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Abbey marks the Centenary of the Armistice
Sunday, 11th November 2018
The Queen and Frank-Walter Steinmeier The President of Germany attended A Service to mark the Centenary of the Armistice at Westminster Abbey.
Armistice HM The Queen President of Germany Remembrance Royal Visit Prince Charles 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 Special Service
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Jo Cox MP remembered at St Margaret’s Service
Monday, 20th June 2016
A Service of Prayer and Remembrance to Commemorate Jo Cox MP was held at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Monday 20th June at 4.00pm.
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MPs and peers mourn Sir David Amess at St Margaret’s Church
Monday, 18th October 2021
A Service of Prayer and Remembrance for Sir David Amess MP was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Monday 18th October 2021.
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Crimea and Indian Mutiny memorial
Soldier
Opposite the west entrance of Westminster Abbey is a column, remembering former pupils of Westminster School who died in the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny.
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Unknown Warrior
At the west end of the Nave is the grave of the Unknown Warrior, whose body was brought from France to be buried in 1920.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Maundy Thursday 2021
Thursday, 1st April 2021
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Maundy Thursday 2021: A very strange day for a preacher, for it is not really a day for words. Maundy Thursday is a very strange day.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday before Advent 2019
Sunday, 10th November 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday before Advent 2019: We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come I recently conducted the.
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Poets of the First World War
Poet and Soldier
Sixteen poets of the Great War (World War I) are remembered on this memorial. None of the poets are actually buried in the Abbey.
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ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey by allied forces on 25th April 1915.
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Swiss President pays respects to innocent victims
Thursday, 28th April 2022
Swiss President pays respect to innocent victims: The President of the Swiss Confederation, His Excellency Ignazio Cassis, laid a wreath at the Innocent Victims’ Memorial during a visit to Westminster Abbey on.
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15th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 4th May 2000
Delivered by The Reverend Canon Dr Martyn Percy at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 4th May 2000 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford and the Cathedral, Sheffield.
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François de La Rochefoucauld
Soldier and Statesman
François de La Rochefoucauld, Marquis de Montandre, Field Marshal of England during the reign of William and Mary, was buried in Westminster Abbey and has a modern stone.
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Herbert, Viscount Plumer
Soldier
Field Marshal Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer G.C.B. is buried in the chapel of St George at the west end of the nave.
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Sir Charles Rich
Sailor
Sir Charles Rich, naval captain, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1706 but has no memorial.
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His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI remembered
Saturday, 31st December 2022
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, has expressed his sorrow at the death of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
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Edmund Allenby
Soldier
The ashes of Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, were buried in the Warriors Chapel (now St George's chapel) in Westminster Abbey.
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George Pollock
Soldier
Sir George Pollock, army officer, was buried in the nave, to the west of Lord Clyde. He was the fifth son of David Pollock.
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James Grooby Rogers
On the south wall of St Margaret's church is a memorial with medallion bust to James Grooby Rogers. This is signed by sculptor Robert Jackson.
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Abbey marks 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Westminster Abbey marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Sunday 20th September 2020.
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TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend ANZAC Day Service
TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Monday 25th April 2022..