{"id":2359350,"date":"2026-04-05T11:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T11:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2359350"},"modified":"2026-04-05T11:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T11:59:12","slug":"king-charles-blows-kiss-to-grandchildren-at-easter-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-charles-blows-kiss-to-grandchildren-at-easter-service\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles blows kiss to grandchildren at Easter service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>King Charles was given a warm welcome by the Royal Family as<br \/>\nthey headed to church on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The King and Queen arrived at St. George\u2019s Chapel by car where<br \/>\nthe rest of the family was waiting for them.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales had led the royal party who<br \/>\nwalked to the doors of St. George\u2019s. Prince George, 12, Princess<br \/>\nCharlotte, 10 and Prince Louis, 7, were with them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"989\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Wals.png\" alt=\"The Prince and Princess of Wales with their children\" class=\"wp-image-217274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Wals.png 989w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Wals-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Wals-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Wals-360x207.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Prince and Princess of<br \/>\nWales walked to church on Easter morning<br \/>(Royal Family you Tube Channel\/ fair use)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Princess Royal and her husband, Sir Tim Laurence, followed<br \/>\nWilliam and Kate to the church while Princess Anne\u2019s soon to be<br \/>\ndaughter in law, Harriet Sperling, made her first appearance at a<br \/>\nroyal Easter celebration.<\/p>\n<p>She strolled down to the chapel with her fiance, Peter Phillips,<br \/>\nand his two daughters, Savannah and Isla. The couple announced<br \/>\ntheir wedding date earlier this week. The big royal wedding of the<br \/>\nsummer takes place in Kemble near Cirencester on July 6.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"909\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-at-Easter.png\" alt=\"Harriet Sperling in a blue dress, greets a clergyman at WIndsor\" class=\"wp-image-217266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-at-Easter.png 909w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-at-Easter-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-at-Easter-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-at-Easter-360x191.png 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"909\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-at-Easter.png\" alt=\"Harriet Sperling in a blue dress, greets a clergyman at WIndsor\" class=\"wp-image-217266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-at-Easter.png 909w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-at-Easter-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-at-Easter-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-at-Easter-360x191.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Harriet Sperling joined the<br \/>\nRoyal Family at Easter<br \/>(Royal Family you Tube Channel\/ fair use)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Princess Anne looked particularly supportive of her nephew,<br \/>\nJames, Earl of Wessex who came to church with his father, the Duke<br \/>\nof Edinburgh. As the royals lined up to greet the clergy waiting<br \/>\nfor them, James appeared to take a step back to let his aunt go in<br \/>\nfront of him but she put a reassuring hand on his arm to indicate<br \/>\nhe should go first.<\/p>\n<p>As expected, there was no sign of Princess Beatrice or Princess<br \/>\nEugenie who had both already made clear they would be staying away<br \/>\nfrom the Royal celebrations at Easter. Earlier this year, their<br \/>\nfather, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, was arrested by officers<br \/>\ninvestigating allegations of misconduct in public office. He was<br \/>\nreleased 11 hours later under investigation. It\u2019s understood that<br \/>\nthe former prince is spending Easter at his new home on the<br \/>\nSandringham estate.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles and Queen Camilla were driven to St. George\u2019s<br \/>\nChapel where the Royal Family greeted them. The King was clearly<br \/>\ndelighted to see them and blew a kiss to William, Kate and their<br \/>\nchildren. He also appeared to share a joke with Prince William as<br \/>\nthey met at the door of St. George\u2019s Chapel but it was another<br \/>\nprince who got the biggest reaction from King Charles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"978\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-Camilla-at-Easter.png\" alt=\"Queen Camilla carries a bouquet of spring flowers on Easter Sunday\" class=\"wp-image-217268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-Camilla-at-Easter.png 978w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-Camilla-at-Easter-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-Camilla-at-Easter-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-Camilla-at-Easter-360x188.png 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"978\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-Camilla-at-Easter.png\" alt=\"Queen Camilla carries a bouquet of spring flowers on Easter Sunday\" class=\"wp-image-217268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-Camilla-at-Easter.png 978w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-Camilla-at-Easter-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-Camilla-at-Easter-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-Camilla-at-Easter-360x188.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There were flowers for Queen<br \/>\nCamilla at the end of the Easter Sunday service<br \/>(Royal Family you Tube Channel\/ fair use)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>As he saw his grandson, Prince Louis, The King broke into a huge<br \/>\nsmile and patted the seven year old on the shoulder. The two are<br \/>\nknown to have a very close bond with Louis famously asking to sit<br \/>\non his grandfather\u2019s lap at the concert given to mark the Platinum<br \/>\nJubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n<p>The King was also joined by one of his favourite cousins. Lady<br \/>\nSarah Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret, joined the royal party<br \/>\nwith her husband, Daniel.<\/p>\n<p>Following the service, Queen Camilla was presented with a<br \/>\nbouquet of bright spring flowers before she joined The King for a<br \/>\nchat with some of the wellwishers who had gathered to see them.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen greeted them with a \u2018Happy Easter\u2019 before she and King<br \/>\nCharles spent several minutes chatting to them. Earlier this week,<br \/>\nthey enjoyed a walkabout at St. Asaph where they had been greeted<br \/>\nby crowds following the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/royal-news\/king-charles-maundy-217244\/\"><br \/>\ntraditional Maundy Thursday service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children waited to<br \/>\nwave off the royal car before walking back to the castle where the<br \/>\nRoyal Family will continue their Easter celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tbmarker\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source royalcentral.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Charles was given a warm welcome by the Royal Family as they headed to church on Easter Sunday. The King and Queen arrived at St. George\u2019s Chapel by car where the rest of the family was waiting for them. 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