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A Royal Maundy ceremony in 1867. Royal Maundy (/ ˈ m ɔː n d i /) is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday.At the service, the British monarch or a royal official ceremonially distributes small silver coins known as "Maundy money" (legally, "the King's Maundy money") as symbolic alms to elderly recipients.
She attended the Royal Maundy Service at York Minster on Thursday morning (6 April) and accompanied King Charles III as he distributed Maundy Money for the first time as Britain’s new monarch.
Queen Camilla made history by attending the Royal ... The Royal Maundy, a tradition dating back to at least the 13th century, takes place each spring on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday ...
Then earlier this week, Worcester Cathedral announced that the 76-year-old royal will step in for the king and hand out the Royal Maundy gifts during the 2024 Royal Maundy Service on March 28 ...
Since 1822, rather than ordinary money, the Sovereign gives out Maundy coins, [53] which are specially minted 1, 2, 3 and 4 penny pieces, and are legal tender. The service at which this takes place rotates around English and Welsh churches, though in 2008 it took place for the first time in Northern Ireland at Armagh Cathedral .
On Thursday 2 April 2015, the Royal Maundy service was held inside Sheffield Cathedral. As is tradition, The Queen (aged 89 at the time) distributed specially-minted Maundy money to 89 men and 89 women from the Sheffield area of state pension age or above.
She attended the Royal Maundy Service at York Minster on Thursday morning (6 April) and accompanied King Charles III as he distributed Maundy Money for the first time as Britain’s new monarch.
On 17 April 2014, the cathedral hosted the Royal Maundy service. In keeping with tradition, Elizabeth II handed out Maundy money to 88 men and 88 women. It was the Queen's first visit to the cathedral. [3]