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Royal Wedding Bouquet Returned to Abbey
Sunday, 1st May 2011
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge has sent the bouquet she carried during her wedding ceremony in Westminster Abbey back to the Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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George Brandis QC, High Commissioner for Australia and David Evans, Deputy High Commissioner for New Zealand, lay wreaths at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior
The Duke of Sussex, The Duke of Gloucester and The Duchess of Cambridge attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day.
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Recent funerals
Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.
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Funeral and wax effigies
Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.
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Funeral and wax effigies
Explore our History:.
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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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Holding The Queen in our long history
A reflection for Holy Week by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster
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President George W. Bush and First Lady visit Abbey
Thursday, 20th November 2003
The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr welcomed President Bush and Mrs George W Bush to Westminster Abbey today and invited him to lay a wreath on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
State Visit President of the United States George W. Bush Laura Bush
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Buried among Kings
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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27. Mary of Teck
Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.
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Flowers on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall opened the 93rd Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 11th November 2021.
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Address given at the Funeral of Dame Beulah Bewley
Tuesday, 13th February 2018
Address given by The Reverend Ralph Godsall, Priest Vicar.
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Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 25th September 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: Honest and the knowledge that a different sort of community exists in God and can be ours. I have.
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The wreath laid at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior
His Excellency Señor Enrique Peña Nieto, President of the United Mexican States, accompanied by Señora Angélica Rivera de Peña, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 3rd March 2015 during a State Visit to the United Kingdom as the guests of Her Majesty The Queen.
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Sir Nick Clegg reads funeral oration attributed to Pericles
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Rt Hon The Lord (Paddy) Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon was held at Westminster Abbey.
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The First Watch in position at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service and Vigil on the Eve of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 30th June 2016.
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Actors' Church Union
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In 1920 the Actors' Church Union presented a hearse cloth or funeral pall to Westminster Abbey. This was given in memory of members who had died in the Great War.
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Tour highlights
Since its foundation in 1976, The Prince’s Trust has supported over a million young people aged 11-30 through a range of courses, grants and mentoring support. The Trust’s work assists young people to improve skills, increase self-confidence and helps them to move into jobs, education, training and volunteering. David Williams, from the Trust’s Delivery Partnership and Volunteering Team, explores how partnering with Westminster Abbey helps fulfil these aims.
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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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TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend ANZAC Day Service
TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Monday 25th April 2022..