Kate Middleton.Photo: Andrew Matthews-WPA Pool/Getty
It’s a royal family Easter gathering — but without their matriarch.
As they traditionally do every year, members of the royal family stepped out on Sunday to attend the Easter Sunday service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle (the site of many royal weddings, includingPrince HarryandMeghan Markle’s May 2018 nuptials as well as Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s big day in Oct. 2018).
Prince Edward was also in attendance with his family: wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex and their two children: Lady Louise, 18, and James, Viscount Severn, 14.
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Princess Eugeniewalked with cousin Peter Phillips and his two daughters, 11-year-old Savannah and 10-year-old Isla.
Kate Middleton, Prince George, Prince William and Princess Charlotte.Andrew Matthews-WPA Pool/Getty
The Queen’s granddaughter Zara attended with her husband, Mike, and their eldest daughter, Mia.
Princess Margaret’s daughter Sarah Chatto also attended with her husband Daniel and their sons, Arthur and Samuel.
Blue appeared to be the color for the day, with many of the royals opting for the color. Floral patterns were also a popular choice — and a classic choice for the spring!
Princess Eugenie, Peter Phillips, Isla Phillips and Savannah Phillips.Andrew Matthews-WPA Pool/Getty
Notably missing from the outing wasQueen Elizabeth, who will celebrate her 96th birthday this month. It wasconfirmed earlier this weekthat the monarch would not attend the annual Easter outing.
The Queen, who is a devout Christian and the head of the Church of England, attends services regularly and, if she can’t go in person, has been able to worship online, a source has told PEOPLE.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise, James, Viscount Severn and Prince Edward.Andrew Matthews-WPA Pool/Getty
Queen Elizabeth was last seen in public at the special thanksgiving service for her late husbandPrince Philipon March 29, but she has carried on with virtual audiences with diplomats andvirtually attended the official opening of the Royal London Hospital’s Queen Elizabeth Unit, talking with health workers and former patients. She used the occasion to tell a former COVID patient of her ownbattle with COVID-19, relating how it had left her debilitated. “It does leave one feeling very tired and exhausted, doesn’t it? This horrible pandemic,” she said.
On Thursday,Prince Charlesand his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwallstood in for the Queenat the annual Royal Maundy Service, a pre-Easter tradition where a member of the royal family distributes specially-minted coins known as Maundy money to recognize people over 70 years old for their service to their communities.
Prince Charles, 73, and Camilla, 74, were in Scotland to celebrate the holiday, as they usually do.
Mike Tindall, Mia Tindall and Zara Tindall.Andrew Matthews-WPA Pool/Getty
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