King Charles shared a sweet moment with his grandson, Prince Louis, as the two met at Windsor for Easter celebrations.
As The King arrived at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, the rest of the Royal Family was waiting to greet him and Queen Camilla.
After the expected curtsies and bows, King Charles made his way into the chapel with the Prince and Princess of Wales ready to say hello at the door of St. George’s.
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On seeing Prince Louis, who will turn eight in just a few weeks’ time, The King broke into a broad smile and reached out to pat his grandson who has long been known to be among Charles III’s biggest fans.
The two have shared several very sweet public moments including the famous cuddle at the Platinum Jubilee concert in 2022 when the then four year old Louis insisted in sitting on his grandfather’s lap as they watched the party being put on for Queen Elizabeth II as she marked the 70th anniversary of her reign.
There was another special greeting for two more of his grandchildren. Prince George, 12 and Princess Charlotte, 10, were blown a kiss by their grandfather as he caught sight of them on his arrival.
William and Kate had earlier walked down the steep hill from the castle to the chapel for the Easter Sunday service with George, Charlotte and Louis.
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Princess Anne and her husband. Sir Tim Laurence, were right behind them but the Princess Royal had a sweet gesture of her own lined up. As she was waiting to greet the clergy assembled ahead of the service, she gestured to her nephew to go ahead of her. James, Earl of Wessex has stepped back to allow his aunt to say hello first but she insisted, with a smile, that he go ahead of her.
The Duke of Edinburgh was also at the service although Sophie, The Duchess of Edinburgh wasn’t present. She missed this part of the royal Easter celebration as did her daughter, Lady Louis Mountbatten Windsor.
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Other noticeable absentees were Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. It was already known that they wouldn’t be at the church service and would be spending Easter with their husbands and children. It follows months of revelations and the arrest of their father, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, who was detained on suspicion of misconduct in public office and released, 11 hours later, under investigation.
One new face at the royal Easter was Harriet Sperling, fiancée of Peter Phillips. They attended the service just days after announcing that their wedding will be held on June 6 in Kemble, near Cirencester.
King Charles was also greeted by one of his favourite cousins. Princess Margaret’s daughter, Lady Sarah Chatto, was at the service along with her husband, Daniel.
The King and Queen arrived at St. George’s by car. After the service, Queen Camilla was presented with flowers before heading over to wish the crowd waiting for her a very Happy Easter.
King Charles joined her for a brief walkabout before the Royal Family celebrations continued at Windsor Castle.
