For the second year in a row, Prince William and Kate Middleton skipped attending the traditional Easter Sunday service in Windsor. The couple instead decided to spend the Easter weekend at their Norfolk home, Anmer Hall, with a focus on family time with their children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
Although their absence created speculation, a royal expert explained that their move was by no means a “snub” to the royal family. GB News was told by Charles Rae, Royal Correspondent at The Sun, “They’ve had the King’s permission, so it’s not as if it’s a snub or anything like that. It’s all above board.
The Wales’s decision, as per Rae, indicates their dedication to their children, particularly with Kate’s recent diagnosis with cancer. “I’ll tell you precisely what’s occurring, that the Wales’s have determined that they’re going to spend the Easter weekend with their family in Norfolk, and the entire ducking out, if you like, of the traditional Easter service,” Rae described.
He also added that they skipped the service last year also, since it fell so close to the time the Princess of Wales was diagnosed with cancer. Rae underscored the fact that the King had sanctioned their plan and the couple just wanted to “do their own thing.”
Indeed, the royal pair is said to be hosting a family-friendly event. “So far as I’m being told, the Wales’s will be having an Easter egg hunt in the grounds somewhere—so it’s all dedicated to the children, as it should be with Easter anyway,” Rae continued.
Meanwhile, other members of the royal family such as King Charles and Queen Camilla, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, were present at the service at Windsor.
Rae credited William’s status as a hands-on parent, stating, “William is extremely much a family man, along with Catherine, and they put as much spare time as they have into their children. And I think that’s very proper.” He also characterized the pair as “more modern” than earlier generations of royals.
Rae wrapped up by recognizing William’s changing role in the monarchy: “Let’s not also set aside the fact that William is very much his own man. For years and years, we’ve always complained about how the monarchy needs to be more modern. Well, they are now much more modern, as we’ve seen on a variety of issues.”
