{"id":2359666,"date":"2026-04-05T17:53:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2359666"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:53:22","slug":"royals-put-on-united-front-at-easter-service-at-windsor-castle-in-first-public-family-outing-since-andrews-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-put-on-united-front-at-easter-service-at-windsor-castle-in-first-public-family-outing-since-andrews-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals put on united front at Easter Service at Windsor Castle in first public family outing since Andrew\u2019s arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-1ihz57b-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<div data-theme-wrapper=\"true\" style=\"display:contents;color-scheme:inherit\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fjSFaq\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM cNjOtq\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM kkuiIA\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The King and Queen attended the traditional Easter church service in Windsor\u2019s St George&#8217;s Chapel alongside other senior royals, in the first public family outing since <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a>\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/charles\">Charles<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/camilla\">Camilla, <\/a>who arrived by car in front of the castle to a shout of \u201cGod save the King\u201d, 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.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew\u2019s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, made alternative plans and did not attend the service. <\/p>\n<p>The King and Queen were also joined by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 TyqSS\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/05\/10\/05\/01KNEGS0P9541VGZES4052853A.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/05\/10\/05\/01KNEGS0P9541VGZES4052853A.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/05\/10\/05\/01KNEGS0P9541VGZES4052853A.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Prince and Princess of Wales arriving at the ceremony with their children\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 GbazC hgzWpY\">The Prince and Princess of Wales arriving at the ceremony with their children<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 dnwdMd\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Aaron Chown\/PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/camilla\">Camilla<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/charles\">Charles<\/a> and Camilla were joined by the former Duke of York and Ms Ferguson at the 15th-century chapel on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s trade envoy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 TyqSS\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/05\/10\/08\/01KNEJ51NRM9YYGMRYS15TRMHF.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/05\/10\/08\/01KNEJ51NRM9YYGMRYS15TRMHF.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/05\/10\/08\/01KNEJ51NRM9YYGMRYS15TRMHF.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"King Charles III and Queen Camilla, flanked by other members of the royal family, arrive to attend the Easter service\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 GbazC hgzWpY\">King Charles III and Queen Camilla, flanked by other members of the royal family, arrive to attend the Easter service<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 dnwdMd\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Aaron Chown\/PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The royal family began to distance themselves from Andrew after his infamous BBC <em>Newsnight<\/em> interview with Emily Maitlis in 2019 about his relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s victims, Virginia Giuffre, who alleged that she was assaulted by Andrew. He denies any wrongdoing. <\/p>\n<p>Andrew was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-pictured-arrest-epstein-files-b2943390.html\">pictured for the first time<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>He was forced to relocate to the King\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 bLbBuD\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/05\/10\/49\/01KNEHHCZ6E9Q2W9YBRCSWDRR7.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/05\/10\/49\/01KNEHHCZ6E9Q2W9YBRCSWDRR7.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/05\/10\/49\/01KNEHHCZ6E9Q2W9YBRCSWDRR7.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Duke of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal with Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 GbazC hgzWpY\">The Duke of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal with Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 dnwdMd\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Aaron Chown\/PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, the King and Queen attended <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/news\/king-charles-camilla-protest-royal-easter-service-b2735041.html\">the Royal Maundy service<\/a> in Wales. <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Maundy service, which commemorates the Last Supper of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jesus-christ\">Jesus<\/a>, has a tradition of distributing alms.<\/p>\n<p>Workers in high-vis jackets were seen cleaning graffiti reading \u201cNot Our King\u201d on Thursday morning, ahead of the King\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n<\/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 www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The King and Queen attended the traditional Easter church service in Windsor\u2019s St George&#8217;s Chapel alongside other senior royals, in the first public family outing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2359667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2359666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Royals-put-on-united-front-at-Easter-Service-at-Windsor.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2359668,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359666\/revisions\/2359668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}