Special services, concerts, lectures, events for families and more – there’s something for everyone at the Abbey. Many of our events are free and open to anyone.

On 10th March 1863 she married at St George's Chapel, Windsor, Edward, Prince of Wales who later became King Edward VII. They were crowned together in the Abbey on 9th August 1902. The ceremony had to ...

to the glory of your name. and that we may walk in his paths.' For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Jesus said, 'About that day and hour no one knows, ...

Special services, concerts, lectures, events for families and more – there’s something for everyone at the Abbey. Many of our events are free and open to anyone.

Celebrate the life of Saint Edward with us, as we mark the day of his translation to the Shrine in the centre of the Abbey. The service will mark 756 years since the remains of Saint Edward the ...

A dramatic, candle-lit service of hymns, readings, and anthems sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey This service will reflect upon the Advent themes of judgement and of the joyful expectation of the ...

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 ...

How does poetry help us reckon with war? This evocative evening explores the enduring value of war poetry. From the poets of the past conflicts to the words being written today, this live performance ...

If I were to try to sum up Advent in one word, it would have to be ‘bracing’. The main themes of this short season could ...

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From the late 13th century onwards funeral effigies of monarchs and other royal persons were carried in a funeral procession on the coffin beneath a canopy. The effigy was generally close to the ...

Above the Abbey's Great West Door stand ten statues to modern martyrs - Christians who gave up their lives for their beliefs. The martyrs are drawn from every continent and many Christian ...