Happy Easter Grandpa! Adorable moment King Charles tenderly greets Princess Charlotte outside Windsor church service

This is the adorable moment King Charles tenderly greets his granddaughter Princess Charlotte outside St George’s Chapel in Windsor ahead of the Easter Sunday service. 

The 77-year-old monarch briefly stood outside the church’s doors to sweetly touch the princess on her shoulder. 

Charles then walked inside, followed by his wife Queen Camilla, Prince William, Princess Kate, Princes George and Louis, and Princess Charlotte. 

The King looked full of good spirits as he warmly waved to the crowd and greeted his family despite the chill winds ahead of the Easter gathering. 

The King and Queen were driven down in the State Bentley, Camilla sporting a red wool crepe dress by Fiona Clare and a hat by Philip Treacy with a brooch which had belonged to Queen Elizabeth II.

Senior royals had earlier been led by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children down on foot from Windsor Castle, despite the blustery conditions.

The large – and notably young – party chatted happily as they walked.

Princess Charlotte, sporting a pretty dress under a warm camel-colours coat with a brown velvet collar and cuffs, looked delighted and waved to the crowd. Louis walked proudly beside her.

Also in the group were The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, with The Duke of Edinburgh and his son James, Earl of Wessex, 18.

Also present was Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, as well as the Duke of Edinburgh and his son James, Earl of Wessex, 18.

Notable by their absence at the Easter Matins service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor were Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

With the agreement of the King, they have made alternative plans and will miss the traditional gathering.

Sources have maintained they will join the Royal Family at future occasions but in the current circumstances it was decided that they would stay away.

Peter Phillips, and his fiancé, Harriet Sperling, were also in attendance with his daughters Savannah and Isla.

And for the first time, in a sign of the new, blended royal family, Ms Sperling’s daughter, Georgina, 15, was also in attendance with her new step-sisters to be.

At the rear of the group were Lady Sarah Chatto and her husband, Daniel.

Last year, Charles and Camilla were joined by the former Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson at the 15th century chapel on Easter Sunday.

Since then, however, Andrew has been stripped by the King of both his right to be a prince and his dukedom over his association with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, though Beatrice and Eugenie kept their princess titles.

Andrew was arrested in February, on his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office after allegations that he shared sensitive information with Epstein during his time as the UK’s trade envoy.

He has denied any wrongdoing over his links to Epstein regarding Ms Giuffre, but has not directly responded to the latest allegations.

Beatrice and Eugenie have also faced scrutiny after their names appeared in the recently-released Epstein files.

The Prince and Princess of Wales missed the service last year as they were spending the weekend with their children in Norfolk, and they were absent in 2024 as it came just over a week after Catherine released an emotional video message disclosing that she had started a course of preventative chemotherapy.