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Date confirmed for Archbishop Tutu service
Thursday, 13th January 2022
Westminster Abbey’s Memorial Evensong for Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be held on Thursday 9th June 2021 at 5.00pm.
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Professor Stephen Hawking to be honoured at the Abbey
Tuesday, 20th March 2018
There will be a Service of Thanksgiving later in the year for Professor Stephen Hawking during which his ashes will be interred in the Abbey.
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Abbey celebrates 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital
Thursday, 23rd May 2019
A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Thursday 23rd May 2019.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 300th anniversary Special Service
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Westminster Abbey Celebrates the 175th Anniversary of the Foundation of Whitelands College
Tuesday, 24th May 2016
A Service to Celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the Foundation of Whitelands College was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 24th May 2016.
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The Poetics of Life: Life as Poetry
Wednesday, 18th September 2024
Join us in the Abbey as Professor Catherine Pickstock gives the annual Charles Gore lecture.
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Westminster Abbey Marks Centenary of Lady Margaret School
Tuesday, 17th October 2017
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra attended a Service to Celebrate the Centenary of Lady Margaret School at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 17th October 2017.
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Westminster citizens war memorial
In St Benedict's chapel is a stained glass window in memory of those citizens of Westminster who gave their lives during the 1939-1945 war.
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Tricia Hillas inaugurated as Speaker’s Chaplain
Wednesday, 4th March 2020
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.
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Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell Remembered
Wednesday, 15th May 2019
Princess Alexandra attended a Westminster Abbey service to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale and to mark the centenary of the funeral of Edith Cavell.
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Westminster Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Monday, 4th July 2016
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Steve Summers, and other Westminster councillors to the annual Civic Service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 3rd July.
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The Countess of Wessex attends All Souls’ Day service
Monday, 2nd November 2020
HRH The Countess of Wessex attended Sung Eucharist for All Souls' Day in Westminster Abbey on Monday 2nd November.
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Frequently asked questions
Answers to your most-asked questions about membership of the Westminster Abbey Association.
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The Arts Society celebrates 50th anniversary
Wednesday, 16th May 2018
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, attended a service of celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of The Arts Society at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 16th May 2018.
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Westminster Abbey Honour for Poet Philip Larkin
Wednesday, 17th June 2015
Westminster Abbey is to honour the poet Philip Larkin with a memorial stone to be dedicated next year.
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Westminster Abbey Celebrates the Life of Ronnie Corbett
Wednesday, 7th June 2017
A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Ronnie Corbett CBE was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Wednesday 7th June.
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Westminster Abbey marks anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Sunday, 17th September 2017
HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron, Battle of Britain Fighter Association, and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th September 2017.
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Consecration of new Bishop at Westminster Abbey
Thursday, 29th September 2022
The Reverend Prebendary James Grier was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Plymouth in the Diocese of Exeter at a Eucharist at Westminster Abbey.
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Abbey Celebrates the Life of Sir Terry Wogan
Tuesday, 27th September 2016
A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Terry Wogan KBE DL was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 27th September 2016.
Music Terry Wogan Chris Evans Ken Bruce Peter Gabriel Joanna Lumley Katie Melua
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‘Capability’ Brown fountain dedicated
Wednesday, 30th May 2018
A fountain in Westminster Abbey’s cloister garth to commemorate the tercentenary of the great 18th century landscape gardener Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown was dedicated after Evensong.
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New Lord Mayor welcomed by Abbey
Monday, 3rd July 2017
Westminster Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor: Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Ian Adams, and Councillors of the City of Westminster, was held at Westminster Abbey.