THE King joked that “it was all mirrors” when a well-wisher said he was looking well at yesterday’s Maundy Service.
Charles and Camilla paid respects to Second World War heroes and the Queen Mother at Durham Cathedral.
GettyCharles and Camilla at the Maundy Thursday ceremony at Durham Cathedral[/caption] ReutersThe King made a modest joke to a royal fan who complimented him on how well he looked[/caption]The King presented Maundy Money to 76 men and 76 women – the number represents his age – including a £5 coin commemorating The Queen Mother and a 50p coin which features stories of WWII.
After the service, they greeted the hundreds of royal fans waiting outside.
Pat Johnson, 54, of Jarrow, South Tyneside, attracted Charles’s attention after bringing 18-month-old Pembroke corgi called Lilibet to the stand outside the service.
She said afterwards: “He asked if she was friendly and he asked me what her name was.
“I said I named I named her after your mother and said ‘you look well and he said ‘you are very kind but it’s all mirrors.'”
Charles, who is continuing to have cancer treatment more than a year after his diagnosis, had earlier issued his Easter message saying “love” is the greatest virtue.
The King wrote: “One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great kindness.
“This paradox of human life runs through the Easter story and in the scenes that daily come before our eyes — at one moment, terrible images of human suffering and, in another, heroic acts in war-torn countries where humanitarians of every kind risk their own lives to protect the lives of others.
“A few weeks ago, I met many such people at a reception in Buckingham Palace and felt a profound sense of admiration for their resilience, courage and compassion.
“On Maundy Thursday, Jesus knelt and washed the feet of many of those who would abandon Him.
“His humble action was a token of His love that knew no bounds or boundaries and is central to Christian belief.
“The love He showed when He walked the Earth reflected the Jewish ethic of caring for the stranger and those in need, a deep human instinct echoed in Islam and other religious traditions, and in the hearts of all who seek the good of others.
“The abiding message of Easter is that God so loved the world-the — the whole world — that He sent His son to live among us to show us how to love one another, and to lay down His own life for others in a love that proved stronger than death.
“There are three virtues that the world still needs — faith, hope and love.
“And the greatest of these is love”.
“It is with these timeless truths in my mind, and my heart, that I wish you all a blessed and peaceful Easter.”
The King and Queen will lead the Royal Family to a ceremony a St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on Easter Sunday.
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