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• Westminster Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor

  Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Ruth Bush, and Councillors of the City of Westminster, was held yesterday.

• 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.

• The Countess of Wessex attends All Souls’ Day service

  HRH The Countess of Wessex attended Sung Eucharist for All Souls' Day in Westminster Abbey on Monday 2nd November.

• 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.

• Chilean Navy honours Admiral Lord Cochrane

  Wreaths were laid by HE The Ambassador of Chile, Mrs Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, and by Vice Admiral Andrew Burns, representing the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff.

• Mayors of the London Boroughs attend Evensong

  Evensong to celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey was held in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs, together with members of the Greater London Lieutenancy, on Sunday 20th October 2024.

• Kindness and empathy celebrated at royal carol service

  The selfless efforts of people who support, counsel and comfort those in need were celebrated at the Together at Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey on Friday 6th December. 

• Battle of Britain Sunday 2009

  A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark Battle of Britain Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 20th September 2009.

• A Service to Celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the SSAFA Associsation Forces Help

  His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent attended a Service to Celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 18th February 2010.

• Florence Nightingale honoured at Abbey

  A Service to Celebrate the Life of Florence Nightingale in the centennial year of her death was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 12th May 2010.

• Historic Abbey Service for Pope

  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.

• Emir of Qatar visits Abbey

  The Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, accompanied by Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, visited Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 27th October 2010 during a State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

• Battle of Britain Sunday Service held in Abbey

  A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark Battle of Britain Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 18th September 2011.

• Westminster Abbey honours Ted Hughes

  Seamus Heaney led the tributes on Tuesday 6th December at the dedication of a new memorial to the Poet Laureate Ted Hughes in Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates Dickens’ Bicentenary

  Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a ceremony at Westminster Abbey on 7th February 2012 at 11.15 am to celebrate the life and work of Charles Dickens on the 200th anniversary of his birth.

• Abbey celebrates Olympic Games

  HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy KG GCVO, attended a Service in Celebration of the London Olympic Games at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 15th July.

• Abbey Celebrates Coronation Anniversary

  Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 4th June 2013 for A Service to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

• The Queen attends annual The Commonwealth Service

  Her Majesty The Queen attended The Commonwealth Service: A Celebration of the Commonwealth at Westminster Abbey on Monday 12th March 2018.

• Ashes of Stephen Hawking buried in the Abbey

  A Service of Thanksgiving for Stephen Hawking was held at Westminster Abbey on 15th June 2018, during which his ashes were interred in the Nave.

• The Duke of Sussex opens the 90th Field of Remembrance

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex opened the Royal British Legion's 90th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th November 2018.