bouquet rests on Warrior’s grave

  Saturday, 18th July 2020

  HRH Princess Beatrice of York has sent the bouquet she carried during her wedding at The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor, to Westminster Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

  HRH Princess Beatrice Royal Wedding Grave of the Unknown Warrior

• Benefact Group celebrates support for good causes

  HRH The Prince of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark over £100 million raised for good causes by the Benefact family in Westminster.

• Westminster Abbey sends condolences to HM The Queen on the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

  Saturday, 10th April 2021

  The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, has sent his condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family upon the death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, on behalf of all at Westminster Abbey.

• 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.

• A podcast for Michaelmas

  Tuesday, 29th September 2020

  Bryony Strickland, Deputy Head Girl at Westminster School reads from St John’s gospel for Abbeycast, the Abbey’s worship podcast series, released today.

  Michaelmas Abbeycast COVID-19

• Special verger tours: Association members

  Monday, 8th January 2024

  Join two of our expert vergers on a tour that will take you behind the scenes at the Abbey and see how the clergy prepare for different services and occasions.

  Westminster Abbey Association

• Princess Mary, daughter of George V

  Princess Mary was the only daughter of George V and Queen Mary. On 28th February 1922 she married Henry, Viscount Lascelles in Westminster Abbey.

• MPs and peers remember Lord Lawson at St Margaret’s Church

  Tuesday, 17th October 2023

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Right Honourable The Lord Lawson of Blaby was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 17th October 2023.

  St Margaret's Church

• Podcast

  Westminster Abbey's podcast is a mix of sermons, services and reflections, plus lectures on issues of faith, ethics and policy from the Westminster Abbey Institute.

• London Mayors attend Abbey Evensong

  Monday, 21st October 2019

  Evensong to celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey was held in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs, together with members of the Greater London Lieutenancy, on Sunday 20th October 2019.

  London Mayors Evensong Edwardtide

• 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.

• Archbishop of Erbil honours Christian martyrs

  Friday, 3rd November 2023

  Archbishop Bashar Warda, Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Erbil, Iraq, addressed the reality of Christian persecution in the world today in a sermon preached at Westminster Abbey.

• Westminster Abbey sends condolences to His Majesty The King on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

  Thursday, 8th September 2022

  The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle OBE, has sent his condolences to His Majesty The King and the Royal Family upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on behalf of all at Westminster Abbey.

• Order of Service

  Discover more about the space within Westminster Abbey where coronations have taken place for hundreds of years.

• Order of Service

  Find out how a highly decorated manuscript from the 14th century has guided the understanding of coronation services at Westminster Abbey.

• Order of Service

  Uncover the history behind a chair that has taken centre stage in coronations for over 700 years.

• Order of Service

  Understand the essential role that a small vessel and a spoon play in the most important part of the coronation service.

• Order of Service

  Uncover the role and significance of traditional and commissioned music within coronations throughout history.