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King and Queen give away money in ancient Easter tradition
The service honored 77 men and 77 women for exemplary Christian service, with specially commissioned Welsh music and the Cross of Wales featured in the procession.
- On Thursday, King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended the Royal Maundy Service at St Asaph Cathedral in North Wales, presenting gifts to 77 men and 77 women in recognition of outstanding Christian service to their communities.
- Dating back to King John in 1210, the Royal Maundy Service symbolizes humility and service on the Thursday before Easter. This year's event marked the first time the ceremony was held in North Wales since 1982.
- Recipients received two purses containing 'Maundy Money,' with white purses holding 77 pennies matching the King's age and red purses containing a £5 coin marking 100 years since Queen Elizabeth's birth. The Dean of St Asaph Cathedral, Nigel Williams, said they were 'deeply honoured' to host the service.
- Hours before the royals' arrival, workers removed spray-painted 'Not Our King' graffiti from cathedral walls. Protesters from the campaign group Republic gathered nearby, chanting 'Charles, what did you know?' regarding the King's brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
- The location holds significance for Prince William and Kate Middleton, who were named Prince and Princess of Wales in 2022. The event reflects the monarchy's engagement with Welsh communities amid public scrutiny and King Charles III's ongoing cancer treatment recovery.
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As part of a venerable Easter tradition, the royal couple presented 77 men and 77 women with gifts of money as recognition for their Christian ministry.
King Charles attends Easter service hours after 'Not Our King' graffiti
King Charles and Queen Camilla distributed Maundy money to 154 recipients at St Asaph Cathedral in North Wales, hours after 'Not Our King' graffiti was cleaned from the cathedral grounds
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On Holy Thursday King Charles III celebrated with Queen Camilla the opening of the royal Easter celebrations. In the Cathedral of St. Asaph in Wales the British monarch showed himself close to the people and generous - but protests were not far.
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