Kevin De Bruyne has been told that a world class display for Manchester City against Real Madrid will etch him into European folklore.
14.04.2022 - 16:45 / ok.co.uk
Her Majesty the Queen has pulled out of her traditional Easter Sunday service just days before it’s due to take place. Instead, the rest of the Royal Family will attend the annual gathering at St.
George’s Chapel in Windsor without the Queen.The sudden news comes after the palace announced that Prince Charles and Camilla would step in for today’s Maundy Service. It’s the first time since 1970 that a member of the Royal Family (the Queen Mother at that time, as the Queen was in New Zealand) has stood in for the monarch.The tradition takes place on the Thursday before Easter Sunday each year, complete with some very strange practises! From odour-busting bouquets to purses full of ‘Maundy money’, here’s what really happens during the Maundy Service.
Ancient history According to the Royal Mint Museum, the Maundy Service has been a royal custom for centuries and could date back as early as the 1200s.The tradition sees members of the royal family distribute money and gifts, and mark Jesus Christ’s ‘simple act of humility’ by washing the feet of the poor. While it’s pretty unlikely that our present royals do any foot washing during the service, gifts are still a big part of the ceremony.
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.Kevin De Bruyne has been told that a world class display for Manchester City against Real Madrid will etch him into European folklore.
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Coronation Street's William Roache - known as Bill - was welcomed onto the This Morning sofa to talk to Phil and Holly about his new book, Life and Soul, and upcoming 90th birthday next Monday. And the soap icon - who has played Weatherfield icon Ken Barlow since the show’s very first episode in December 1960 admitted that despite romances with dozens of women as the bookish on-screen lothario, it’s the Queen he has a crush on in real life, dating back to a meeting in 1953. After discussing his life, work and ways he stays young in outlook as his milestone birthday approaches, Holly Willoughby turned the conversation round to the Queen, who celebrated her 96th birthday this week.
Woman of the hour! Queen Elizabeth II posed for a new portrait in honor of her 96th birthday on Thursday, April 21.
Queen Elizabeth II is turning 96 with some special guests by her side. Ahead of the queen's birthday on Thursday, the royal family's official Instagram account shared a new portrait of the queen, posing elegantly alongside two of her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale.Dressed in a dark green coat, the queen is seen posing on the grounds of Windsor Castle, as the two, white ponies stand on either side of her.«Ahead of The Queen’s 96th Birthday tomorrow, @royalwindsorhorseshow have released a new photograph of Her Majesty with two of her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale,» the caption began.
Her Majesty the Queen has missed the traditional Maundy Thursday service for the first time in 50 years, with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall standing in for the monarch.