Royals attend Windsor Easter Sunday service

Royals attend Windsor Easter Sunday service

King Charles and Queen Camilla participated in the Easter Sunday service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. The event featured Prince William and Catherine, who brought their children—Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7—to the ceremony. Princess Charlotte waved to spectators gathered behind barriers as the family entered the chapel.

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, along with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his former spouse Sarah Ferguson, skipped the event this year. They had opted for different arrangements for Easter, following their absence the prior year. The Wales family had missed the service last year while on a holiday in Norfolk, and the year before due to Catherine’s recent cancer diagnosis.

Princess Anne and Prince Edward attended alongside their family. The King and Queen arrived last, drawing applause from onlookers. A crowd member shouted,

“God bless the King”

as they entered. Upon leaving, the monarchs greeted the public, offering wishes for a joyful Easter.

The service was described as a family tradition rather than a formal royal duty. King Charles did not deliver an Easter message this year. On Thursday, he participated in the Maundy service in Denbighshire, Wales, which honors the Last Supper and emphasizes humility and community service. During the event, he gifted 77 men and 77 women from the UK for their contributions.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, now without his royal title, has relocated to Sandringham, Norfolk, following his arrest on charges of misconduct in public office. His family remains under scrutiny due to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, with ongoing inquiries into potential connections to the US sex offender. The former prince has rejected allegations of wrongdoing linked to Epstein.

Meanwhile, Dame Sarah Mullally, the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, delivered an Easter sermon. In her address, she urged an end to “violence and destruction” in the Middle East. She prayed for peace with “renewed urgency” at Canterbury Cathedral, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran entered its sixth week.