Maundy money

noun

specially minted coins distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday

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Instead, Camilla presented purses filled with special coins, known as Maundy money, to 75 women and 75 men, a number dictated by the king’s age.

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Queen Camilla will hand out the traditional "Maundy money" on his behalf.

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The King, who is being treated for cancer, will not be attending and Queen Camilla will hand out the traditional "Maundy money" on his behalf.

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The King and Queen Consort will be in Yorkshire later today to hand out Maundy money at York Minster.

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He said it was an "enormous privilege" to perform the ceremony of distributing Maundy money to the community when he stepped in for the Queen on Thursday.

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maundy Maundy Thursday

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