- Incidentally, Westminster Abbey is also home to the UK’s oldest piece of furniture still being used for its original purpose: the Coronation Chair .
- An aerial view of St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, with the Palace of Westminster and the London Eye in the background.
- Despite its name, Westminster Abbey isn’t technically an abbey at all! It’s actually the Collegiate Church of St Peter.
- Westminster Abbey Events. It has been the setting for every Coronation since 1066 and for numerous other royal occasions, including sixteen royal weddings.
- A tour of Westminster Abbey will introduce you to country’s history, monarchs, writers, scientists and politicians from more than 1,000 years ago.
- One of the greatest achievements of Edward the Confessor, who ruled England from 1042 to 1066, was the construction of Westminster Abbey.
- Westminster Abbey is a huge and prominent Anglican Church at Westminster London that is also famous as the burial place of many notable personalities.
- Most royal weddings took place at Westminster Abbey, including the most recent wedding of Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton.
- One of England's finest Gothic buildings and the country's national shrine, Westminster Abbey was founded by the Saxon king, Edward the Confessor.
- Some of the latest events celebrated in Westminster Abbey include the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana’s funeral.