King Charles attended the Easter Mattins Service at Windsor Castle’s St George’s Chapel, where, dressed in a dark overcoat and blue tie, he shook hands and chatted with onlookers
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King Charles greets wellwishers after Easter Sunday service
The King’s public appearance on Easter Sunday is “a significant step” and shows the public how he’s responding to treatment for his cancer, according to a palace source.
Charles, 75, greeted a long line of well-wishers after re-emerging from St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at the conclusion of the Easter Mattins Service. Members of the public there praised the monarch’s health, and a source told The Mirror the milestone is important in Charles’ recovery.
The source said: “Today was a significant step. As can be seen, The King has responded to treatment very encouragingly over past weeks and his doctors were thus able to adjust their guidance slightly on what His Majesty is now able to undertake, including attendance at the Easter service and greeting well-wishers who had kindly turned out to show their support.”
Many wished Charles a happy Easter as he spent several minutes greeting the line of people after the event. These scenes, the palace source says, will offer “wider public reassurance” during the difficult time.
The insider added: “His Majesty’s treatment continues and caution is of course the watchword, but as diary plans are evolved towards summer, we hope to see more of these carefully-calibrated steps towards the resumption of some public facing duties for The King, with adjustments made where necessary.
“Nothing will be confirmed until nearer the time, plans remain in flux and are subject to medical guidance, but there is great hope and optimism from both doctors and the patient.
“While the King has of course been undertaking all his official duties in private, and has been photographed at a number of smaller Palace engagements, hopefully his attendance at Easter Sunday has offered wider public reassurance that His Majesty is doing well and that the the road ahead is looking very positive.”
The monarch was applauded by the public as he left St George’s Chapel and Camilla was presented with a posy of white and yellow flowers by a young boy. Neither Princess of Wales, or her immediate family, were present for the Easter Mattins Service as the future queen continues treatment for cancer.
