King Charles will attend Easter service, skipping family luncheon amid cancer battle
King Charles III is reportedly set to attend church service on Easter Sunday.
The monarch, who is currently receiving treatment for cancer, will reportedly attend the annual Easter Matins church service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor but will not host the traditional Easter lunch afterward, Buckingham Palace confirmed, per multiple reports.
With his health in mind, Charles, 75, is expected to sit next to his wife, Queen Camilla, away from the congregation. There are expected to be fewer people in attendance out of precaution.
A source told the Telegraph the former Prince of Wales’ plan to attend church in person Sunday was a “sign of things heading in the right direction” in regard to his health.
The upcoming service will be Charles’ first public appearance in nearly two months. He was last spotted heading to church with Camilla at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, in early February. The king looked chipper as he waved at photographers.
Charles announced his cancer diagnosis on Feb. 5 — one week after he underwent surgery for an enlarged prostate.
His daughter-in-law Kate Middleton revealed on March 22 that she had also been diagnosed with cancer following a planned abdominal surgery. The mom of three, 42, said she is currently undergoing “preventative chemotherapy” and asked for privacy.
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“I am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal, in my mind, body and spirits,” she assured fans.
The Princess of Wales will not be making an appearance at the royal family’s Easter traditions this year.
Last Saturday, Middleton, her husband, Prince William, and their three kids — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — traveled to their Anmer Hall residence in Norfolk.
The family of five is expected to enjoy a private Easter celebration.
