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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.

  State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

• Sir Robert Thomas Wilson

  Soldier and Writer

  In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a brass covering the grave of Sir Robert Thomas Wilson and his wife.

• Abbey clergy

  Dean and Chapter oversee worship. It also looks after our building and runs the Abbey as a visitor attraction. Minor Canons are responsible for services.

• Lent and Easter

  Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with Westminster Abbey

• Coronation stories

  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.

• Dedication of Peal Boards

  Thursday, 15th July 2004

  There are ten principal ringers for the Abbey's ten bells, which are rung for the major church festivals, for special services and for notable occasions such as the anniversaries of HM The Queen's accession, coronation and wedding.

  bell ringing

• Volunteer at Westminster Abbey

  We look for enthusiastic, committed people to join our team of volunteers. If there are volunteer vacancies, they will be listed below.

• Paul Baumann installed as Receiver General

  Paul Baumann CBE was installed as the Receiver General and Chapter Clerk of Westminster Abbey during Evensong on Saturday 12th January 2019.

• Westminster Abbey Honours PG Wodehouse

  HRH The Duke of Kent attended the dedication of a memorial stone to PG Wodehouse at Westminster Abbey on Friday 20th September 2019.

• Westminster Abbey to celebrate HM The Queen’s reign with Hockney window

  Monday, 21st November 2016

  David Hockney, one of Britain’s most influential contemporary artists, has accepted an invitation from Westminster Abbey to design a stained glass window to celebrate the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

  David Hockney

• Tricia Hillas inaugurated as Speaker’s Chaplain

  The Reverend Tricia Hillas was inaugurated as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons in a service in St Margaret's Church, Westminster today.

• 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.

  Duke of Buccleuch High Steward

• Nelson Mandela honoured with memorial stone

  A memorial stone to Nelson Mandela was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on 18th July 2018, the birth centenary of the former President of South Africa.

• Earl Mountbatten of Burma

  Sailor and Diplomat

  Just inside the west door of Westminster Abbey, at the base of a pillar is a memorial to the Earl and Countess Mountbatten of Burma.

• St Margaret's Choristers

  Find out about the St Margaret's Choristers and how you can join.

• Mark Birch appointed Canon of Westminster and Chaplain to the Speaker

  Thursday, 26th September 2024

  The Reverend Mark Birch has been appointed by HM The King as a Canon of Westminster and by Sir Lindsay Hoyle as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.

• Clare College appoints Reverend Dr James Hawkey as its new Dean

  Friday, 14th November 2014

  Clare College, Cambridge, has announced that the Reverend Dr James Hawkey will be its next Dean and Director of Studies in Theology, to succeed the Reverend Dr Gregory Seach who is leaving to take up the post of Warden of Wollaston College in Western Australia.

  Reverend Dr James Hawkey

• Sir Winston Churchill

  Artist, Writer, Soldier, Statesman and Historian

  Sir Winston Churchill is not buried in Westminster Abbey but just inside, near the grave of the Unknown Warrior, is a green marble memorial stone.

• Anthony Trollope

  Novelist

  A memorial stone to Anthony Trollope, novelist, was unveiled in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey by Prime Minister John Major on 25th March 1993.

• Rudyard Kipling

  Writer and Poet

  The ashes of Rudyard Kipling, poet and writer, were buried in Poets' Corner at noon on 23rd January 1936. His books include The Jungle Book.