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• Queens Consort of Westminster Abbey

  Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

• The Last Supper

  A reflection for Holy Week by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster

• A King's tribute

  Honouring the Unknown Warrior, a centenary after his burial in Westminster Abbey.

• Music

  Uncover the role and significance of traditional and commissioned music within coronations throughout history.

• Royal regalia

  Discover more about the objects presented to the monarch during the coronation service and find out what each one represents.

• Members of the Royal Family celebrate Commonwealth Day at the Abbey

  Monday, 11th March 2024

  Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th March.

  Commonwealth Day Commonwealth Service Special Service

• Voice and Verse Family Day: Get Creative!

  Friday, 1st November 2024

  Release your imagination this half term. Take inspiration from famous poets, writers and creatives buried and remembered in Westminster Abbey to boost your family creativity.

  Events Family Voice and Verse

• Anne Radcliffe

  Anne Radcliffe (or Ratcliffe), wife of Sir George Radcliffe, lawyer and politician of Thomhill, Yorkshire, was buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.

• Dame Margaret Skipwith

  Dame Margaret Skipwith was buried 8th January 1742 in the Duke of Ormond's vault at the eastern end of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• President Trump visits Westminster Abbey

  President Donald J. Trump visited Westminster Abbey on Monday 3rd June on the first day of his State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

• Princess Alexandra of Kent

  On 24th April 1963 Princess Alexandra of Kent was married to the Hon. Angus Ogilvy, second son of the Earl of Airlie, in Westminster Abbey.

• Frederic, Baron Schulenberg

  Frederic William, Baron Schulenberg was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on 14th January 1720. He has no monument or gravestone.

• Elizabeth Woodfall

  Elizabeth, daughter of printer Henry Sampson Woodfall, was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. Her tablet no longer remains.

• Sir William Elphinstone

  Lawyer

  Sir William Elphinstone (Elphinstoun or Elveston) was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 10th December 1645 but his grave is not marked.

• Dorothy Stuart, Countess of Roscommon

  Dorothy Stuart, Countess of Roscommon was buried in St Edmund's chapel in the Abbey but has no monument.

• 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.

• Elizabeth Fane

  In St Nicholas’ chapel is a large elaborate monument of alabaster and marble to Elizabeth Fane. She was buried on 19th November 1618.

• Spring Family

  In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a gravestone for various members of the Spring family. The inscription is faint in places.

• James Nares

  Musician and Composer

  On the west wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is an oval tablet to musician and organist James Nares who was buried nearby.

• Mary Shelvocke

  Mary Shelvocke was buried in the west cloister on 1st August 1761. Her stone has now nearly worn away and the inscription is very faint.