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Westminster Abbey

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Westminster Abbey

@wabbey

A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.

Westminster, London

westminster-abbey.org

Joined February 2009

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Jun 18
Enjoy reduced-price entry to Westminster Abbey this summer as part of the UK Government's Great British Summer Savings campaign. The initiative runs from 25 June - 1 September, when discounts will be available on all full-price entry tickets for adults and families. Tickets
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Join us in worship as we stream Evensong from the Abbey at 3pm (BST) today, with music by Rose and Howells. You can watch either live or on demand at: youtube.com/live/b1KlkshT2…
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‘Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, do not be far from me; make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.’ Psalm 38: 21-22
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Everyone is welcome at the Abbey at 5pm on Sunday for an organ recital by Kumi Choi, who'll be playing music by Fletcher, Bach and Ravel. Places are free and there's no need to book: westminster-abbey.org/worship-and-mu…
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Jul 17
Wishing The Queen a very happy birthday! We'll be ringing the Abbey bells at 1pm to celebrate. Her Majesty is pictured here with The King and members of the Royal Family in the Abbey at the annual Commonwealth Day celebration in March.
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Jul 16
'Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way; though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds us by the hand' Psalm 37: 23-24
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Jul 16
Henry VII's 16th-century Lady Chapel contains five apsidal chapels, one of which is captured here in the morning light. In medieval times, each chapel contained an altar because they are thought to have been planned as 'closets' where members of the royal family might pray
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Jul 16
Anne of Cleves died #onthisday in 1557. The fourth wife of Henry VIII, she is the only one of his wives to be buried in the Abbey and was the last to die. Her tomb is on the south side of the High Altar, beside the Cosmati pavement. It is decorated with her initials AC with a
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Jul 16
Richard II was crowned in the Abbey #onthisday in 1377, aged just 10. This portrait shows the king in the Coronation Chair, wearing coronation robes and holding the orb and sceptre. Dating from the 1390s, it is the earliest known portrait of an English monarch. You can find the
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Jul 15
'Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths' Proverbs 3: 5-6
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Jul 15
The colour red is featured in many parts of the Abbey. The Grave of the Unknown Warrior: The red poppies which surround the grave symbolising remembrance. Mary Queen of Scots' tomb: A crowned Scottish red lion sits at the foot of her tomb. Coronation Cope: The oldest cope in
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Jul 15
Westminster Abbey has been a place of daily worship for a thousand years, and everyone is welcome at our services. You can find more information about worshipping with us at: westminster-abbey.org/worship-and-mu…
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Jul 14
'May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ' Romans 15: 5-6
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Jul 14
Over the last few months, we've been carrying out work to move one of the largest monuments in the Abbey. The memorial – to William Murray, Lord Mansfield – is made up of 95 individual pieces of carved Italian marble and weighs a total of around 29 tonnes. It is being moved back
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