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Abbey celebrates work of HMRC
Tuesday, 23rd September 2014
A Service to Celebrate the Work of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 23rd September 2014 at Noon.
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Office for Royal Maundy
Thursday, 21st April 2011
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended the Office for the Royal Maundy at Westminster Abbey on Maundy Thursday, 21st April 2011.
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Cardinal Koch and the Archbishop of Canterbury attend Evensong at the Abbey
Wednesday, 13th June 2012
His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury and His Eminence Kurt Cardinal Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, attended Evensong in Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th June, the Feast of St Barnabas the Apostle, as part of Cardinal Koch's first formal visit to the Church of England.
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President of Cyprus visits Abbey
Thursday, 16th January 2014
His Excellency Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus, visited Westminster Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior on Thursday 16th January 2014.
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President of Germany visits Abbey
Tuesday, 28th November 2017
The President of Germany, His Excellency Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, visited Westminster Abbey during an official visit to the United Kingdom.
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President of Mexico lays wreath at Abbey
Monday, 30th March 2009
The President of Mexico, HE Felipe Calderon and his wife Margarita Zavala, visited Westminster Abbey on Monday 30th March 2009.
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Her Majesty The Queen attends the Commonwealth Service
Monday, 9th March 2020
Her Majesty The Queen led the congregation at the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 9th March 2020.
Commonwealth Service HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH The Duke of Sussex HRH The Duchess of Sussex HRH The Earl of Wessex HRH The Countess of Wessex Alexandra Burke Craig David Anthony Joshua
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Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey appointed Canon of Westminster
Thursday, 22nd May 2014
The Venerable Jane Sinclair, Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey, has been appointed by the Crown to the Canonry of Westminster vacant through the appointment of Canon Jane Hedges as Dean of Norwich.
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Abbey marks first anniversary of Ukraine war
Friday, 24th February 2023
The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Vadym Prystaiko, attended Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Friday 24th February 2023, the first anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine.
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Trees of life service takes place at the Abbey
Tuesday, 11th October 2022
A Service of Remembrance with the blessing of saplings for a living memorial to honour those who served and died in the COVID-19 pandemic was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 11th October 2022.
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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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President of Afghanistan visits Abbey
Wednesday, 30th October 2013
His Excellency Hamid Karzai GCMG, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, visited Westminster Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior on Wednesday 30th October 2013.
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Dr Wesley Carr, former Dean of Westminster, dies
Monday, 17th July 2017
Dr Wesley Carr, who was Dean of Westminster from 1997 to 2006, has died peacefully aged 76.
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Abbey Choir releases new Tudor and Christmas CDs
Friday, 3rd October 2008
Two new CDs of music from the Abbey Choir are released this week by Hyperion Records.
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Monks of Westminster
In the chapel of St Benedict is a stone tablet set beneath the carved head of a monk. The sculptor was Albert Siegenthaler.
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Robert Quinney appointed Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral
Friday, 19th October 2012
The Chapter of Peterborough Cathedral has announced that it has appointed Mr Robert Quinney as Director of Music. He will take up his new post in April 2013.
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Lord Luce appointed High Steward of Westminster
Friday, 4th February 2011
Lord Luce has been appointed High Steward of Westminster. He succeeds Lord Hurd who is retiring.
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Westminster Abbey celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of Henry III
Monday, 1st October 2007
Westminster Abbey celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of Henry III – the builder of the present Abbey church – with an Act of Commemoration and a concert of words and music
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A podcast for Advent Sunday
Sunday, 29th November 2020
Today’s episode of Abbeycast, A podcast for Advent Sunday, was recorded this week at the Abbey’s two Jesse Trees, made by the sculptor Benno Elkan (1877-1960), and representing scenes from the Old and New Testaments.
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Michael Mayne, Dean of Westminster 1986 - 1996
Sunday, 22nd October 2006
The Dean and Chapter were saddened to hear of the death of former Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Michael Mayne KVCO, on Sunday 22nd October.
