King Charles and Queen Camilla Met by Protestors as They Commemorate Ancient Royal Tradition

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King Charles and Queen Camilla celebrated Maundy Thursday this morning at St. Asaph Cathedral, the UK's smallest ancient cathedral.

It is the first time the service—held each year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday—is in North Wales since its inception 800 years ago; Queen Elizabeth began the tradition of taking the Maundy service around the country to different churches every year. It has only been in Wales once before, in St Davids in 1982.

The first royal Maundy service was held in 1210, per theBBC, by King John. While historically, monarchs washed feet of selected individuals, today, the King presents specially minted coins to recipients. Today, the King handed out Maundy money to 77 men and 77 women, in reflection of his age.

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A key part of the the tradition are red and white Maundy purses; this year, the white purse has Maundy coins equivalent to King Charles's age, while the red purse contains a £5 coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's birth. In addition, for this year's service, Ettinger, a British leather goods company that holds aRoyal Warrant, crafted the purses.

Ahead of King Charles and Queen Camilla's arrival this morning, there was spray painted graffiti which on the wall outside St Asaph Cathedral, which workers rushed to clean ahead of the service. Per theTimes, "Workers in high-vis jackets were seen attempting to remove the paint."

Across from the church during the service, "Not My King" protestors were visible with large banners and signs.

Republic, the anti-Monarchy group that organized the protest,notedon their website that they were protesting to keep the issue of King Charles's younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, whowas arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office last month, central. (He has always denied wrongdoing.) "We can't let the royals dodge accountability," Republic wrote. "We'll follow them everywhere, making sure that question is repeated time and time again."

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NEED TO KNOW

• The King distributed Maundy coins to 77 men and 77 women, matching his age, in recognition of their community service

• The Royal Maundy Service tradition dates back to 600 AD and was expanded by Queen Elizabeth to travel around the U.K.

King CharlesandQueen Camillaare gearing up for Easter in a place that's especially meaningful forPrince WilliamandKate Middleton.

On April 2, the King, 77, and Queen, 78, attended the Royal Maundy Service at St. Asaph Cathedral in north Wales. The outing marked the first time the event has been held in Wales since 1982 and only the second time in the tradition's history.

Wales is a special place for William and Kate,who were named the Prince and Princess of Wales following King Charles' accession to the thronein September 2022. The Prince of Wales is the historic title for the male heir to the throne, with William and Katepaying many impactful visits to Walessince they took on the titles. The Prince of Wales title is also poignant for King Charles, whobore the Prince of Wales title for 64 years, until his accession.

The King and Queen Camilla played a festive role at the Royal Maundy Service, which commemorates the Christian holy day on the Thursday before Easter.

There, King Charles had the honor of presenting Royal Maundy gifts to approximately 77 men and 77 women from Wales and other dioceses across the U.K., recognizing their exemplary Christian service to their communities.

The "77" number matched the monarch's age, and recipients received two purses containing the "Maundy Money." The white purse held sets of specially minted silver Maundy coins totaling 77 pennies, reflecting his number of years, while the red purse contained a £5 coin commemorating the 100th anniversary ofQueen Elizabeth's birth (later this month) and a 50p coin celebrating the 50th anniversary of The King's Trust, one of King Charles' charities.

The royal family'swebsiteoutlines that the coins are all real legal tender, though it's popular to pocket them as a keepsake, with the ordinary coinage representing the sovereign's gift for food and clothing and the Maundy coins nodding to their age.

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The church service featured specially commissioned music by Welsh composers and musicians in a celebration of a return of the Royal Maundy Service to Wales. The service also featured the processional Cross of Wales, a gift from King Charles to the Christians of Wales and cross that was used on his May 2023 coronation day. The Cross of Wales, which headed the procession for the King and Queen Camilla's crowning ceremony at Westminster Abbey almost three years ago, contains a fragment of the True Cross, a gift from the King to Pope Francis and believed to be part of the cross Jesus was crucified on.

After the service wrapped, the King and Queen joined the Royal Maundy Party for the traditional group photo outside the West Door before taking time to meet members of the cathedral community.

The Royal Maundy Service is an ancient tradition tracing back to 600 AD, honoring how Jesus washed the feet of the Apostles at the last supper. The royal family's website explains that the number of coins the monarch distributes correlates to "the number of years they have lived" and King Charles has done the honors every year of his reign,with the exclusion of 2024, shortly after it was announced that he was undergoing treatment for cancer.(The King's treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer continues, and heshared the "good news" in December 2025that his treatment would be reduced this year.)

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Queen Camillamade royal history as the first consort to helm the ceremonyand distribute coins at Worcester Cathedral.

The King has continued his late mother Queen Elizabeth's tradition of holding the Royal Maundy Service is held at different cathedrals or abbeys around the U.K.

Early during her record reign, Queen Elizabeth decided that the Maundy money celebration should not be exclusive to the people of London and began a new tradition of bringing the festivities to various houses of worship across the country. She impressively hit the road to visit every cathedral in the U.K. during her reign, according to Royal.UK.

