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Prime Minister pays tribute to Westminster terror attack victims
Tuesday, 22nd March 2022
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, today paid tribute to the victims of the terror attack which brought Westminster to a standstill five years ago.
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Queen Elizabeth II remembered during Royal carol service
Saturday, 24th December 2022
Tributes were paid to HM Queen Elizabeth II during the second annual Royal Carols: Together at Christmas service at Westminster Abbey.
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Families celebrate Christmas at royal carol service
Sunday, 24th December 2023
The selfless efforts of those who support children and families in communities across the UK were recognised at the Together at Christmas carol service in Westminster Abbey on Friday 8th December.
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James Ussher
Priest/Minister
Archbishop James Ussher (or Usher) was born in Dublin in 1581, and his grave is in St Paul's chapel at Westminster Abbey.
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Florence Nightingale & Nurses' chapel
Doctor
The Nurses' Memorial Chapel, in the upper Islip chantry chapel, was re-dedicated to Florence Nightingale, on the centenary of her death.
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Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
Philanthropist
In the chapel of St Paul is a large monument, about 24 feet high, to the memory of Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex.
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Charles James Fox & Henry V. Fox, Lord Holland
Writer, Statesman and Abolitionist
Charles James Fox, statesman, has a monument in the nave. Henry Vassal Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, his nephew, has a large monument behind that to Charles.
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Abbey marks 81st anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Sunday, 19th September 2021
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday at Westminster Abbey.
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Battle of Britain anniversary marked at Westminster Abbey
Sunday, 17th September 2023
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Britain was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th September 2023. His Majesty The King was represented at the service by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton.
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Richard & William Neile
Dean and Priest/Minister
Richard Neile was Dean of Westminster from 1605-1610 but he has no memorial or portrait at the Abbey, being buried in York Minster.
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Horatio, Viscount Nelson
Sailor
One of the best likenesses of the great Admiral, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, is his wax effigy in the triforium galleries at Westminster Abbey.
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Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)
Soldier, Physician and Doctor
In the nave of Westminster Abbey is a tablet, rolls of honour and stained glass window for those who died serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
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Zachary and William Pearce
Dean and Priest/Minister
In the south aisle of the nave is a memorial with bust to Zachary Pearce, Dean of Westminster. The monument was erected in about 1777.
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Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was buried, at the expense of Elizabeth I, in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Henry, Lord Norris
Soldier and Statesman
In the chapel of St Andrew, is a very large monument to the memory of Henry Norris (or Norreys), 1st Baron Norris of Rycote and his wife.
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Willes family
Priest/Minister and Codebreaker
Dr Edward Willes, bishop of Bath and Wells, was buried in the north ambulatory, together with his wife Jane and sons Edward and Sir Francis.
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Owen and William Wynne
Lawyer
On the wall of the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet with a sculpted coat of arms to Owen Wynne.
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Hugh Easton
Artist
There are six stained glass windows in Westminster Abbey and its precincts designed by stained glass artist Hugh Easton.
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William Pitt and family
Statesman
William Pitt the Elder and his son are buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. His wax effigy is on display in the triforium.
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John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham & family
Statesman
In Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey there is a monument to John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham. The wax effigies of his wife Catherine and two sons can be seen in the triforium