The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst those who visit it today. It’s a glorious example of late ...

From 1066 to 2023, Westminster Abbey has served as a coronation site to over 30 English and British monarchs, from William the Conqueror to ...

The Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey was commissioned by Henry VII. He spent a huge amount of money on the chapel and today it is thought to be an exceptional example of late medieval architecture ...

1000 years of music and pageant by James Wilkinson, 2003 The medieval sacristy of Westminster Abbey by Matthew Payne & Richard Foster in The Antiquaries Journal Vol.100, 2020 [an area recently ...

At the western end of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a black Belgian ... The bodies were placed in the chapel at the ...

The Duchess’s waxwork stood by her place of burial, in Henry VII’s chapel in the Abbey ... that it was an artefact that “even Westminster Abbey might be ashamed of”.

At 11 o'clock there was a two-minute silence, and the body was then taken to Westminster Abbey where it was buried at the west end of the nave. To the surprise of the organisers, in the week after ...

Buckingham Palace has released the order of service for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. It has also published an order of service for St George's Chapel, Windsor ...

Tucked away in a south-eastern corner of Westminster Abbey lies Weston Tower, a new glass, metal and stone structure that nestles neatly between the 13th Century Chapterhouse and 16th Century Lady ...

A committal ceremony for Her Majesty will take place in the chapel on Monday, following the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter ...