An image of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II making her her address to the UK and the Commonwealth in relation to the coronavirus epidemic is displayed on the advertising boards at Piccadilly Circus in central London. Photo AFP/ISABEL INFANTES
Easter was a bit different this year. Here’s what Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, Catherine, Prince Charles and Camilla had to say on social media.
An image of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II making her her address to the UK and the Commonwealth in relation to the coronavirus epidemic is displayed on the advertising boards at Piccadilly Circus in central London. Photo AFP/ISABEL INFANTES
In years passed, the British Royal Family would spend Easter weekend at Windsor Castle. They would attend church service at St George’s Chapel, followed by a private lunch.
This year, however, things are a bit different and people all over the world spent the holiday apart. The Royal Family was no different.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – Prince William and Catherine – joined the Queen in sending messages of encouragement to the public.
They wished netizens and citizens alike a “safe and happy Easter”. They included the egg and bunny emojis for good measure, as well as the StayHomeSafeLives hashtag.
Sharing a somewhat similar photo, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall – Prince Charles and Camilla – invited netizens to listen to the prince’s reading of the Gospel, hosted online by the Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral.
Prince Charles recorded a reading of John 20:1-18, which relates the story of Jesus’ resurrection.
When Queen Victoria was young, her mother would hide painted eggs for her. Princess Victoria of Kent wrote in a letter dated 1833 that stated that “Mamma did some pretty painted and ornamented eggs and we looked for them”.
Victoria continued the tradition for her own children when she became Queen. In another letter, written in 1843, she wrote that her husband, Prince Albert, “hid some coloured Easter eggs in the moss for the children”, adding:
“It is not so many years ago that I used so to enjoy hunting for and finding Easter eggs”.