King Charles III and Queen Camilla led members of the Royal Family at the annual Easter Sunday Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on April 20th, following the Royal Maundy Service at Durham Cathedral.
The Royal Family joined the King and Queen Camilla for the annual Easter Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel.
After the Service, the King and Queen greeted members of the public gathered inside Windsor Castle.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla
The Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh with the Earl of Wessex
The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York
Princess Beatrice and Count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
The Earl of Snowdon with Lady Sarah (wearing Princess Margaret’s Diamond Star Earrings) and Daniel Chatto
King Charles III, the Head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla attended the annual Royal Maundy Service at Durham Cathedral on April 17th. Maundy Thursday is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Maundy and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.
The King has shared an Easter message to all who celebrate.
One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great kindness. This paradox of human life runs through the Easter story and in the scenes that daily come before our eyes — at one moment, terrible images of human suffering and, in another, heroic acts in war-torn countries where humanitarians of every kind risk their own lives to protect the lives of others. A few weeks ago, I met many such people at a reception in Buckingham Palace and felt a profound sense of admiration for their resilience, courage and compassion.
On Maundy Thursday, Jesus knelt and washed the feet of many of those who would abandon Him. His humble action was a token of His love that knew no bounds or boundaries and is central to Christian belief.
The love He showed when he walked the Earth reflected the Jewish ethic of caring for the stranger and those in need, a deep human instinct echoed in Islam and other religious traditions, and in the hearts of all who seek the good of others.The abiding message of Easter is that God so loved the world — the whole world — that He sent His son to live among us to show us how to love one another, and to lay down His own life for others in a love that proved stronger than death.
There are three virtues that the world still needs — faith, hope and love. “And the greatest of these is love”.
It is with these timeless truths in my mind, and my heart, that I wish you all a blessed and peaceful Easter.
Charles R
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Very nice words from his Majesty.It helps to put things in perspective.Thank you Sir.
As the World Parliament of Peace President elect and the Earl Count of the British Empire I kneel down at our Lord Jesus Christ sacrifice for all of us ,as human beings ,and I hear the profound meaning in our King Charles III Easter words directed for all of us.I pray for us to avoid further warmongering attitude towards our brethren around the world.
“A blessed and peaceful Easter.”
How privileged we are to experience it in the free and beautiful country we live in!