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| Watch: The Royal Family arrive at church for Easter Sunday service |
King Charles and Queen Camilla have been to a church service on Easter Sunday in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
They were joined by other members of the Royal Family, including the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, who has not been at the traditional event for the past two years.
After attending last year, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and their daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are absent. It is understood the princesses have made "alternative plans" for Easter.
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| King Charles smiled and waved to well-wishers as he entered St. George's Chapel in Windsor for the Easter Sunday service (Image: EPA via shutterstock) |
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| The King and Queen arrived by car to the Easter Matins service (Image: AFP via Getty Images) |
As Prince William and Catherine led their children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, into the chapel, cheers could be heard from onlookers. Princess Charlotte waved to the crowds of spectators behind barriers as they walked. The Wales family skipped the service the year before because they planned a family vacation to Norfolk, and they skipped it the year before because Catherine was diagnosed with cancer. Princess Anne joined, accompanied by husband Sir Tim Laurence, as well as Prince Edward and his family.
One observer could be heard shouting, "God bless the King," as the King and Queen arrived last. The King and Queen wished the public a happy Easter as they left the chapel by shaking their hands. When asked how the service was, the Queen said that it was "good."
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| Princess Anne and her husband Sir Tim Laurence also joined the family gathering (Image: PA Media) |
Instead of being an official engagement, the service is seen as a traditional family event. The King did not issue an Easter message this year. The King and Queen attended the customary Maundy service on Thursday in Denbighshire, Wales. That event commemorates the Last Supper and the importance of humility and service to others.
The King presented gifts to 77 men and 77 women from the UK in recognition of outstanding Christian service and for helping people in their communities. Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title and remains under investigation having been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and has moved to Sandringham, Norfolk.
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has engulfed Mountbatten-Windsor and his family, raising unanswered questions about their connections to the US sex offender. The former prince has denied any wrongdoing connected to his relationships with Epstein. Meanwhile, Sunday marked the first time Dame Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, delivered an Easter sermon as leader of the Church of England.
In it, she called for an end to "violence and destruction" in the Middle East.
At the beginning of the sixth week of the US-Israeli war against Iran, Mullally addressed a congregation at Canterbury Cathedral and prayed for peace "with renewed urgency."
Source: BBC
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