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Abbey welcomes President of Latvia
Tuesday, 19th July 2016
The President of the Republic of Latvia, His Excellency Raimonds Vējonis, visited Westminster Abbey today, Tuesday 19th July 2016, and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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Westminster Abbey holds annual Civic Service
Monday, 2nd July 2018
Matins, attended by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Lindsey Hall, and Councillors of Westminster, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 1st July.
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Westminster Abbey celebrates 70th anniversary of the NHS
Thursday, 5th July 2018
Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex attended a Service to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the NHS at Westminster Abbey on 5th July 2018.
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Nelson Mandela honoured with memorial stone
Wednesday, 18th July 2018
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 welcomes new Lord Mayor
Monday, 8th July 2019
Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Ruth Bush, and Councillors of the City of Westminster, was held yesterday.
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Abbey re-opens for services
Friday, 3rd July 2020
The Abbey welcomes worshippers back for public services on Sunday 5th July with 22 services weekly - three services daily and four services on Sundays.
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Four Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath chapel
Tuesday, 20th July 2021
Four Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath were installed in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel on Monday 19th July..
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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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Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Monday, 3rd July 2023
Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Patricia McAllister, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 2nd July 2023.
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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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Two Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath Chapel
Tuesday, 11th July 2023
Two Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath were installed in the Abbey's Lady Chapel on 10 July 2023.
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Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Henry, Duke of Gloucester, son of Charles I, was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 21st September 1660.
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Robert Burns
Poet and Composer
A marble bust of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns is on the wall of Poets’ Corner near memorials to Shakespeare and Scottish poet James Thomson.
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Sir Philip and Sir Thomas Howard
Soldier
Sir Philip Howard was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel on 15th April 1686. His name is inscribed on a modern stone.
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Alexander Baker
Physician
Alexander Baker, Master of the Barber-Surgeons' Company, was buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey on 2nd October 1635. But he has no monument.
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Walter Hines Page
Diplomat
In the vestibule of the Chapter House is a memorial to American Ambassador Walter Hines Page. He was ambassador in England during the Great War.
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Creation concert: Brass on the Grass
Wednesday, 31st July 2024
Immerse yourself in the symphony of nature as you enjoy our annual season of brass band concerts in the historic College Garden
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Thomas Ralph Winstanley
In the east cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial tablet to Thomas Ralph Winstanley. He is buried nearby, as are his father the Revd. Thomas Winstanley and his mother Sylvia.
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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.
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King and Queen of Spain visit Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 12th July 2017
The King and Queen of Spain were accompanied by Prince Henry of Wales when they visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to the Her Majesty The Queen.