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Watch: The Royal Family arrive at church for Easter Sunday service
King Charles and Queen Camilla have attended an Easter Sunday church service in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
They were joined by other members of the Royal Family, including the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, who has not been at the traditional event for the past two years.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are absent, after attending last year.
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King Charles smiled and waved to well-wishers as he entered St. George's Chapel in Windsor for the Easter Sunday service
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The King and Queen arrived by car to the Easter Matins service
Cheers were heard from onlookers as Prince William and Catherine led their children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, into the chapel.
As they walked, Princess Charlotte waved to the crowds of people watching on from behind barriers.
The Wales' missed the service last year as they decided to go on a family holiday to Norfolk, and skipped the year before as it came shortly after Catherine's cancer diagnosis.
Princess Anne joined, accompanied by husband Sir Tim Laurence, as well as Prince Edward and his family.
The King and Queen arrived last and one onlooker was heard shouting "God bless the King".
As they left the chapel, the King and Queen shook the hands of the public, wishing them a happy Easter.
The Queen remarked that the service was "good" when asked how it was.
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Princess Anne and her husband Sir Tim Laurence also joined the family gathering
The service is seen as a traditional family event as opposed to an official engagement.
The King did not issue an Easter message this year.
That event commemorates the Last Supper and the importance of humility and service to others.
The King presented gifts to 77 men and 77 women from the UK in recognition of outstanding Christian service and for helping people in their communities.
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Princess Anne arrived with her brother Prince Edward, joining up with Prince William and Princess Catherine and their children
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Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were in good spirits ahead of the service
Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title and remains under investigation having been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and has moved to Sandringham, Norfolk.
Mountbatten-Windsor and his family have been engulfed by the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, with continuing questions about links to the US sex offender.
The former prince has denied any wrongdoing from his connections with Epstein.
Meanwhile, Sunday marked the first time Dame Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, delivered an Easter sermon as leader of the Church of England.
In it, she called for an end to "violence and destruction" in the Middle East.
Mullally prayed "with renewed urgency" for peace to a congregation at Canterbury Cathedral, as the US-Israel war against Iran enters its sixth week.
