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Abbey remembers Canon Jane Sinclair
Thursday, 7th October 2021
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Reverend Canon Jane Sinclair was held in St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 7th October 2021.
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Duke of Buccleuch appointed as High Steward
Friday, 17th June 2016
The Dean and Chapter is delighted to announce the appointment of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry as High Steward of Westminster Abbey. He will take up the appointment in October 2016 when Lord Luce retires after five years' service in the role on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
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Trees of life service takes place at the Abbey
Tuesday, 11th October 2022
A Service of Remembrance with the blessing of saplings for a living memorial to honour those who served and died in the COVID-19 pandemic was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 11th October 2022.
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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.
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Prayer book of Lady Margaret Beaufort, about 1500
Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the prayer book of Lady Margaret Beaufort, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.
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Tim Francis, actor, performs the Barchester Prayer
A Wreath laying to Commemorate the Bicentenary of the Birth of Anthony Trollope was held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 4th December 2015. His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent laid the wreath.
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Prayer readers included the Broadcaster Phillip Schofield
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Thursday 24th November 2016. They were accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
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Judges service marks start of the legal year
Monday, 1st October 2018
The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Monday 1st October 2018.
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Judges service marks start of the 2019 legal year
Tuesday, 1st October 2019
The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st October 2019.
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Judges service marks start of the 2020 legal year
Thursday, 1st October 2020
The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2020.
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Matins
This service, like Evensong, follows the pattern in The Book of Common Prayer and consists of choral music, scripture readings, and prayers.
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Ukraine Ambassador attends wreath laying at Innocent Victims’ Memorial
The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Vadym Prystaiko, was present for the wreath laying in honour of the victims of the current war in Ukraine.
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Sermon at Evensong on the First Sunday after Trinity 2021
Sunday, 6th June 2021
Sermon at Evensong on the First Sunday after Trinity 2021: How is your soul? It would have been a tough job description; who could have sustained this calling? When God called Jeremiah,.
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Special Service remembers Armenian Martyrs of 1915
Wednesday, 28th October 2015
HRH The Prince of Wales, His Excellency Serzh Sargsyan, the President of the Republic of Armenia and His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, attended a Special Service to celebrate the lives of the newly-sainted Armenian Martyrs of 1915 at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 28th October 2015.
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The Rector of St Margaret's Church, Canon Jane Sinclair, says a prayer
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales opened the Royal British Legion's 88th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 10th November 2016.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls' Day 2016
Wednesday, 2nd November 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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St Luke the Evangelist
The Abbey bells can usually be heard before services and in celebration of church festivals and royal occasions.
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Continuing the tradition
In a chapel at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, king and saint.
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Judges Service Marks the Start of the Legal Year
Monday, 2nd October 2017
The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 2nd October 2017.
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Westminster Abbey Marks 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
Tuesday, 31st October 2017
A service to mark the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses and the start of the Reformation was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 31st October 2017.