Prince William and Kate Middleton skip royal Easter celebrations for second year in a row

The Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children have skipped the royal family’s Easter celebrations on Sunday for the second year in a row.

The Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children skipped the royal family’s Easter celebrations on Sunday for the second year in a row.

Instead of joining King Charles, Queen Camilla and other royals at the Easter Matins Service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, William, 42, and Middleton, 43, went to Norfolk with their kids Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9 and Prince Louis, 7.

The family of five celebrated the holiday at Anmer Hall, their Sandringham country estate.

A source close to the royal family told The Sun of William and Kate’s decision, “They are choosing to spend time together as a family before the children go back to school.”

The Wales’ didn’t attend the Easter service last year after Middleton announced her cancer diagnosis that March. The princess has since announced that she’s in remission after undergoing treatment.

Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales and Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales. Picture: AFP.

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Sunday’s Easter service was led by Charles, 76, and Camilla, 77.

Those in attendance included the king’s three siblings, Princess Anne with her husband Sir Timothy Laurence, Prince Andrew with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and Prince Edward with his wife Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.

Princess Beatrice, her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozz and his son James, Earl of Wessex, and Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank were also at the service. Charles went to the Easter service last year despite his own cancer diagnosis. However, the monarch sat away from the main public to remain safe and healthy and did not host his annual Easter lunch with his family at Windsor following the mass.

Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Queen Camilla leave after attending the Easter Matins service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, in Windsor on April 20, 2025. Picture: AFP.

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In the past, the Windsor clan has sat down all together for a luxurious Easter roast supper. Royal chef Darren McGrady previously opened up to OK! magazine about the lavish and delicious menu, saying: “We’d go straight into the main course — a traditional roast lamb with seasonal vegetables.”

Easter eggs made from chocolatier Charbonnel et Walker are also typically found on the table.

“They’d also have a compound salad served in a kidney dish attached to the plate — just some lettuce and cucumber with a little mint or some grated carrot and coriander,” McGrady explained.

The last time the entire royal family (sans Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) spent Easter together was in 2023, which marked Prince Louis’ debut at the holiday church outing.

This article originally appeared in The NY Post and was reproduced with permission.

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