Who can be buried in Westminster Abbey?
There are no fixed rules that only royalty or noted public leaders may be interred in Westminster Abbey.
The decision rests solely in the hands of the deans of the Abbey.
There are no fixed rules that only royalty or noted public leaders may be interred in Westminster Abbey.
The decision rests solely in the hands of the deans of the Abbey.
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