Scottish estate, Balmoral Castle. Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle may be invited by King Charles to spend some time with the Firm over the season this year.
30.03.2024 - 12:03 / ok.co.uk
Just like millions of people up and down the country, the Royal Family will be tucking into a tasty meal on Easter Sunday - but what will they be served? Following the Easter Sunday Matins service at St George's Chapel, the family will make their way back to Windsor Castle and sit down to a traditional four-course dinner of roast lamb and vegetables. The details of the meal were previously revealed to OK! by former royal chef Darren McGrady.
Explaining the long-held tradition before Queen Elizabeth's death, he said: "We'd go straight into the main course – a traditional roast lamb with seasonal vegetables.
The Queen likes her meat well done so she'd always have the first two slices." He continued: "They’d also have a compound salad served in a kidney dish attached to the plate – just some lettuce and cucumber with a little mint or some grated carrot and coriander." Following the dish of roasted lamb, the family are said to enjoy a special course of cheese which has been made especially at the Windsor Dairy and served with fruit. The former chef said: "The most incredible sweet white Windsor peaches grew on the estate too in my day.
We'd have to lock them away in the kitchens because everyone wanted to taste them. [Queen Elizabeth] always looked forward to those, but she'd have to wait until they were in season." Just like millions of people up and down the country, the family will enjoy chocolate to finish off the meal.
It is thought that staff make the Easter eggs by hand in the castle kitchens.
The adults' eggs are beautifully decorated with sugared flowers, whereas the children's feature fun designs. It was well-known that the late Queen loved chocolate - with a former royal chef even going as far to describe her as a
Scottish estate, Balmoral Castle. Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle may be invited by King Charles to spend some time with the Firm over the season this year.
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The Royal Family has a large portfolio of homes around the country, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle - as well as a number of smaller properties on these estates and in areas such as the Duchy of Cornwall. As well as the vast 50,000 acre Balmoral estate in the rolling hills of Aberdeenshire, there is another stunning Scottish home which was bought by King Charles' grandmother for a shockingly low price.The castle has never been lived in full-time and has frequently been used as a summer home for the King and Queen when they were still styled as the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
King Charles has made a rare public appearance at the royal family’s Easter celebration.
Fans were eagerly awaiting the arrival of King Charles and Queen Camilla at St George's Chapel for the royal Easter service - but there was one member of the Royal Family that was noticeably absent. Lady Louise was nowhere to be seen at the service on Sunday as she is currently studying English Literature at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
The Prince and Princess of Wales' and their three young children will not be joining the rest of the Royal Family at the traditional Easter Sunday Matins Service at St George's Chapel, Windsor.The family of five are expected instead to spend the day at their Anmer Hall home in Norfolk. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis broke up from school for the Easter holidays on Friday, 22 March - the same day that Kate bravely revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatment.The home, which was given to the couple by Queen Elizabeth II after their wedding in 2011, is thought to be their favourite residence to escape to - and is somewhere where they have a wide circle of close friends.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will be sitting separately from the rest of the Royal Family during the annual Easter Sunday Matins service at St George's Chapel, Windsor on Sunday, 31 March.This will be the 75 year old monarch's first public engagement since he was diagnosed with cancer, after it was reported that he is very keen to get back to work and make appearances at key royal events in the summer. While the King will be present, the Wales family will not as they are expected to spend the day at Anmer Hall in Norfolk following the announcement that the Princess of Wales is also undergoing treatment for cancer.
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undergoing treatment for his cancer, is set to attend the Easter Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle later this week in honor of the spring holiday.Buckingham Palace confirmed on Tuesday that he will make an appearance alongside wife Queen Camilla and other members of the Firm. The outing will be one of the former Prince of Wales’ first public appearances since announcing the news of his illness in February.However, Kate Middleton — who is currently dealing with her own cancer — and husband Prince William will not be walking alongside the royal family to church this year.
the royal family’s current dynamics, according to a royal expert.Royal historian and author Richard Fitzwilliams insists it’s very telling that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex weren’t notified ahead of Friday’s public announcement.“It speaks volumes that Harry and Meghan learnt of the diagnosis from the news,” Fitzwilliams told TIME. “The brothers reportedly haven’t been in contact for months and trust has completely broken down.”“A serious illness can change everything and bring families together,” he continued.
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Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis, tech entrepreneur Christopher Bouzy cast doubt on the British royal family and likened the heartbreaking video announcement to “North Korean propaganda.” “The palace lied, and the British press happily helped them lie,” Bouzy, 48, said in a post on X on Friday. “The countless ‘conspiracy theory’ headlines, while knowing a lot of what was being said was true.”“This is really some North Korea / Trumpian type of propaganda,” the post concluded.
The Royal Family's influence can be felt all over the UK - whether that is in our national food preferences or our architecture. As well as this, one of the principle ways their views have impacted us is through gardening and horticultural design.