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The Queen visited York to distribute Maundy Money at the Minster on April 5, 2012.
Queen’s visit to York Minster set in stone
9:31am Saturday 1st December 2012
A RECORD of the Queen’s visit to York Minster during her Jubilee year is being set in stone.
The Queen sends Lord Mayor letter of thanks
10:01am Thursday 19th April 2012
THE QUEEN and the Duke of Edinburgh have written to the Lord Mayor of York, thanking him for the warm welcome they received during this month’s royal visit.
The Queen in York: A day to remember
10:00am Friday 6th April 2012
FIFTEEN thousand people packed into York city centre for a hugely successful Maundy Thursday visit by the Queen.
Warmest of welcomes for the Queen in York
9:36am Friday 6th April 2012
MAXINE GORDON spent the morning among the traders and crowds of Micklegate as they prepared to welcome the Queen.
Thousands line the streets to see the Queen
9:00am Friday 6th April 2012
THERE was a festive atmosphere as thousands of people lined the streets around the Minster in bright spring sunshine to catch a glimpse of the Royal party.
Queen in York: ‘I will remember it forever’
9:08am Friday 6th April 2012
HUNDREDS packed into St Helen’s Square to see the Royal party arrive for the civic lunch.
Paint a picture of the Queen and win a bike
9:01am Friday 6th April 2012
TO mark the Queen’s visit to York and her Diamond Jubilee, The Press today launches a competition for a young artist to paint or draw a portrait of the Queen.
Coverage of The Queen's visit to York
7.00pm - Thank you everyone for the tweets, pics and feedback on this fantastic day for York. We're leaving the live coverage now but have added more stories, pics and a video to the homepage.
Queen in York: Monarch visits 1212 show
6:01pm Thursday 5th April 2012
A NEW exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum marking York 800 has won the Royal seal of approval.
Queen in York: Royals greet youngsters in Micklegate
6:02pm Thursday 5th April 2012
“SO lovely to see you. Aren’t you looking gorgeous?”
Last-minute touches before the Queen's visit
9:40am Thursday 5th April 2012
LAST minute preparations for the royal visit were continuing early today, ahead of the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Beatrice’s arrival in York.
Follow the visit with The Press
10:02am Wednesday 4th April 2012
Our team of reporters and photographers will be providing comprehensive coverage of the Queen’s visit.
Queen's visit: Kersten England to write a new chapter in city’s history
8:54am Wednesday 4th April 2012
COUNCIL boss Kersten England has spoken of the great honour she will feel when she makes history by welcoming the Queen to York.
Queen's visit: York man in role of royal bodyguard
8:57am Wednesday 4th April 2012
A ROYAL bodyguard will welcome the Queen to his home city as she visits York Minster for the distribution of the Royal Maundy money tomorrow.
York musicians set for the performance of their lives
9:54am Wednesday 4th April 2012
YOUNG York musicians are practising for the performance of their lives as they prepare to play for the Queen.
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Queen's visit souvenir
Back copies of newspapers featuring The Queen's visit can be obtained by phoning:
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The main coverage (and pictures) of the visit were featured in the newspaper printed on Friday, April 6.
The Queen of Hearts supplement was published on Saturday, April 7.
What is Maundy money?
In total 172 people have been invited to receive the specially minted coins, known as Maundy money, from the Queen at the traditional service at York Minster in April.
Eighty-six men and 86 women, one for each year the Queen has been alive, have been nominated by the church, many from within the diocese of York, a spokesman for Buckingham Palace said.
Every year at Easter, the Queen presents Maundy Money to pensioners in a UK cathedral or abbey, in recognition of their service to their community and church.
The tradition of the Sovereign giving money to the poor dates from the 13th century, when the monarch also gave food and clothing, and even washed the recipients’ feet, but that tradition died out after James II.
Since the 15th century, the number of Maundy coins handed out, and the number of people receiving them, has been related to the sovereign’s age, so there were 85 male and 85 female recipients at Westminster Abbey last year, who received a white purse containing 85p in Maundy coins and a red purse containing a £5 coin and a 50p piece.
The coins have remained in much the same form since 1670, traditionally struck in sterling silver.
While the Queen’s face on ordinary coins has changed three times, Maundy coins still bear the portrait from the year of her coronation in 1953.
The Queen has also attended Maundy services elsewhere in North Yorkshire: at Selby Abbey in 1969, and at Ripon Cathedral in 1985.
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The Queen's day in York
10.30am: The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Beatrice to arrive at York train station.
10.50am - Micklegate Bar: The royal party are due to be greeted by a civic party led by the City of York Council’s chief executive, Kersten England, and will walk through the city’s traditional entrance at Micklegate Bar. They will then be driven along Micklegate on a clearly barriered route between there and York Minster.
10.55am - York Minster: The royal party is due to arrive at the Minster where they will attend the Royal Maundy service. The Queen will distribute Maundy money at the service to 86 men and 86 women as part of an annual Easter tradition. The party will leave from the Great West Door.
1pm - Mansion House: The royal party is due to arrive for a private, invitation-only, meal at the Mansion House. This will be attended by the civic party, winners of The Press Community Pride Awards and other local figures including the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, and the leaders of York’s political parties.
2.30pm - Yorkshire Museum: The royal party is due to arrive at the Yorkshire Museum, where they will see the exhibition "1212: Making of the City", which marks the 800th anniversary of York becoming a self-governing city.
