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• Former prime ministers attend funeral of Jack Dromey MP

  Former prime ministers attend funeral of Jack Dromey MP: The funeral of the Jack Dromey MP was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Monday 31st January. The Labour MP for.

• Abbey marks anniversary of Grenfell tragedy

  A Memorial Service to mark the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy was held in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 14th June 2022.

• Choristers see WWII relics

  Tuesday, 31st May 2005

  Choir School years forms 1 and 2 last week visited the temporary exhibition of a NAAFI truck and spitfire, outside the Cabinet War Rooms off Whitehall.

  WW2

• St Margaret’s holds Parliament service to mark Centenary

  Tuesday, 6th November 2018

  A service for Parliament to mark the centenary of the end of World War I was held at St Margaret's Church on 6th November 2018.

  Armistice Special Service

• First Sunday of Lent

  The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle considers the imagery of the shifting season and the role of nature within Lent.

• The Institute

  Westminster Abbey Institute works with the public service institutions around Parliament Square to revitalise moral and spiritual values in public life.

• Thomas Shadwell (c.1640-1692)

  Curator Dr Susan Jenkins shares more about the lives and poetry of nine Poet Laureates who are buried or memorialised in Poets' Corner.

• St Margaret's Church

  St. Margaret’s is a 12th-century church next to Westminster Abbey. It’s sometimes called ‘the parish Church of the House of Commons’. Everyone’s welcome to visit.

• Annual Judges Service Marks Start of Legal Year

  The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 1st October 2014.

• A service to celebrate the 300th anniversary of St Edward’s Church of England Primary School and St Edward’s Church of England School and Sixth Form College in Romford

  A service to celebrate the 300th anniversary of St Edward’s Church of England Primary School and St Edward’s Church of England School and Sixth Form College in Romford was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 3rd February 2010.

• Abbey Hosts Royal Wedding

  His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG and Miss Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey on Friday 29th April 2011.

• Spirit of Windrush celebrated at Westminster Abbey

  The Queen was represented by the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London at a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the 70th anniversary of the landing of the Windrush today.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates the centenary of the RAF

  Her Majesty The Queen attended A Service to mark the Centenary of the Royal Air Force at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 10th July 2018.

• Duke of Cambridge marks Royal Navy anniversary

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge, Commodore-in-Chief, the Royal Navy Submarine Service, attended a service to recognise fifty years of Continuous At Sea Deterrent.

• Lord Ashdown remembered

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Rt Hon The Lord (Paddy) Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon was held at Westminster Abbey.

• A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day

  Australians and New Zealanders packed Westminster Abbey on Sunday 25th April 2010 for the annual ANZAC Day service, which was attended by HRH The Duke of Gloucester, representing Her Majesty The Queen.

• Abbey hosts the Lighting of the Benedictine Torch

  A Service of Blessing for the Benedictine Torch took place at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 2nd March at 12 noon.

• ANZAC Day Service

  The Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Right Honourable John Key, and Mrs Bronagh Key, attended the annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Monday 25th April 2011.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates 750th anniversary

  Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended a service to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the re-building of Westminster Abbey today.

• William Hague gives One People Oration

  Westminster Abbey Institute's autumn season, Going to War, began last night (Thursday 23rd October) with the annual One People Oration given by the Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons.