His Majesty The King’s Christmas message, which will be broadcast on Christmas Day, was filmed in the Lady Chapel at ...

An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in ...

‘I am coming soon’ is a phrase we heard three times in today’s second reading. Jesus’s promise to come at the end of time is one which gives much of scripture a lively freshness. Scripture is advental ...

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In 1662 Charles married Portuguese infanta Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV (she is buried in Portugal). They had no children but Charles had 13 children by various mistresses. Charles ...

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. The service always includes one or ...

Zachary Macaulay, slavery abolitionist, was born in Inverary, Scotland, on 2nd May 1768. He was a son of John Macaulay (d.1789) and his second wife Margaret. In 1799 he married Selina Mills and they ...

The selfless efforts of people who foster compassion and togetherness in their communities were celebrated at the Together at Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey on Friday 5th December. The ...

The service always includes one or more psalms. These ancient prayers, taken from the Old Testament, reflect the full range ...

The Queen’s Window, a new stained-glass window by David Hockney celebrating the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which was recently installed in the north transept of Westminster Abbey, was ...

Buckingham Palace this evening published the Order of Service for the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II, which will be held in Westminster Abbey tomorrow (Monday 19th September 2022). The service ...