Duchess Sophie misses Easter service due to ill health Royal | news

According to royal insiders, the Duchess of Edinburgh was unable to attend today’s Easter Sunday service at Windsor due to her ill health.

Sophie was supposed to attend a religious service, but she dropped out at the last minute.

Her husband and son, James, Earl of Wessex, attended as usual. The source said the couple’s daughter Lady Louise is busy with her studies. She is in her final year studying English literature at the University of St Andrews.

The royal family united this morning, led by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children.

It is the first time the young trio have been seen in public this year, and the Wells family attends an Easter service for the first time since 2023.

Charlotte waved happily to the members of the public gathered on the lawn in front of the church. Louis proudly walked beside her.

The family of five are attending the religious service, including the King and Queen; the Duke of Edinburgh; their son James, Earl of Wessex; and the Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.

Peter Phillips and his fiancée, Harriet Sperling, were also in attendance, along with their daughters Savannah and Isla. And for the first time, Ms Spurling’s 15-year-old daughter Georgina was also in attendance with her new stepsisters-to-be.

At the rear of the group were Lady Sarah Chatto and her husband Daniel.

The king and queen arrived last, driving in a state Bentley. As they entered the church, he affectionately touched the cheeks of young Lewis and Charlotte.