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6 days ago | 
spectator.co.uk | Melanie McDonagh
So, you thought the date of Easter, which rambles irritatingly round the spring calendar, was settled by the Synod of Whitby, no? That gathering in 664 AD, which established that Northumbria would celebrate Easter in the Roman calendar, used to be one of the events that Every Schoolboy Knows, though probably not now.
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1 week ago | 
spectator.com.au | Melanie McDonagh
It is an unfortunate truth that the picturesque Maundy Thursday service celebrated today in Durham, in which the King distributes Maundy money to deserving individuals, is a watered down version of the original. It started out in abbeys and churches when clerics would wash each others’ feet in imitation of Christ washing the feet of the Apostles before the Last Supper.
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1 week ago | 
spectator.co.uk | Melanie McDonagh
It is an unfortunate truth that the picturesque Maundy Thursday service celebrated today in Durham, in which the King distributes Maundy money to deserving individuals, is a watered down version of the original. It started out in abbeys and churches when clerics would wash each others’ feet in imitation of Christ washing the feet of the Apostles before the Last Supper.
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1 week ago | 
standard.co.uk | Melanie McDonagh
CommentThe Crown Estate likes to present itself as socially responsible...so why close Veeraswamy in Regent Street to make space for an entrance for its own offices? Veeraswamy owners Ranjit Mathrani and Namita Panjabi ShutterstockMelanie McDonagh2 minutes agoGet our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysisI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.
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1 week ago | 
msn.com | Melanie McDonagh
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1 week ago | 
standard.co.uk | Melanie McDonagh
LifestyleWe pick the best Easter treats to giftm from Simnel cake to spring flowers — and absolutely no chocolateThe Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Melanie McDonagh1 minute agoSign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.
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1 week ago | 
msn.com | Melanie McDonagh
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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1 week ago | 
standard.co.uk | Melanie McDonagh
What a gathering the Danish artist Lauren Tuxen gave us in his picture of the family of Queen Victoria in 1887 in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor. It was packed with her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, lots of them crowned heads. At the centre was the old Queen, the future Edward VII nearby, his son Albert Victor, who was to die a few years later, and his second son George, who inherited both the throne and his brother’s fiancée.
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1 week ago | 
msn.com | Melanie McDonagh
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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2 weeks ago | 
standard.co.uk | Melanie McDonagh
CommentMelanie McDonagh1 minute agoGet our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysisI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Well, whaddya know? It turn out that the five investigations into the child grooming gangs scandal will go ahead after all.
