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• Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022

  Sunday, 25th September 2022

  Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: George Herbert Two of this month’s sermons at Evensong are based upon religious figures educated (at different times) at Westminster School.

• Homily given at Holy Communion on the Third Sunday of Easter 2023

  Sunday, 23rd April 2023

  Homily given at Holy Communion on the Third Sunday of Easter 2023: Today is the day we traditionally honour St George. Today, April 23, is the day we traditionally honour St George. He.

• The Harrison & Harrison organ (1937)

  The Harrison & Harrison organ of Westminster Abbey was installed for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. With four manuals and eighty-four speaking stops.

• Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lectures

  Eric Abbott was Dean of Westminster between 1959 and 1974. His friends set up a memorial trust to provide for an annual lecture on spirituality.

• Order of the Bath

  The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established as a military order by George I on 18th May 1725. Since then the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey has been used as their chapel.

  Notable people

• George VI

  The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth was held at Westminster Abbey on 12th May 1937. They married at the Abbey on 26th April 1923.

• The organs

  Thousands of people visit us each year to hear our famous grand organ, a fine five-manual Harrison & Harrison instrument installed for the 1937 coronation.

• 37. George VI and the hidden sandwiches

  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.

• Royal Weddings

  When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were married at Westminster Abbey in April 2011, they followed a long line of British royal weddings.

  Royalty

• Princess Margaret, daughter of George VI

  Princess Margaret was the second daughter of King George VI and the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. She married at Westminster Abbey in 1960.

• Funeral and wax effigies

  Find out about the funeral effigies at the Abbey.

• Royal tombs

  Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of many kings and queens, starting with King Edward the Confessor whose shrine stands just behind the High Altar.

• The Victoria Cross and George Cross Memorial

  Wednesday, 7th May 2003

  The Victoria Cross and George Cross Memorial in Westminster Abbey unveiled and dedicated at a Service on 14th May 2003.

  Victoria Cross and George Cross Memorial

• Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2018

  Thursday, 1st November 2018

  Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2018: May we all be encouraged by the saints to become ourselves fully. Forty years ago today I was licensed by the Bishop.

• RAF Chapel

  At the eastern end of the Lady Chapel is the Royal Air Force chapel dedicated to the men who died in the Battle of Britain in 1940.

  Architecture

• Vestments and frontals

  The Abbey uses many different vestments and altar hangings during the year.

  Christianity

• Abbey bells

  Westminster Abbey now has ten bells which are rung on church festivals and for royal and other occasions.

• Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2018

  Sunday, 14th October 2018

  Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2018: May we commit ourselves to dedicate our lives to the service of God in Christ and to the service of.

• Sermon at Evensong on the feast of Christ the King 2018

  Sunday, 25th November 2018

  Sermon at Evensong on the feast of Christ the King 2018: Divine love and justice has begun to erupt into the world we know. For a number of weeks, the UK has.

• 1st Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

  Wednesday, 4th June 1986

  Delivered by His Eminence Cardinal Basil Hume OSB, Archbishop of Westminster at Westminster Abbey.