Royals gather for Windsor Easter Sunday service
Royals gather for Windsor Easter Sunday service
King Charles and Queen Camilla participated in an Easter Sunday church service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. The event included other members of the Royal Family, such as Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, who had not joined the traditional gathering for the past two years due to her ongoing cancer treatment. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his former spouse Sarah Ferguson, and their daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were absent this year, having attended the ceremony last time.
Audible applause from spectators was captured as Prince William and Princess Catherine guided their children into the chapel. During the procession, Princess Charlotte waved to the crowd of onlookers behind barriers. Princess Anne also joined the service, accompanied by her husband Sir Tim Laurence, as well as Prince Edward and his family. The King and Queen arrived last, drawing a shout from a passerby: “God bless the King.”
The event was framed as a family-oriented tradition rather than an official royal duty. This year, the King chose not to deliver an Easter message, a departure from previous years. Earlier, on Thursday, the couple had attended the Maundy service in Denbighshire, Wales, which honors the Last Supper and emphasizes humility and community service. At that ceremony, the King awarded gifts to 77 men and 77 women from the UK in recognition of their Christian contributions and civic efforts.
Meanwhile, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, stripped of his royal title and under investigation for alleged misconduct in public office, has relocated to Sandringham, Norfolk. His family continues to face scrutiny related to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, with lingering questions about connections to the US sex offender. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied any wrongdoing linked to his association with Epstein.
On Sunday, the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, delivered an Easter sermon. In her address, she urged an end to “violence and destruction” in the Middle East, praying “with renewed urgency” for peace amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, now in its sixth week.
