{"id":37124,"date":"2025-04-21T01:57:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T01:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/37124\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T01:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T01:57:18","slug":"duchess-of-edinburgh-embraces-sarah-ferguson-in-heartfelt-show-of-solidarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/37124\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchess of Edinburgh embraces Sarah Ferguson in heartfelt show of solidarity"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Duchess of Edinburgh embraced Sarah Ferguson in a heartfelt show of support at Easter.<\/p>\n

The Yorks followed the Edinburghs as they left St George’s Chapel on Easter Sunday, with Sophie and Sarah sharing a sweet hug.<\/p>\n

King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the traditional Easter Sunday church service at Windsor Castle today, continuing the royal Easter tradition despite recent health challenges.<\/p>\n

Prince Andrew was notably present at the service, accompanied by his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.<\/p>\n

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Duchess of Edinburgh embraces Fergie in heartfelt show of solidarity<\/p>\n

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His appearance at the Easter service highlights his continued inclusion in select Royal Family events despite past controversies.<\/p>\n

The Duke of York withdrew from public life in 2019 following his notorious BBC interview regarding his association with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

Despite stepping back from royal duties, Andrew continues to join his family on certain occasions.<\/p>\n

His presence comes amid further controversy, having been named as an associate of an alleged Chinese spy.<\/p>\n

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The Duchess of Edinburgh and Sarah Ferguson linking arms as they walked away<\/p>\n

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The Easter service represents one of the few public royal gatherings where Prince Andrew maintains a visible presence alongside the King and other senior royals.<\/p>\n

The gathering took place without the presence of Prince William and Princess Kate, who were absent from the royal Easter celebrations.<\/p>\n

The service marks one of the key events in the royal calendar, bringing together several members of the family for the religious occasion.<\/p>\n

Windsor Castle, just outside London, has long served as the setting for this annual royal tradition.<\/p>\n

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The Duchess of Edinburgh and Sarah Ferguson both attended mass on Easter Sunday<\/p>\n

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\"PrincessPrincess Eugenie leaving the service todayGetty<\/p>\n

The royal gathering attended Easter Matins in the historic 15th-century St George’s Chapel in Berkshire.<\/p>\n

This chapel has been the venue for numerous royal weddings, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ceremony in 2017.<\/p>\n

The King’s sister, Princess Anne, was among those present at the service.<\/p>\n

Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, also joined the royal party for the Easter celebration.<\/p>\n

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh completed the family group at the Windsor service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Duchess of Edinburgh embraced Sarah Ferguson in a heartfelt show of support at Easter. The Yorks followed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,5106,1102,4884,5105,7717,712,512,16,15,978],"class_list":{"0":"post-37124","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-duchess-of-edinburgh","10":"tag-edinburgh","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-royal","13":"tag-sarah-ferguson","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-sgg","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114373476289613965","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}