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CHRISTIAN AID’s 80th anniversary was commemorated in a service at Westminster Abbey on Thursday, with a celebration of the ...
The couple walked barefoot on a ribbon of red cloth from Westminster Hall to the Abbey. Burial. Anne died at the Palace of Westminster on 16th March 1485 during an eclipse of the sun. She had a ...
The gold of the high altar. The black and white marble of the quire floor, seen from a camera so high above that it gave the impression of a God’s-eye view. Abbey staff had been planning the ...
A bomb left by suffragettes behind the high altar in Westminster Abbey caused only minimal damage yesterday. The bomb had been placed beneath the Coronation Chair and exploded at 5.40pm when there ...
How humans moved large rocks to construct monuments has fueled many theories, even though it is a matter of physics and coordinated efforts by a large workforce. A more interesting concept to explore ...
The Shakespeare scholar Clare Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith, delivered the annual Allen Hall Lecture last week and ...
Enjoy and experience regular and special services from Westminster Abbey from wherever you are in the world - either live or on demand. ... High Altar. Watch On Demand Evensong. Saturday, 21st June ...
Morgan Michael embraces a family friend, 10-year-old Alexis Pearce as she greets her before the commencement ceremonies for Westminster High School's Class of 2025 at McDaniel College on Thursday.
Walking up the Abbey, she carried it to the altar. The Archbishop then placed on her wrists the bracelets of pure gold, representing sincerity and wisdom and given by the Commonwealth.
The Granthams are finally saying goodbye to Downton Abbey. Focus Features has released the first trailer for “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” the third film in the “Downton Abbey ...
RAF chief set to be new head of armed forces – reports Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton is thought to be in line to be the next Chief of Defence Staff.
The private moment took place as the father and son, dressed in their crimson satin robes, greeted each other ahead of the pomp and pageantry of the Order of the Bath service at Westminster Abbey.