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Evensong in the Abbey on Sunday 17th August marked the 80th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, when the Second World War finally came to an end.
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 ...
Tour Westminster Abbey before we open our doors to the public and experience parts of the church only seen by a handful of people.
Westminster Abbey will donate £600,000 over the next three years to the Cardinal Hume Centre, which will enable the development and delivery of its ground-breaking Outreach Programme while ...
A rare 1588 Welsh Bible from Westminster Abbey’s Library collection – the first complete translation of the Bible into the Welsh language – has been loaned to St Davids Cathedral, where it will go on ...
Westminster Abbey is officially recognising the central role played by The Shakespeare Ladies Club in reviving Shakespeare’s reputation and the campaign to erect a memorial to the writer in Poets’ ...
The service always includes one or more psalms. These ancient prayers, taken from the Old Testament, reflect the full range ...
The Service and Ceremony of the Installation of Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order will be held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 16th May 2025.
Her Majesty The Queen visited Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 14th May to unveil the foundation stone for The King Charles III Sacristy - a new building which is being constructed to transform the ...
The King and Queen attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May. VE Day was the public holiday that marked the ...
Please join in saying the words and singing the hymns printed in bold type. The church is served by a hearing loop. Users should turn their hearing aid to the setting marked T. Photography, filming, ...
A service to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) will take place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May 2025.