Prince William and Princess Kate spent the weekend in Windsor as the royal family gathered at St George’s Chapel for the traditional Easter Sunday service. The couple have been taking a break from royal engagements while Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, ten, and Prince Louis, seven, enjoy a three-week holiday from school.
The timing matters because William has not attended the Easter service since 2023, preferring private time instead, even as he is said to be keen to show his commitment to his faith. Kate has made clear why the family has been keeping its schedule light. She has said that spending quality time together is an important part of family life and that the simple moments, such as playing outside together, are what she cherishes most.
For the family, Easter has long been a season set aside for home life. They usually spend some of the holiday at Anmer Hall on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, where bike rides and walks on the beach are part of the routine. The house has also been a place where the children have kept chickens and watched baby chicks hatch in an incubator, details that fit the low-key rhythm the couple have tried to preserve around their children.
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That approach also explains why Kate may be planning an outing to Bucklebury Farm and Deer Safari Park, the Berkshire attraction run by her sister, Pippa Matthews. During the holidays, the farm offers Easter egg hunts, tractor rides and an Easter bunny disco, making it a more public but still family-centred destination for the children’s break.
The royal couple’s recent appearances have underscored how they are balancing family time with duty. In recent weeks, William and Kate attended the installation of Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury and joined other royals at Windsor Castle for a state banquet honouring the Nigerian president. Still, the Easter period has been treated differently, and the pattern suggests the couple are trying to keep the school break centered on George, Charlotte and Louis rather than the court calendar.
That balance carries added weight for William as a future Supreme Governor of the Church of England, a role he will one day inherit from his father. It also comes against the backdrop of Kate’s recovery from cancer, which has been linked to time in nature and away from the pressures of public life. For now, the family’s Easter message is plain: the service may be traditional, but the priority is private time together.
