Maundy Service at Sheffield CathedralArchived Message
Posted by Arthur on April 2, 2015, 8:40 am
The Queen attended this morning the traditional service of Maundy Thursday, at Sheffield Cathedral.
For this occasion, she wore the Mappin & Webb Orchid Brooch:
(Source: Chris Jackson & WPA Pool/Getty Images Europe, via Zimbio.com)
As far as I know, it is only the second outing of this brooch: Queen Elizabeth II had worn this brooch for the first (and until today only) time (almost exactly) one year ago, on 8 April 2014, for the welcoming ceremony of the President of the Republic of Ireland, Michael O'Higgins: