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Sistine Chapel Choir joins Abbey Choir for Evensong tonight
Friday, 25th May 2018
The Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’ (Sistine Chapel Choir) joins the Choir of Westminster Abbey in singing Evensong today at 5.00 pm.
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What sweeter music: Online broadcast for Abbey Christmas concert
Tuesday, 1st December 2020
What sweeter music: Online broadcast for Abbey Christmas concert: Westminster Abbey’s traditional Christmas concert will be broadcast to audiences around the world as the Abbey Choir performs as part of the Live.
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The Obamas Visit Westminster Abbey
Tuesday, 24th May 2011
The President of the United States of America, Mr Barack Obama, laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24 May 2011, the first day of his State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.
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Poets' Corner
Explore a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, and statesmen, poets, heroes and villains. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066.
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Westminster Abbey honour for Lord Callaghan
Wednesday, 8th July 2015
A memorial ledger stone to the Right Honourable The Lord Callaghan of Cardiff KG was dedicated in the north-west corner of the nave of Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 7th July 2015.
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James O’Donnell secures role at Yale University
Tuesday, 26th April 2022
James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, has been appointed as Professor in the Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He will leave the Abbey this Christmas.
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Abbey unlocked tour - June
Tuesday, 18th June 2024
Tour Westminster Abbey before we open our doors to the public and experience parts of the church only seen by a handful of people.
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New Choir School Head appointed
Wednesday, 7th June 2023
Dr Emma Margrett, currently Head of the Prep School at Radnor House Sevenoaks, will take on the role of Head of Westminster Abbey Choir School from January 2024.
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Westminster Abbey Choir to tour Germany
Monday, 26th November 2018
The Abbey Choir will travel to Germany in early December to give concerts in three major cities: Dresden, Munich and Essen.
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Abbey unlocked tour - July
Thursday, 4th July 2024
Tour Westminster Abbey before we open our doors to the public and experience parts of the church only seen by a handful of people.
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Abbey unlocked tour - August
Thursday, 1st August 2024
Tour Westminster Abbey before we open our doors to the public and experience parts of the church only seen by a handful of people.
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Abbey Highlights Tour
Whether you are looking for the highlights, or want something more specialised, choose from our range of guided tours to make your visit truly memorable. You can also add on a workshop to give your pupils something to take home or visit the stunning Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. Discover information about guided tours, costs and school bursary visits to Westminster Abbey.
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Abbey Highlights Tour
Visiting the Abbey with your secondary class is guaranteed to be a memorable experience as you explore the building to discover over a thousand years of faith and history. Our experienced guides link the Abbey to your course of study, offering both highlights tours or something more specific bringing the Abbey to life. Discover information about guided tours, costs and school bursary visits to Westminster Abbey.
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Christmas special for Abbey documentary series
Tuesday, 6th December 2022
Channel 5 is returning to the Abbey for a Christmas edition of its documentary series, Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors.
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Stone of Destiny welcomed to the Abbey
Saturday, 29th April 2023
A service to mark the arrival of the Stone of Destiny at Westminster Abbey was held on Saturday 29th April.
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Historic Abbey Service for Pope
Friday, 17th September 2010
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams, attended a Service of Evening Prayer at Westminster Abbey on Friday 17th September 2010.
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Emperor of Japan visits Westminster Abbey
Tuesday, 25th June 2024
Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 25th June as part of their State Visit to the United Kingdom.
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Musicians celebrated at St Cecilia service
Wednesday, 23rd November 2022
A service to Mark the Festival of St Cecilia - the patron saint of music and musicians - was held at Westminster Abbey in conjunction with Help Musicians UK on 23rd November 2022.
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Abbey Choir sings for Pope in St Peter's
Friday, 29th June 2012
Westminster Abbey’s Choir sang for Pope Benedict XVI, with the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’, the Sistine Chapel Choir, at the Papal Mass marking the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, on Friday 29th June, a historic occasion of great significance for Anglican-Catholic relations.
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About the Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in Britain's history are buried or commemorated.