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Judges service marks start of the 2020 legal year
Thursday, 1st October 2020
The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2020.
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Abbey to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale
Monday, 21st February 2022
A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale will be held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th May 2022.
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Benefact Group celebrates support for good causes
Thursday, 9th June 2022
HRH The Prince of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark over £100 million raised for good causes by the Benefact family in Westminster.
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Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Tuesday, 5th July 2022
Abbey welcomes the new Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Hamza Taouzzale, at Matins on Sunday 3rd July 2022.
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Judges mark the start of the new legal year
Monday, 2nd October 2023
Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey on Monday 2nd October 2023 for a service to mark the start of the legal year in England and Wales.
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Abbey unlocked tour - June
Tuesday, 18th June 2024
Tour Westminster Abbey before we open our doors to the public and experience parts of the church only seen by a handful of people.
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Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII
Queen Alexandra was born in 1844, the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark. With her husband Edward VII, she was crowned in 1902.
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Richard Cox
Dean and Priest/Minister
Richard Cox, D.D. was Dean of Westminster from 1549-1553 but he has no memorial at the Abbey and is buried at Ely Cathedral.
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William Blair
Sailor
In the north transept is a monument known as The Three Captains memorial. It commemorates Navy captains William Bayne, William Blair and Lord Robert Manners.
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Harriet Wyatt
Artist
Mrs Harriet Wyatt gave a magnificent altar frontal to Westminster Abbey. It took her eight years to complete.
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Alfred, Viscount Milner
Statesman
A memorial to Alfred, Viscount Milner can be found on the wall of the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Samuel Horsley
Dean
Samuel Horsley was Dean of Westminster from 1793-1802 but he has no memorial in the Abbey. His portrait hangs in the Deanery.
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Guinness Family
Members of the Guinness family presented sixteen crystal chandeliers to hang in the nave and transepts to mark the 900th anniversary of the Abbey’s founding.
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J.R. Clayton & Alfred Bell
Artist
John Richard Clayton and Alfred Bell designed several stained glass windows for Westminster Abbey and St Margaret's Church Westminster. Clayton also designed some memorials.
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Mary, Lady Dudley and Lord Dudley
Soldier
In the south aisle of St Margaret's church Westminster is a large monument to Mary, wife of Edward Sutton, Lord Dudley. Both are buried in the church.
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Explore Christianity in 10 objects
Tuesday, 6th July 2021
Westminster Abbey has launched a free online resource designed to help schools and families explore Christianity through ten treasures from the Abbey collection.
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NHS celebrates 75th anniversary
Wednesday, 5th July 2023
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attended a service celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 5th July 2023.
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Creation Lates: Summer sessions
Wednesday, 17th July 2024
Explore the Abbey after hours and enjoy live music in the Cloisters.
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The Queen approves recommendations for Abbey
Monday, 9th February 2004
Recommendations put forward by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, for the organisation, management and accountability of the Royal Peculiars have today been approved by Her Majesty the Queen.
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Special Coronation events announced
Friday, 24th March 2023
Barefoot tours of the Cosmati pavement headline special Coronation events: Visitors to Westminster Abbey this summer will be invited to walk in their socks on the Cosmati pavement, one of Britain’s greatest.