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Sir Sydney Nicholson
Musician and Composer
The ashes of Sir Sydney Nicholson, organist, lie in the west cloister. His gravestone was re-cut in 1975. He was born on 9th February 1875.
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Orlando and Christopher Gibbons
Musician and Composer
In the north choir aisle is a bust in memory of organist/composer Orlando Gibbons. It is a copy of the bust in Canterbury Cathedral.
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Andrew Nethsingha
Andrew Nethsingha: Appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers in January 2023, Andrew Nethsingha is the Abbey’s director of music and principal conductor of the Abbey Choir.
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Her Majesty The Queen attends Abbey Somme Service
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service and Vigil on the Eve of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 30th June 2016.
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Commonwealth Service attended by Her Majesty
Monday, 14th March 2016
Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended The Commonwealth Service: A Celebration of the Commonwealth at Westminster Abbey on Monday 14th March 2016. They were accompanied by TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, HRH Prince Henry of Wales and HRH The Duke of York.
Royal Visit HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH Prince Henry of Wales HRH The Duke of York Special Service Commonwealth Service
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An Abbey welcome to Holy Week and Easter
Friday, 23rd March 2018
Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s Church welcome worshippers and visitors to our annual celebration of Holy Week, the most solemn week of the Church’s year, culminating in the most joyful festival, Easter Day.
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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.
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Westminster Abbey celebrates 750th anniversary
Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended a service to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the re-building of Westminster Abbey today.
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A podcast for Palm Sunday
Sunday, 5th April 2020
A new podcast is released today for Palm Sunday, the day of Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the beginning of Holy Week.
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New Zealand Prime Minister reads for Abbey podcast
Friday, 24th April 2020
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has recorded a poem for Westminster Abbey’s podcast which will be published as part of this weekend’s ANZAC Day commemorations.
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Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with us
Monday, 29th March 2021
Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with Westminster Abbey
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Lunchtime concert: St Margaret's Consort
Wednesday, 12th June 2024
A musical journey through 500 years of English history.
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Elizabeth daughter of Henry VII
In the chapel of St Edward the Confessor is a small tomb with a black marble slab for Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII.
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Thomas Jennings & Helen Shrider
Musician
On the wall of the south cloister of Westminster Abbey is a tablet to Thomas Jennings or Jenings and his wife Elizabeth. Their daughter Helen (Shrider) is also buried with them.
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Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester
The carved and painted shield of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, can be seen in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.
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Samuel Arnold
Composer and Musician
Samuel Arnold, composer, is buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey, with a white mural tablet nearby.
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Isaac Watts
Writer
In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a marble mural monument to non-conformist minister and hymn writer Isaac Watts.
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William Thynne
In the south choir aisle is a tomb of alabaster and marble to William Thynne. His recumbent effigy in armour lies on a rush mattress.
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Robert Clive
Soldier
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey, has a memorial tablet in the south choir aisle. It was erected in 1919 by public subscription.
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Sir Edward Elgar
Musician and Composer
A memorial to the eminent composer Sir Edward Elgar was unveiled in the north choir (or Musicians') aisle in Westminster Abbey on 1st June 1972.