Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of 30 kings and queens starting with King Edward ... Its spectacular fan vaulted ceiling and the King's imposing tomb, with gilt bronze effigies of him and ...

An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history – the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, ...

At the western end of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a black Belgian marble stone ... Nichol admits he had never really thought about the tomb of the unknown warrior much previously, despite ...

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–81), Dean of Westminster, modelled this 1868 work ... and the location of many royal tombs. Stanley draws on both the manuscript archives of the abbey and on the work of ...

Creating the tomb was the idea of a man who was at the ... Once back home in 1919, Railton gained the support of the Dean of ...

Westminster Abbey is generally busy – and the staff ... you might like to visit the shared tomb of enemies and half sisters Elizabeth I and Mary Tudor. If you prefer to see the abbey at your ...

The Duchess of Sussex has followed tradition by having her bridal bouquet placed on the tomb of the unknown warrior at Westminster Abbey. The royal tradition, started by the Queen Mother ...

Among the 1,600 guests are families affected by the Southport knife attack, and a candle will be lit by Olympic cyclist Sir ...

The Princess of Wales has arrived at Westminster Abbey ahead of the start of her annual Christmas carol service to meet ...