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Coronations, royal weddings, kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, heroes and villains – history happens here and it’s all waiting to be discovered.

Today's services

Sunday, 25th October 2026
Last Sunday after Trinity
8.00am Holy Communion Nave
The Book of Common Prayer; said
10.00am Matins Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

Moore Responses
Victoria Te Deum laudamus
Moore Jubilate Deo
Bach Fugue in B minor

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11.15am Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

Taverner The Mean Mass
Victoria Ave verum corpus
Bach Prelude and Fugue in E

Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster

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3.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

Muhly Occuli omnium in te sperant
Moore Responses
Anerio Magnificat octavi toni
Andreas Nunc dimittis tertii toni
Purcell Blessed is he that considereth the poor
Zipoli Toccata in D minor

Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon in Residence

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5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Paul Greally, Assistant Organist

Dupré Symphonie-Passion Op 23

6.00pm Holy Communion St Margaret's Church
said with hymns

Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE  Dean of Westminster

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Everyone is welcome at these services, free of charge. Security checks are in place upon entry.

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An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in Britain's history are buried or commemorated.

The King Charles III Sacristy

The King Charles III Sacristy

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