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The E-Sylum: Volume 25, Number 16, April 17, 2022, Article 24

PRINCE CHARLES PERFORMS MAUNDY CEREMONY

As noted last week, Queen Elizabeth II withdrew from this year's Royal Maundy service. Prince Charles represented the Queen at the traditional coin-giving ceremony. -Editor

Royal Maundy 2022 Prince Charles and Camilla On behalf of The Queen, The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall attended the Maundy Service at St George's Chapel yesterday.

It marks the first time since 1970 that The Queen has not attended the service, after suffering recent mobility issues. In total, she has missed the Service four times, due to overseas tours and the birth of her two youngest children.

The future King and Queen Consort walked along a line of recipients saying a few words of gratitude to each as the purses were distributed.

During the ceremony, Maundy coins were given to 96 women and 96 men. An extra coin is added to the purses annually, along with another recipient, to mark every year since The Queen's birth. This was a decree dating back to the time of Henry IV.

The coins were given to those senior citizens in recognition of their service to their churches and communities. The sum is nominal – less than £6 – but the coins are specially struck and for most recipients a special memento.

The service, Maundy Thursday, commemorates Jesus washing the feet of the apostles at the Last Supper, takes place every year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. The royal ceremony of awarding gifts on this day dates back to AD 600.

The Bishop of Worcester, Dr John Inge, noted The Queen had a list of Maundy money recipients and details about them. She's close by and would want me to extend to you her greetings, he told the congregation before the service, speaking in his role as Lord High Almoner.

  Royal Maundy coins

It's unclear to me if the images in the article are stock photos or of actual coins distributed this week. It's hard to read the dates, but I can't make out "2022" on any of them. If anyone finds photos of the 2022 coins, please send them along. Thanks. -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
PRINCE CHARLES & CAMILLA ATTEND ROYAL MAUNDY SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE QUEEN (https://thecrownchronicles.co.uk/royal-news/prince-charles-camilla-attend-royal-maundy-service-on-behalf-of-the-queen/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
QUEEN WITHDRAWS FROM THE MAUNDY SERVICE (https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n15a28.html)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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