The Royal Family are expected to have a big reunion over the bank holiday weekend, as they face their first Easter without the late Queen and the second anniversary of Prince Philip’s death.
Kate, Princess of Wales, will play a larger role in Easter celebrations this year, and King Charles may relax a strict table rule, according to a royal expert.
Ingrid Seward predicts a big reunion over the bank holiday weekend, as the royals celebrate their first Easter without the late Queen, as well as the second anniversary of Prince Philip’s death on Sunday.
She expects the entire family to attend, except Prince Harry, Meghan, and their two children, who live in the United States, and says it will be a chance for them to catch up before the King’s Coronation.
During the gathering, they usually stick to traditions, such as eating a fish dinner on Good Friday.
On Sunday, they attend a service at St George’s Chapel before returning for a four-course roast.
According to Ms Seward, the monarch may relax one rule imposed by the late Queen.
“They will all have dinner together, except the young children, who will eat in the nursery dining room,” she told The Sun.
“The Queen always said they couldn’t eat at the table until they could properly hold a knife and fork, but Charles may have relaxed that rule a little.”
Kate, according to the royal biographer, will also help organize some of the children’s activities.
“Kate is a fantastic organizer and will almost certainly organize an Easter egg hunt – they can also go to the royal mews and see the horses there, and there is an indoor pool for swimming and ponies for them to ride,” she explained.
Previously, the late Queen would invite her loved ones to the castle for the long weekend, where they would spend quality time together and eat a lot of good food.
Former royal chef Darren McGrady previously revealed some of his Easter dinner secrets while cooking for the late Queen and her relatives.
Over the Easter weekend, meal times are a big deal at the castle, and they eat a lot of delicious food.
On Friday nights, they enjoy a traditional fish dinner, which always goes down well.
On Sunday, after church, the family sits down to a four-course roast dinner.
“We’d go straight into the main course – a traditional roast lamb with seasonal vegetables,” Darren told OK! Magazine.
“They’d also have a compound salad served in a kidney dish attached to the plate – just lettuce and cucumber with a little mint or grated carrot and coriander,” he added.
The Royal Family also eats cheese for lunch rather than dinner, with the Queen especially fond of the fresh Windsor Cheese made especially for her by the Windsor Dairy.
“The most incredible sweet white Windsor peaches grew on the estate too in my day,” Darren said.
“We’d have to keep them locked away in the kitchens because everyone wanted to try them.”
This year’s Easter reunion will take place less than a month before the King’s Coronation on May 6.
Camilla will also be crowned as Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey during the traditional ceremony.
The entire Royal Family, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, will be present.
Although Harry and Meghan have confirmed they have been invited, it is unclear whether they will attend.
