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• The Litlyngton Missal

  Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the Litlyngton Missal, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.

• Abbey Celebrates Coronation Anniversary

  Tuesday, 4th June 2013

  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.

  Royal Visit Special Service HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH Prince Henry of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duke of York HRH Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York HRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex Lady Louise Windsor HRH The Princess Royal Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence HRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester HRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent HRH Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

• Look closer

  Coronations are events in history that you may heard of, read about or seen in a film, but the details are a little vague. What is a coronation and why do they happen? Find out answers to these questions and more in this introductory guide.

• Prince of Wales installs new Bath Knights

  Tuesday, 25th May 2010

  HRH The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, attended the Service and Ceremony of the Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order in Henry VII’s Lady Chapel, Chapel of the Order, at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 25th May 2010.

  Order of the Bath

• Michael Wentworth

  politician

  Michael Wentworth, M.P., was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster in 1558 but has no marker.

• Abbey Welcomes Her Majesty The Queen to Bath Service

  Friday, 9th May 2014

  Her Majesty The Queen, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Order, attended the Service and Ceremony of the Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order in Henry VII’s Lady Chapel, Chapel of the Order, at Westminster Abbey on Friday 9th May 2014.

• Royals attend Service of Hope

  Wednesday, 5th April 2017

  Westminster Abbey held a Service of Hope following the terror attack in Westminster. The service was attended by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

  Prince Harry

• Later monarchs

  Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.

• Thomas Thirlby

  Priest/Minister

  Thomas Thirlby (c.1500-1570) was consecrated the first and only Bishop of the new short-lived diocese of Westminster in December 1540.

• Sir Thomas Lovell

  Politician, Philanthropist and Lawyer

  A bronze relief of Sir Thomas Lovell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who died in 1524, is on display in the new Abbey Galleries . The artist was Pietro Torrigiano.

• Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond

  Philanthropist

  Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel. She was the mother of Henry VII.

• Architecture

  Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.

• Sir Edward Rogers

  Politician

  Sir Edward Rogers, Comptroller of the Household of Elizabeth I, was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• Westminster Abbey Choir benefactors

  Philanthropist

  A framed panel, painted blue with white lettering in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey, records the generous donors to Westminster Abbey Choir.

• The Queen to visit Abbey for 450th anniversary

  Monday, 22nd March 2010

  HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Westminster Abbey and Westminster School on Friday 21st May during celebrations marking the 450th anniversary of the granting of the Abbey’s Charter by Queen Elizabeth I.

  Westminster Abbey 450th anniversary

• Thomas Ruthall

  Priest/Minister and Statesman

  In the chapel of St John the Baptist at Westminster Abbey is a tomb, with a rather decayed effigy, to Thomas Ruthall, bishop of Durham.

• John Skelton

  Writer, Poet and Playwright

  John Skelton, Court poet, writer and playwright, was buried in the chancel of St Margaret's on 21st June 1529. He has no monument or inscription.

• John Islip

  Abbot and Priest/Minister

  John Islip was Abbot of Westminster from 1500 until his death in 1532 and was buried in the chantry chapel he built at Westminster Abbey.

• Monks of Westminster

  In the chapel of St Benedict is a stone tablet set beneath the carved head of a monk. The sculptor was Albert Siegenthaler.

• William Benson

  Abbot and Dean

  William Benson, first Dean of Westminster, is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey (in the area formerly called the chapel of St Blaize).