2 March 2006
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will attend the Royal Maundy Service at Guildford Cathedral on Thursday, 13 April 2006.
During the service, The Queen will distribute Maundy Money to 80 men and 80 women - one for each of The Queen's 80 years. Each recipient receives two purses, a red purse and a white purse.
The recipients are all retired pensioners recommended by clergy and ministers of all denominations, in recognition of service to the Church and to the community.
Notes to Editors
The tradition of the Sovereign giving money to the poor dates from the 13th century. The name 'Maundy' is derived from the command or mandatum by Christ at the Last Supper, to love one another. 'Maundy money' is distributed to male and female pensioners from local communities near the Cathedral or Abbey where the Royal Maundy Service takes place.
Venues during The Queen's reign have been as follows:
1952 Westminster Abbey
1953 St Paul's Cathedral
1954 Westminster Abbey
1955 Southwark Cathedral
1956 Westminster Abbey
1957 St Albans Abbey
1958 Westminster Abbey
1959 St George's Chapel, Windsor
1960 Westminster Abbey
1961 Rochester Cathedral
1962 Westminster Abbey
1963 Chelmsford Cathedral
1964 Westminster Abbey
1965 Canterbury Cathedral
1966 Westminster Abbey
1967 Durham Cathedral
1968 Westminster Abbey
1969 Selby Abbey
1970 Westminster Abbey
1971 Tewkesbury Abbey
1972 York Minster
1973 Westminster Abbey
1974 Salisbury Cathedral
1975 Peterborough Cathedral
1976 Hereford Cathedral
1977 Westminster Abbey
1978 Carlisle Cathedral
1979 Winchester Cathedral
1980 Worcester Cathedral
1981 Westminster Abbey
1982 St David's Cathedral, Llandaff
1983 Exeter Cathedral
1984 Southwell Minster
1985 Ripon Cathedral
1986 Chichester Cathedral
1987 Ely Cathedral
1988 Lichfield Cathedral
1989 Birmingham Cathedral
1990 Newcastle Cathedral
1991 Westminster Abbey
1992 Chester Cathedral
1993 Wells Cathedral
1994 Truro Cathedral
1995 Coventry Cathedral
1996 Norwich Cathedral
1997 Bradford Cathedral
1998 Portsmouth Cathedral
1999 Bristol Cathedral
2000 Lincoln Cathedral
2001 Westminster Abbey
2002 Canterbury Cathedral
2003 Gloucester Cathedral
2004 Liverpool Cathedral
2005 Wakefield Cathedral
