'Reason' Duchess Sophie missed royal Easter Sunday service
Her husband Prince Edward was in attendanceSophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, didn’t attend the royal family’s annual Easter service on April 5.
Usually, Sophie, 61, is seen attending the service with her husband Prince Edward and their children.
But on Sunday, Sophie was absent and an explanation was reportedly given.
Why did Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, not attend the royal Easter service?
According to HELLO!, Sophie missed the Easter Sunday service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor due to feeling “under the weather”.
Royal Insider has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
Sophie and Edward’s daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, was also missing from the service. However, it’s believed she was busy with her studies. Lady Louise is currently studying English at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
Prince Edward attended the Easter Sunday service alongside his and Sophie’s son James, Earl of Wessex.
Meanwhile, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie also missed the service this year.
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They usually attend alongside the royal family. But this Easter, they reportedly made “alternative plans”.
Their absence comes at a difficult time for the sisters as their parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, face intense scrutiny over their past links to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Louis’ ‘words’ to King Charles at Easter service
Royals who were in attendance included King Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children.
Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven, were all in attendance on Sunday.
It is a very unusual reward ritual from Charles, showing his softer side as a doting grandad.
Prince Louis reportedly greeted his grandfather King Charles in the sweetest way as the monarch arrived at the service.
According to lip reader Jeremy Freeman, who spoke to the Mirror, Louis said to his grandpa: “Happy Easter.”
Charles was also seen sweetly greeting his grandkids, appearing to pat Charlotte on the shoulder as he walked into the service.
Body language expert Judi James commented on the sweet moment. She told the Mirror: “It is a very unusual reward ritual from Charles, showing his softer side as a doting grandad.
“There is a very sweet moment when Charles is walking past William’s children and he spontaneously, fondly and unusually (in public), stretches one hand out to pat one of them.”
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