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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Abbey

    Tuesday, 24th June 2003

    On Tuesday 24th June Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Westminster Abbey on the first day of his four-day state visit to Britain.

    State Visit

  • President George W. Bush and First Lady visit Abbey

    Thursday, 20th November 2003

    The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr welcomed President Bush and Mrs George W Bush to Westminster Abbey today and invited him to lay a wreath on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

    President of the United States George W. Bush Laura Bush

  • The President of the Republic of Poland visits Westminster Abbey

    Thursday, 6th May 2004

    As part of the State Visit to the UK, His Excellency, The President of the Republic of Poland, Mr Aleksander Kwasniewski and Madame Jolanta Kwasniewska visited Westminster Abbey on 6th May to lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

  • Italian State visit to Westminster Abbey

    Wednesday, 16th March 2005

    The state visit of His Excellency Signor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic took place on Wednesday 16th March at 10.10am.

  • Norwegian State Wreath-laying Ceremony

    Tuesday, 25th October 2005

    On Tuesday 25th October the King and Queen with The Crown Prince of Norway laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

  • Brazilian State Visit

    Tuesday, 7th March 2006

    During the afternoon of Tuesday 7th March, The President and Senhora Lula da Silva visited the Abbey and The President laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

  • President of France lays wreath at Grave of the Unknown Warrior

    Wednesday, 26th March 2008

    The President of France, M. Nicholas Sarkozy, and Mme. Sarkozy visited the Abbey on 26th March to lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior during their state visit to the UK.

  • The President of Israel visits Westminster Abbey

    Wednesday, 19th November 2008

    The President of Israel, H.E. Mr Shimon Peres, visited the Abbey on Wednesday 19th November and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

  • President of Mexico lays wreath at Abbey

    Monday, 30th March 2009

    The President of Mexico, HE Felipe Calderon and his wife Margarita Zavala, visited Westminster Abbey on Monday 30th March 2009.

  • South African President visits Abbey

    Thursday, 4th March 2010

    His Excellency Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, visited the Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior during his state visit to the UK this week.

  • Westminster Abbey to Welcome Pope Benedict XVI

    Tuesday, 16th March 2010

    The Dean and Chapter of Westminster will welcome Pope Benedict XVI to a service at Westminster Abbey during his visit to the United Kingdom in September.

    Pope Benedict XVI

  • Pope Benedict XVI to attend Abbey Service of Evening Prayer

    Friday, 9th July 2010

    His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI will attend a Service of Evening Prayer at Westminster Abbey during his visit to England and Scotland in September 2010.

  • Historic Abbey Service for Pope

    Friday, 17th September 2010

    His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams, attended a Service of Evening Prayer at Westminster Abbey on Friday 17th September 2010.

  • Abbey presents Pope with Missal volume

    Thursday, 30th September 2010

    Westminster Abbey presented Pope Benedict XVI with a magnificent bound volume of illustrations from its 14th century illuminated manuscript, the Litlyngton Missal, after the ecumenical service of evening prayer on Friday 17th September 2010.

    Litlyngton Missal

  • Emir of Qatar visits Abbey

    Wednesday, 27th October 2010

    The Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, accompanied by Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, visited Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 27th October 2010 during a State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

    Emir of Qatar

  • The Obamas Visit Westminster Abbey

    Tuesday, 24th May 2011

    The President of the United States of America, Mr Barack Obama, laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24 May 2011, the first day of his State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

    The Choir of Westminster Abbey President Barack Obama Michelle Obama President Obama

  • President of the Republic of Turkey visits Abbey

    Tuesday, 22nd November 2011

    The President of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Abdullah Gül, and Mrs Hayrünnisa Gül, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 22nd November 2011 during a State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

  • President of Austria visits Abbey

    Thursday, 30th August 2012

    His Excellency Mr Heinz Fischer, the President of 
Austria, made a private visit to Westminster Abbey on Thursday 30th 
August 2012.

  • President of Indonesia visits Abbey

    Wednesday, 31st October 2012

    The President of the Republic of Indonesia laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 31st October 2012, as part of his official State Visit to the United Kingdom as the guest of Her Majesty The Queen.

  • His Highness The Amir of Kuwait visits Westminster Abbey

    Thursday, 29th November 2012

    His Highness The Amir of the State of Kuwait visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 29th November as part of an official three-day state visit to the United Kingdom as the guest of Her Majesty The Queen.

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