{"id":36112,"date":"2025-04-20T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/36112\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T17:14:09","slug":"prince-william-and-princess-kate-skip-royal-easter-service-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/36112\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William and Princess Kate Skip Royal Easter Service 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1tstfla emevuu60\">This year, Easter celebrations looked different for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a64442702\/prince-george-prince-william-surprise-soccer-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a64442702\/prince-george-prince-william-surprise-soccer-appearance\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Prince William\" data-node-id=\"0.1\" class=\"body-link css-zdij3o emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a64423609\/princess-kate-middleton-health-update-cancer-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a64423609\/princess-kate-middleton-health-update-cancer-exclusive\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Princess Kate\" data-node-id=\"0.3\" class=\"body-link css-zdij3o emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Kate<\/a>. Choosing to forgo the Royal Family&#8217;s annual church service, the couple spent the holiday at their country residence, Anmer Hall in Norfolk, alongside their three children\u2014Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-auya5i emevuu60\">While the Prince and Princess of Wales were absent, other family members, including Princess Eugenie and Sarah Ferguson, joined King Charles and Queen Camilla for the Easter Matins Service at St. George&#8217;s Chapel, Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"the british royal family celebrate commonwealth day\" title=\"The British Royal Family Celebrate Commonwealth Day\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2722\" height=\"3000\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/prince-william-prince-of-wales-and-catherine-princess-of-news-photo-1745161382.pjpeg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mark Cuthbert\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-auya5i emevuu60\">This isn\u2019t the first time the Wales family has opted for a quieter Easter. Last year, they also skipped the traditional service as the Princess was undergoing chemotherapy following her cancer diagnosis. During that period, she stepped back from her public duties to focus on her health. In January, she shared the news that she is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a63422679\/kate-middleton-in-remission-from-cancer-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a63422679\/kate-middleton-in-remission-from-cancer-statement\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"now in remission\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link css-zdij3o emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">now in remission<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-auya5i emevuu60\">Given Kate\u2019s ongoing desire for privacy and continued recovery, it\u2019s likely why the family chose once again to spend the holiday away from the public eye.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-auya5i emevuu60\">As Prince William maintains a low profile, royal watchers have begun speculating about what the future may hold. Some insiders suggest that major changes have long been in motion behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-auya5i emevuu60\">\u201cThe people I\u2019ve spoken to have said that the succession planning, as they call it, began even before Charles\u2019 diagnosis,\u201d royal author Tom Quinn told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a64489573\/how-royal-family-preparing-prince-william-become-king-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a64489573\/how-royal-family-preparing-prince-william-become-king-exclusive\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Harper\u2019s Bazaar\" data-node-id=\"8.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-zdij3o emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/a>. \u201cI mean, he\u2019s the oldest Prince of Wales to become king in history, so succession planning had begun before Charles came to the throne simply because of the age issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-auya5i emevuu60\">Quinn noted, \u201cCharles knows that he isn\u2019t going to be king for that long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-auya5i emevuu60\">While the future remains uncertain, for now, Prince William seems to be prioritizing time with his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This year, Easter celebrations looked different for Prince William and Princess Kate. 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