The British royal family will continue their Easter traditions and gather for some of the UK’s religious ceremonies
On the sixth Thursday of this month, the royal family’s first Easter celebrations began in style with an attended mass King Charles III (74) and Queen Consort Camilla Parker (75).
The new king and his wife were attending the Royal Maundry, a religious service held every Maundy Thursday. At the ceremony, the king distributed small silver coins to citizens over the age of 70 who had done some good for the community.
On the official Instagram of the royal familyA video of Charles and Camilla at York Minster was posted, and in the caption, the profile commented a bit about royal tradition.
“Following the tradition of hundreds of years, the King presented “Mal Mudri” [moedas] To 74 men and 74 women in recognition of the work they do in their church and community. Since the time of Henry IV, the number of benefactors has been determined by the age of the king.It’s detailed.
despite of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) The monarch was at the time of the last ceremony, due to her health conditions, which was performed by Charles III, who was at that time the Prince of Wales.
William and Kate!
Who will also follow the tradition is the Welsh couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Prince and Princess of Wales were without royal engagements this week because their children were out of school.
However, soon the couple will have real assignments and will appear in public. William and Kate are attending traditional Easter services this coming Sunday, the 9th, at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.
The couple’s attendance was confirmed to US People magazine by Kensington Palace, but it has not been confirmed if the three children of the Prince and Princess will attend the ceremony.
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This Easter is the royal family’s first without the presence of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away in September last year.
In addition to the absence of the monarch at the religious holiday, this month has an extra dose of nostalgia, because the 21st of this month will be the 97th anniversary of Elizabeth II.
According to People magazine, a prayer in honor of the former queen will likely be said at the royal family’s Easter service.
A source close to the family commented on December, the first Christmas without Elizabeth, that the monarch had not made memorial dates to American magazine.
“It will be difficult, because the Queen was all they wanted. [Família Real] Knew, like most of the UK. The first year is the hardest, as always the first thing we notice,” he commented.
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