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The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, The Right Honourable Liz Truss MP, reads Deuteronomy 6: 17-25
The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd October 2016.
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Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, reads Isaiah 35: 1-6, 10
Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex attended a Service to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the NHS at Westminster Abbey on 5th July 2018.
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The Right Honourable Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, reads 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11
A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate The Year of Engineering 2018 was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 22nd November 2018 at noon.
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The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, gives a reading
Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey for a special service to mark the start of the legal year.
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The Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, reads 1 Kings 3: 16–28
The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st October 2019.
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James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers of Westminster Abbey meets Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, SDB, Cardinal Secretary of State to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
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.
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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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President of Italy visits Abbey
Friday, 29th May 2015
The President of the Italian Republic, His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, visited Westminster Abbey today and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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The President of Hungary visits Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 25th May 2016
The President of the Republic of Hungary, HE János Áder, accompanied by Mrs Anita Herczeg, First Lady, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24th May and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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Abbey welcomes President of Latvia
Tuesday, 19th July 2016
The President of the Republic of Latvia, His Excellency Raimonds Vējonis, visited Westminster Abbey today, Tuesday 19th July 2016, and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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Abbey staff honoured for role in The Late Queen’s funeral
Monday, 27th March 2023
Three members of the Abbey staff have been honoured for their role in the funeral of The Late Queen last September.
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Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Monday, 3rd July 2023
Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Patricia McAllister, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 2nd July 2023.
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King and Queen of Spain visit Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 12th July 2017
The King and Queen of Spain were accompanied by Prince Henry of Wales when they visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to the Her Majesty The Queen.
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Dean of Westminster gives One People Oration
Tuesday, 22nd October 2019
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, gave this year’s One People Oration at Westminster Abbey on Monday 21st October 2019.
One People Oration Westminster Abbey Institute Dean of Westminster The Very Reverend Dr John Hall
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The State Trumpets sound a fanfare from Abbot's Pew
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended The Commonwealth Service: A Celebration of the Commonwealth at Westminster Abbey on Monday 13th March 2017. They were accompanied by The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry, The Duke of York and The Earl of Wessex.
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Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, The Right Honourable Michael Gove MP
The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2015.
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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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The Right Honourable David Lidington CBE MP, The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, reads Micha 6: 6-8
The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 2nd October 2017.
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Obamas visit
When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.
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The Queen’s funeral to be held at Westminster Abbey
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Buckingham Palace has announced that the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday 19th September.