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Survivor fanswere upset overDonald Trump's presidential address interrupting the 2-hour-long episode of Season 50 on CBS. The network released a statement, confirming that the show will start at its usual time but will be paused for 20 minutes for the president'sspeech. It resumed from where it left off and went on for an extended 20 minutes, past its end time.

Survivor fans are angry at Donald Trump for his speech timing

Fans didn't like that Trump's presidential address popped up between the exciting episode of Survivor Season 50, which now features 17 contestants out of 24 competing for the prize. Episode 6 premiered on 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS but was halted midway because of the president's speech.

In an earlier statement, CBS confirmed details about the broadcast, saying, "CBS News will air a special report for President Donald J. Trump's live primetime address to the nation from the White House, Wednesday, April 1, at 9 p.m., ET. CBS News' Tony Dokoupil will anchor the coverage." They reassured fans that the show will resume shortly after the speech and will air entirely, with the broadcast extended beyond its scheduled end time as needed.

Despite the reassurance, fans were still upset over the interruption in between their favorite show, taking to social media to share their thoughts. A userwrote, "Why does he always do this during Survivor."

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Another oneadded, "Get Trump off my screen im tryna watch survivor booooo … boooo." A third fanwrote, "I don't want Trump harshing my Survivor vibes." Other reactions also included, "As if he would finish a speech in 20 minutes hah."

Following the president's speech, the episode was announced to resume at 9.20 p.m. and go on until 10.20 p.m. before broadcasting America's Culinary Cut. The timings were tweaked not just for Survivor on CBS but also for other shows like Chicago Fire on NBC and The Masked Singer on Fox.

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A woman who has allegedly been stalking former Fleetwood Mac member Lindsey Buckingham is believed to have thrown an unknown substance on the singer-guitarist before running off, sources told ABC News.

The incident unfolded on Wednesday as Buckingham arrived at an appointment in Santa Monica, California, sources told ABC News.

While Santa Monica police are not commenting, sources said the woman is known to law enforcement from previous incidents.

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The Los Angeles Police Department's Threat Management Unit is taking the lead on the case. The LAPD said in a statement, "To protect the integrity of the open and ongoing investigation, no further comment will be provided, at this time."

Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac with his then-girlfriendStevie Nicksin 1975, and the couple became part of Fleetwood's best-known lineup, along with bassist John McVie and singer-keyboardist Christine McVie. Buckingham was a member of the group from 1975 to 1987 and from 1996 to 2018.

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Courtney Love believed Marlon Brando might be her grandfather due to his alleged relationship with her grandmother Paula Fox

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• Love met Brando through Warren Beatty but found him "super repulsive"

• Paula Fox, Love's biological grandmother, gave up Love's mother for adoption

Courtney Lovethought for years thatMarlon Brandomight be her grandfather — and even though she's now certain he's not, she's opening up about their unimpressive meeting.

The Hole frontwoman, 61, said on Billy Corgan'sThe Magnificent Otherspodcast on Wednesday, April 1 that she long believed the legendary actor to be her grandfather, as he'd allegedly slept with her grandma, the novelist Paula Fox.

"When I met him, I thought he was super repulsive and that tracked. I was like, 'Oh, I must be related to this guy,'" she told Corgan.

Love said she was friendly with Brando's neighborWarren Beatty, and eventually "lobbied him" to facilitate a meeting between the two.

"'I just want to meet him. I don't want anything from Marlon Brando,'" she recalled telling Beatty. "And then Warren, he said, 'Marlon wants a note from you.' So I wrote him a note. 'I don't want anything from you.'"

At one point, after giving the Oscar winner her "word" that she had no ulterior motives, she used Brando's bathroom and eyed his toothbrush, knowing she could easily swipe it and use his DNA to uncover the truth about her lineage.

"Nah. Like, nah. Maybe I'm too much of a feminist, but I was like, 'I don't need your last name.' That's how I felt," she said. "Also, I gave my word. But I'm glad I didn't because it turned out he wasn't even my grandfather, so there's the comedy there."

Love did not identify her actual grandfather, but noted he was a very tall man.

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Both Fox, who died in 2017 at age 93, and Brando lived with noted acting teacher Stella Adler in the early 1940s, when Fox conceived Love's mother, Linda Carroll.

She later gave Carroll, now 81, up for adoption, and Love only learned in adulthood that Fox was her biological grandmother.

The two met just once, and the meeting was a volatile one.

"She's awful, she's awful. She's terrible!" Fox said of Love inThe Observerin 2013. "I met with her for an hour, and the hour was like an hour in the devil's pocket, for both of us… I don't want to be mean."

The singer, meanwhile, called Fox's "absolute dislike" of her "shocking and inexplicable."

Still, Love quipped to the outlet that "if you look at me before my first nose job, I kind of look like Marlon Brando."

Brando was the father of at least 11 children. He died in 2004 at 80 years old.

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