How Kate Middleton and Prince William Spent Easter After Skipping Royal Family Celebrations
For the second year in a row, Kate Middleton, Prince William, and their kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis skipped the royal family's Easter celebrations at St. George's Chapel in Windsor. Last year, the family of five missed the festivities because Kate was undergoing cancer treatment; this year, however, they opted to spend time with the Princess of Wales' parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, at their country home, Anmer Hall.
Anmer Hall, located in Norfolk, sits on the Sandringham Estate, where the royal family typically spends Christmas each year. The family annually walks to and from the main house to church at nearby St. Mary Magdalene, and the Wales family of five attended Easter services there yesterday, according to Hello!.
Just as they do on Christmas morning, the family attended the 11 a.m. service and were joined by Michael and Carole for church. Hello! reported that the Princess of Wales was dressed in a long camel coat and a brown hat, while the Prince of Wales wore a dark suit. The vicar, Canon Paul Williams, handed the royals wrapped hot cross buns on their way out, and their exit was under the radar, as they left via the church's back entrance (as a large crowd of well-wishers waited for them out front).
George, Charlotte, and Louis are currently still on Easter break from school at Lambrook, returning on Thursday, April 24. The family of five often spend time at Anmer Hall while the kids are on school breaks, a 10-bedroom residence given to William and Kate as a wedding gift from the late Queen Elizabeth in 2011. It has since undergone nearly $2 million worth of renovations, done by interior designer Ben Pentreath, according to Hello!.
'We spend as much time as we can here,' William said in an interview for Apple's Time to Walk podcast. 'It's very peaceful.'
Michael and Carole Middleton live nearby in Bucklebury, a short drive from Anmer Hall. Per The Independent, William told his father, King Charles, of his family's intention to miss the traditional royal Easter service to 'enjoy some extended time as a family over Easter,' a source told The Mirror. 'They are choosing to spend time together as a family before the children go back to school.'
As William, Kate, and the kids enjoyed a more private, low-key Easter, the royals came out en masse at St. George's Chapel on April 20, with King Charles and Queen Camilla leading the way for royals like Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Sarah Ferguson, Princess Anne, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, James, Earl of Wessex, and, surprisingly, Prince Andrew. A source told Us Weekly that the Wales family skipping Easter is 'a big deal,' as 'it's royal tradition for the family to attend this together.' But, former royal correspondent Charles Rae told GB News, it's another example of William and Kate's commitment to putting their kids first—even before royal duties.
'I'll tell you exactly what's going on—that the Waleses have decided that they're going to spend the Easter weekend with their family in Norfolk, and the whole ducking out, if you like, of the traditional Easter service,' Rae said. 'They've had the King's permission, so it's not as if it's a snub or anything like that. It's all above board.'
Rae added that the family had plans to have an Easter egg hunt on the grounds of Anmer Hall, 'so it's all devoted to the children, as it should be with Easter, in any case.'
'And William is very much a family man, along with Catherine, and they devote as much spare time as they have to their children,' he continued. 'And I think that's quite right.'
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