Kate Middleton broke royal rule while attending Queen's Easter Church service
14.04.2022 - 11:15
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Every Easter, the Royal Family get together to attend a church service at Windsor with the Queen. Most of the Firm attend the service, and as per royal tradition they trickle into St George's Chapel until the most senior member of the family, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 95, makes her way in last.
However, back in 2018, Kate Middleton, 40, and Prince William, 39, who share an "enormously" lavish Kensington Palace apartment together, broke royal protocol and arrived at the service after the Queen. According to the the Mirror, their late arrival was not due to their tardiness but rather because they were caught in traffic on the M4 on the way to the venue.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter At the time, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had been at her family's home with their children Prince George, now eight, and Princess Charlotte, six, while Kate was pregnant with their now youngest child Prince Louis, three. As the service had already started, the couple had no choice but to quietly enter the chapel and make their way to their seats after the Queen had already arrived.This isn't the first time Kate has broken royal tradition though as back in 2016 she decided not to attend the St Patrick's parade at the Cavalry Barracks in Hounslow.
The mum-of-three decided to bow out of the major engagement at the time to be with her children George and Charlotte instead, breaking the 121-year tradition. While 2022 was the first time the Duke and Duchess have attended the parade since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictions, Prince William attended alone six years ago.Taking on the duty traditionally held by a female member, he presented the
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