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 ...

The service always includes one or more psalms. These ancient prayers, taken from the Old Testament, reflect the full range of human emotions and experiences; from the depths of anger, resentment, and ...

Enjoy a peaceful, self-guided visit to Westminster Abbey after hours, with time and space to explore at your own pace. Experience Westminster Abbey in a quieter light during our special Wednesday late ...

Simon Preston CBE, who was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey from 1981 to 1987, and Sub-Organist between 1962 and 1967, has died aged 83. Born in Bournemouth, Preston attended ...

A special programme to be broadcast on BBC One will replace this year's Commonwealth Day service. The annual service had been due to take place on Monday 8th March, attended by Her Majesty The Queen ...

A medieval silk seal bag dating from the reign of King Henry III has gone on public display for the first time in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries at Westminster Abbey following the discovery by ...

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 ...

A service to mark the arrival of the Stone of Destiny at Westminster Abbey was held on Saturday 29th April. The stone, an ancient symbol of Scotland’s monarchy, will play a central role in the ...

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 ...

Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st October 2024 for a service to mark the start of the legal year in England and Wales. The annual service, which ...

Our celebration today marks a particular moment in the long history of this Abbey Church. Two days ago, on Sunday 13th October, we marked the 750th anniversary of the consecration in 1269 of this ...

Westminster Abbey is the burial place of Edward the Confessor, England's best-known royal saint. His body lies in a magnificent shrine at the heart of the Abbey as its major relic. But the medieval ...