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anarchist_nomad) wrote2013-03-28 02:08 pm
anarchist_nomad) wrote2013-03-28 02:08 pm
Someone's Coming To Town Today (and it ain't Santa Claus!)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is in town today, distributing Maundy money at the cathedral.
Tuesday -- two days ago -- marked seven years that my beloved![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cheshcat and I have been living in Merry Olde England. Seven years! Even so, a statement like the above still feels oddly alien to me.
It is worth noting that this is the first time the Maundy Thursday service has been held in Oxford since 1644. Back then, Charles I had been kicked out of London by some upstart MP named Cromwell. Since he couldn't stay there, he moved here for awhile and lived at Christ Church. Don't lose your head over it.
Whencheshcat and I were visiting Bristol last month, we took a tour of their cathedral. Ironically, the guide pointed out a plaque on the floor denoting the spot where the Queen her distributed the Maundy money in 1999.
Ongoing news coverage of the day's events can be found here. Personally, I would love to get my hands on one of the 87 sets of this year's Maundy money. Perhaps worth checking eBay later to see if anyone has decided to sell...
Tuesday -- two days ago -- marked seven years that my beloved
cheshcat and I have been living in Merry Olde England. Seven years! Even so, a statement like the above still feels oddly alien to me.It is worth noting that this is the first time the Maundy Thursday service has been held in Oxford since 1644. Back then, Charles I had been kicked out of London by some upstart MP named Cromwell. Since he couldn't stay there, he moved here for awhile and lived at Christ Church. Don't lose your head over it.
When
cheshcat and I were visiting Bristol last month, we took a tour of their cathedral. Ironically, the guide pointed out a plaque on the floor denoting the spot where the Queen her distributed the Maundy money in 1999.Ongoing news coverage of the day's events can be found here. Personally, I would love to get my hands on one of the 87 sets of this year's Maundy money. Perhaps worth checking eBay later to see if anyone has decided to sell...