The King and Queen attended the traditional Easter church service in Windsor’s St George’s Chapel alongside other senior royals, in the first public family outing since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest.
Charles and Camilla, who arrived by car in front of the castle to a shout of “God save the King”, put on a united front with other members of the royal family including the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, but not Andrew or his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, made alternative plans and did not attend the service.
The King and Queen were also joined by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
Prince William waved to the large crowd outside the castle as the pair led a procession to the service with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Charlotte was in a tan coat and Kate wore an off-white ensemble of skirt, smart jacket and leafy hat, while William and the boys wore dark blue suits and ties.
Camilla arrived in red wool dress and coat by Fiona Clare, a hat by Phillip Treacy and a broach which belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Last year, Charles and Camilla were joined by the former Duke of York and Ms Ferguson at the 15th-century chapel on Easter Sunday.
Since then, Andrew was stripped by the King of both his right to be a prince and his dukedom over his links to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew was arrested in February, on his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office after allegations that he shared sensitive information with Epstein during his time as the UK’s trade envoy.
The royal family began to distance themselves from Andrew after his infamous BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis in 2019 about his relationship with Epstein.
He was stripped of his military roles and use of HRH title in January 2022, a month before he settled a legal dispute with one of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, who alleged that she was assaulted by Andrew. He denies any wrongdoing.
Andrew was pictured for the first time since his arrest on 22 March as he walked his dogs in the grounds around his new home, Marsh Farm, on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
He was forced to relocate to the King’s estate in Norfolk after a public backlash over his rent agreements resulted in him giving up his lease on the Grade II-listed Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor. It emerged he had only paid a peppercorn rent for more than 20 years, having first moved into the property in 2003.
On Thursday, the King and Queen attended the Royal Maundy service in Wales.
During the ceremony, the King presented Maundy money to 77 men and 77 women from across Wales and other UK dioceses, in recognition of their outstanding Christian service and contributions to their local communities.
The Royal Maundy service, which commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus, has a tradition of distributing alms.
Workers in high-vis jackets were seen cleaning graffiti reading “Not Our King” on Thursday morning, ahead of the King’s arrival.
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