QuoteThe Queen is to visit Blackburn on Thursday, for a Maundy Thursday service at Blackburn Cathedral. Arriving at the local train station shortly before 11am, The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will be driven down the Boulevard and Church Street to the Cathedral for the historic service, but what is the tradition behind this?
This year, Easter Sunday falls on 20th April, so Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before this (17th April), marking the three-day Christian celebration which begins Easter.
More: The tradition behind Maundy Thursday | Royal Central (http://www.royalcentral.co.uk/thequeen/the-tradition-behind-maundy-thursday-27835)
QuoteThe Queen is handing out Maundy coins in a traditional royal service at Blackburn Cathedral.
Eighty-eight men and 88 women aged over 70 are being presented with the coins in recognition of their work in the church and the community.
Thousands of people lined the streets for the Queen's first visit to the cathedral.
The Dean of Blackburn, the Very Reverend Christopher Armstrong, said it was the biggest event it had hosted.
More: BBC News - Maundy Thursday: Queen hands out money at Blackburn Cathedral (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-27052583)
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The Queen attends Royal Maundy at Blackburn Cathedral | Royal Insight (http://www.royalinsight.net/the-queen-attends-royal-maundy-at-blackburn-cathedral/)
QuoteHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh were in Blackburn today to hand out Maundy Coins in the traditional Royal Maundy Service – eighty-eight men and eighty-eight women aged over 70 were presented with the coins in recognition of their work in the church and the community.
QuoteResplendent in a fuchsia cashmere coat by Stewart Parvin and a jaunty matching hat by Angela Kelly, the Queen was wreathed in smiles as she arrived for the traditional Maundy Thursday service at Blackburn Cathedral.
Joined by a dapper Duke of Edinburgh, the monarch beamed as she was greeted by cheering crowds of well wishers and handed a posy of Spring blooms as she made her way into the 188-year-old building.
During the service, the Queen distributed bags of coins to a group of pensioners, continuing a royal tradition that is more than 800 years old.
More: The Queen is jaunty in cerise cashmere as she doles out traditional Maundy money to pensioners in Blackburn | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2606877/The-Queen-jaunty-cerise-cashmere-arrives-Blackburn-traditional-Maundy-Thursday-service.html)
A lovely look for HM at today's service.
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh Attend Royal Maundy Service at Blackburn Cathedral. (VIDEO) | The Royal (http://royalcorrespondent.com/2014/04/17/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-his-royal-highness-the-duke-of-edinburgh-attend-royal-maundy-service-at-blackburn-cathedral/)
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