- Hoyle is in his mid-60s, with short white hair and dark-framed spectacles. He is the dean of Westminster, the abbey’s most senior priest.
- His lavish tomb, inlaid with gilded mosaic and coloured glass proved too tempting for pilgrims visiting the Westminster Abbey over centuries.
- Westminster Abbey is a “Royal Peculiar” which means it is subject only to the sovereign, and not to any bishop or archbishop.
- Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret’s Church. The entrance to Westminster Abbey, one of London’s most famous and iconic churches.
- Incidentally, Westminster Abbey is also home to the UK’s oldest piece of furniture still being used for its original purpose: the Coronation Chair .
- In 1987 Westminster Abbey became classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site along with The Palace of Westminster and St Margaret’s Church.
- Westminster Abbey Events. It has been the setting for every Coronation since 1066 and for numerous other royal occasions, including sixteen royal weddings.
- Top Westminster Abbey Tours. Tickets to the abbey are available throughout the year, but the lines to enter can grow long, even in the morning.
- In this series of articles, we're taking a look at the most famous necropolis (burial place) in Britain - Westminster Abbey.
- Beginning with England’s first King, William the Conqueror, every monarch since was crowned in Westminster Abbey except Edward V and Edward VIII.