Queen Elizabeth is celebrating the 2021 Maundy Gift recipients. In a letter shared to Twitter on Thursday, the 94-year-old monarch wrote to this year's 190 recipients in lieu of the scheduled in-person service at Westminster Abbey.Each year on Maundy Thursday, the queen distributes specially minted coins in red-and-white purses to pensioners, in recognition of their outstanding Christian service.This year, recipients received via mail both the queen's letter and their gift, the latter of which commemorated Her Majesty’s upcoming 95th birthday, as well as the 50th anniversary of Decimal Day, the day on which the U.K.
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