It is the first time they have attended the Easter service since 2023

The Prince and Princess of Wales along with their children have joined the wider Royal Family at today’s Easter Sunday service (April 5). It is the first time the Wales family have attended the Easter Matins Service since 2023.

This is because they have prioritised spending the holiday privately as a family following Princess Catherine’s cancer diagnosis at the start of 2024. It is also not customary for the heir and their family to attend the event every year.

The Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven, led the royals as they walked to church this morning. The service is being held at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Prince William, Prince George and Prince Louis all wore dark-coloured suits. The Heir to the throne matched a white shirt with a blue tie, while his sons wore matching sky blue ties. Catherine wore a cream-coloured outfit, paired with a matching coloured hat. Princess Charlotte wore a beige, buttoned knee-length coat and opted not to wear a hat in the blustery conditions.

No official guest list has been released by Buckingham Palace but we can predict who will attend based on previous attendance. The King and Queen are expected to be joined by his siblings, the Princess Royal, and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

Four family members will not be attending this year. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson remain in royal exile following their links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while their daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have made alternative Easter plans.