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Windsor Castle 

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by Princess Beatrice of York, this morning arrived at York Railway Station and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (the Lord Crathorne).

Her Majesty and Their Royal Highnesses drove to Micklegate Bar and were received by the Lord Mayor of York (Councillor David Horton), who surrendered to The Queen the Sword of the City, which Her Majesty returned to him.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by Princess Beatrice of York, afterwards drove to York Minster and were received at the Great West Door by the Archbishop of York (the Most Reverend Dr John Sentamu), the Dean (the Very Reverend Keith Jones) and the Chapter.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by Princess Beatrice of York, attended the Maundy Service at which Her Majesty distributed the Royal Maundy.

The Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch (Lord High Almoner) and the Reverend Prebendary William Scott (Sub-Almoner) were present.

The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.

Her Majesty and Their Royal Highnesses afterwards joined representatives of the Chapter, the Diocese and the Royal Almonry at a Reception in the Deanery.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by Princess Beatrice of York, were entertained to Luncheon by the Lord Mayor of York at the Mansion House, St Helens Square, York, this afternoon.

Her Majesty and Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited the exhibition, 1212: the Making of the City, marking the Eight Hundredth Anniversary of York’s Charter of Self-Governance, at Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York, and were received by the Chair of York Museums Trust (Mrs Denise Jagger) and Mrs Janet Barnes (Chief Executive).