Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...

Near the west door of Westminster Abbey is a statue to politician and philanthropist Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. It was unveiled on 1st October 1888 and is by the sculptor Sir ...

The monument to Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1526-1596) in St John the Baptist's chapel is the tallest in Westminster Abbey, at thirty-six feet high. It is made of alabaster and marble with a ...

The ashes of Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon are buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. His wife was later buried with him. The small lozenge shaped stone originally read: Freeman ...

The Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie explores the crucial role the church played in supporting a nation in conflict as the Abbey marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. 3 ...

The Duchess of Sussex has sent the bouquet she carried during her wedding ceremony at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, to Westminster Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. This is a ...

His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent today attended a service of Thanksgiving to mark 200 years of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The Duke, the charity’s President, was joined in the ...

Westminster Abbey will today unveil a new stained glass window designed by David Hockney and commissioned to celebrate the reign of Her Majesty The Queen. It depicts a vividly coloured country scene ...

His Majesty The King was represented by Admiral Sir Anthony Radakin at a Service of Thanksgiving for former Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Boyce at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July 2023. HRH ...

His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex attended a Service of Holy Communion at the Inauguration of the Eleventh General Synod of the Church of England at Westminster Abbey. The Archbishop of Canterbury ...

The Right Reverend Anthony Ball, Canon Steward and Archdeacon of Westminster and Bishop of the Diocese of North Africa in the Province of Alexandria, has been appointed Director of the Anglican Centre ...