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The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children celebrated Easter with the Middleton family at Sandringham this weekend – and managed to make an incognito visit to a church service.
William and Kate were seen attending the 11am service at St Mary Magdalene Church yesterday along with Kate’s parents Carole and Michael Middleton.
Yet while crowds had gathered evidently wanting to spot the royal couple, they made their way into the church while evading crowds.
Once inside, Prince George, 11, nine-year-old Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, six, were given hot cross buns to enjoy as part of the holiday celebrations.
While other members of the royal family including King Charles and Queen Camilla as well as Prince Andrew came together to celebrate at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, William and Kate and their three children opted for a smaller affair.
Kate was dressed in a long camel coat and a trilby brown hat, whilst William was smartly dressed in a dark suit.
They were all handed wrapped hot cross buns by the vicar, Canon Paul Williams, as they left.
A group of about 150 royal fans congregated outside the church, hoping to catch a glimpse of the family, but were left disappointed when they went via the back door.
The Prince and Princess of Wales chose to celebrate Easter separately from King Charles and Queen Camilla this weekend and were spotted driving up to the church
Prince William and Kate were mobbed by royal fans as they attended a quiet Easter service on Sunday at their country home, Anmer Hall, Norfolk
Pictured left to right at a service at the same church for Christmas last year are the Princess of Wales, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Prince William and Prince George
The Sandringham estate also had an Easter egg trail in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance, for whom Prince William worked between 2015 and 2017.
King Charles and Queen Camilla attended an Easter service at St George’s Chapel, alongside other members of the Royal family including the Duke of York.
The Waleses also missed the annual service last year after Kate, who is now in remission, was diagnosed with cancer.
Prince Andrew grinned as he appeared at the Easter Sunday service with other members of the royal family.
The disgraced Duke seemed in high spirits as he joined his brother Charles at St George’s Chapel in Berkshire.
Andrew arrived at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, with the Princess Royal, his ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York and Anne’s husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
A member of the gathered crowd shouted ‘Happy Easter, sir’ to Andrew as he left St George’s Chapel after the service.
He glanced at them before walking off with his ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York, who smiled and waved at well-wishers.
The royal couple, along with Kate’s parents Carole and Michael Middleton and Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte , nine and Prince Louis , six enjoyed the 11am service at St Mary Magdalene Church
Prince Andrew was in attendance at the Easter Sunday service alongside other members of the Royal Family
Camilla was presented with flowers before she and Charles walked over to members of the public and briefly greeted some of them.
They were wished a ‘Happy Easter’ and they smiled and waved before being driven off.
The Princess Royal got straight into a car with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence. Anne was seen using an umbrella as a walking aid.
She had arrived at the service with her husband, as well as Andrew and Sarah.
Andrew quickly entered the chapel ahead of Anne as she spoke with the Dean of Windsor, the Right Rev Christopher Cocksworth outside.
Andrew, who came back outside as Charles and Camilla arrived, had not been pictured at a formal royal family event since last Easter, after stepping down from official duties.
Also in attendance were Princesses Beatrice and Princess Eugenie who donned their Easter best for the occasion.
Princess Beatrice, 36, was seen making a striking fashion statement in a stylish gold patterned headband as she was spotted chatting with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in the grounds of St George’s Chapel ahead of the seasonal service.
King Charles attends the Easter Mattins Service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on Easter Sunday
Queen Camilla attends the traditional Easter Sunday Matins Service yesterday
Princess Eugenie, 35, looked elegant in all white and a matching veiled headpiece.
The royal fashionista completed the ensemble with a white longline belted coat, nude suede pointed pumps and a nude tote bag.
She joined her husband Jack Brooksbank and mother Sarah Ferguson for the gathering.
The commemorations come after King Charles made a light-hearted joke about his health as he returned to the Royal Maundy Service at Durham Cathedral after missing last year due to his cancer diagnosis.
The monarch, 76, who issued a special Easter message, appeared in high spirits as he arrived alongside Queen Camilla at the Cathedral in the northeast of England.
Speaking to crowds afterwards, Charles joked that ‘it was all mirrors’ when a well-wisher said he was looking well.
He and the Queen had marked Maundy Thursday last week by paying respects to Second World War heroes and the Queen Mother.
The King and Queen went on a ‘walkabout’ outside the cathedral as hundreds gathered to cheer them on their way.
A crowd of around 150 royal fans gathered outside a church in Sandringham, hoping to catch a glimpse of William and Kate, but were disappointed when they left discreetly via the back door
The Prince and Princess of Wales were not at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, as they are spending the weekend with their children in Norfolk
Members of the Royal Family are pictured at the traditional Easter Matins service in Windsor
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, wears a white jacket and black skirt for Easter Sunday
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, wore a stunning plum-coloured coat for the occasion
Pat Johnson, 54, of Jarrow in South Tyneside, attracted Charles’s attention after bringing 18-month-old Pembrokeshire corgi Lilibet to the stand outside the service.
She said afterwards: ‘He asked if she was friendly and he asked me what her name was.
‘I said I named her after your mother and said, “You look well”, and he said, “You are very kind but it’s all mirrors”.’
The King met attendees outside the Cathedral before entering alongside Camilla and other other members of the congregation.
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