In Pictures: Royal Maundy Thursday

People of all ages packed Guildford High Street in Surrey to see the Queen take a walkabout

The Bishop of Guildford, Christopher Hill, met the Queen for the annual Maundy Thursday service at Guildford Cathedral

After the Royal Maundy service, people lined the High Street hoping to catch a glimpse of the Queen

The Queen has attended the service in person since 1971 and, by her own decision, it is now held in a different cathedral each year

The Queen collected several bunches of flowers during her walkabout

But some of the Queen's smaller subjects needed a helping hand to deliver their posies

It is tradition in Guildford to present visiting royals with a plum pudding, which the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, inspected

The Maundy service dates back centuries - until the 18th Century the monarch would also wash the feet of the poor selected to receive the coins

Traditional nosegays presented to the Monarch are a reminder of the bad odour of the feet of the poor in past centuries

The Queen, who celebrates her 80th birthday next week, enjoyed meeting the crowds

But for some youngsters the excitement was simply too much

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