His Majesty King Charles III attended the annual Easter Sunday church service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor on Sunday 31 March.
The King was joined by his wife Queen Camilla as well as other members of the royal family.
His attendance marks the 75-year-old’s first significant public outing since his cancer diagnosis was announced earlier this year.
Charles is still currently undergoing treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer, so the event was smaller than usual as the King follows his doctors’ advice to limit the number of people he comes in contact with.
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It was announced by Buckingham Palace that King Charles would be attending the service early last week.
Last year marked His Majesty’s first Easter service as monarch, and as per tradition, he was joined by multiple other senior royals who took part in a short procession to the intimate service.
King Charles led the procession accompanied by his wife and his siblings, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew who made a shock rare public appearance.
In 2023, the King and Queen waved to the crowd as they walked to St George’s Chapel, followed by Princess Anne and a rare public appearance by Prince Andrew.
(Image: Getty) (Credit: (Image: Getty))This year the Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend the church service as Catherine continues to receive preventative chemotherapy for her recently announced cancer.
In 2023, the Wales’ attended the event accompanied by their three children Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and first-time attendee Prince Louis, 5.
In previous years, fellow senior royals Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, and Zara Tindall have also joined the procession alongside their families.
Following the news of both King Charles’ and Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnoses, the royal family’s Easter Sunday plans were uncertain.
In the midst of his treatment, His Majesty has postponed public-facing duties, however, the Easter church service is technically considered a private family event.
At this stage, Charles is expected to return to work around summer in the United Kingdom, however it is highly dependent on how well he is coping.
A royal source told PEOPLE that the King is “progressing well”, however the Palace is not “committing to anything” and everything will be “subject to doctors’ advice at the time.”
King Charles has continued to work behind the scenes, and the royal source added that “one thing that has been wholly undiminished is his appetite for work.”
