King Charles and Queen Camilla attend Royal Maundy Service in York

Their Majesties were greeted by hundreds of people

Author: Karen LiuPublished 6th Apr 2023

The King and Queen Consort have been at York Minster for the annual Royal Maundy service.

Charles and Camilla were greeted at the Great West Doors by the Dean of York, the Very Reverend Dominic Barrington, and the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell.

They were presented with the traditional nosegay, a small flower bouquet, as they entered the cathedral.

The royal couple were greeted by hundreds of cheering well-wishers and a handful of noisy demonstrators as they left their car in the sunshine.

Then, the King moved around the minster presenting 74 men and 74 women with the Maundy money as the congregation of about 1,500 looked on.

The money is presented to thank the recipients for their outstanding Christian service and for making a difference to the lives of people in their local communities.

The King presented each recipient with a red and a white purse, stopping to chat with many.

The white purse contained a set of specially-minted silver Maundy coins equivalent in value to the age of the King. The red purse contained two commemorative coins.

This year, one celebrates the King's forthcoming 75th birthday and the other commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Windrush Generation.

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