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Abbey Hosts Royal Wedding
Friday, 29th April 2011
His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG and Miss Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey on Friday 29th April 2011.
Royal Wedding HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH The Duke of Cambridge HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Prince of Wales HRH Prince Henry of Wales
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A Reflection on the Ascension
Friday, 22nd May 2020
If churches were open (and they are not), if public worship was held today (which it cannot be) and singers could sing (which they cannot) we might be hearing one of those familiar Ascension Day anthems, like God is gone up.
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New Collaboration to Reveal Secrets of Effigies
Wednesday, 3rd May 2017
The wax-work heads of naval hero Horatio Nelson and Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder, which are over two hundred years old, have been scanned using the world’s most advanced radiology technology in a new collaboration between Westminster Abbey, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London.
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Royal Wedding Address
Friday, 29th April 2011
Address given by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Richard Chartres, KCVO Bishop of London.
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Westminster Abbey to honour the life of Sir Stirling Moss
Thursday, 21st March 2024
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Sir Stirling Moss will be held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 8th May 2024 at 11.00 am.
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Annual Civic Service held
Monday, 6th July 2015
Westminster Abbey's annual Civic Service was held on Sunday 5th July at 11.00 am.
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A Service of Thanksgiving for Sir Stirling Moss
Wednesday, 8th May 2024
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Sir Stirling Moss will be held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 8th May at 11.00 am.
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Royal marriage licence
High above the Abbey floor, the Galleries in the beautiful 13th century triforium display our greatest treasures and tell the story of our thousand-year history.
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Abbey to mark Warrior centenary
Thursday, 29th October 2020
Westminster Abbey will mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior with a special service, to be broadcast live on BBC One, on 11th November.
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Sir Mark Rylance returns to Westminster Abbey
Thursday, 4th January 2018
Sir Mark Rylance will return to Westminster Abbey with a company of actors bringing the words of William Shakespeare to life for six special performances in April.
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Lord Burghley’s legacy celebrated
Wednesday, 22nd June 2022
HRH Princess Alexandra attended a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the lasting legacy of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 22nd June 2022.
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A Reflection on Legacy
Friday, 5th June 2020
This week, the Downing Street website announced that Her Majesty the Queen has given her approval to the appointment of a new Dean of Bristol.
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Marriage licence of HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, 2011
Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see Prince William and Catherine Middleton's marriage licence, 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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William Fittall, Secretary General of the General Synod, reads Haggai 1: 1-8
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service of Holy Communion at the Inauguration of the Tenth General Synod of the Church of England at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24th November 2015.
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Poets' Corner
Explore a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, and statesmen, poets, heroes and villains. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066.
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Westminster Abbey marks the 200th anniversary of the RNLI
His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent today attended a service of Thanksgiving to mark 200 years of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
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Abbey to close in late April for Coronation preparations
Monday, 6th March 2023
Westminster Abbey will be closed to visitors and worshippers from Tuesday 25th April and will re-open on Monday 8th May.
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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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A reflection for Holy Week
A reflection for Holy Week by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster
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George Herbert
Poet
In St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a two light stained glass window to the memory of poets George Herbert and William Cowper.