UK’s King Charles urged to keep strong as he greets Easter well-wishers
- The well wishes came during Charles’ most significant public appearance since his cancer diagnosis
- It came just over a week after Kate, his daughter-in-law, released a video message disclosing that she had started a course of preventative chemotherapy
Britain’s King Charles has been urged by a member of the public to “keep going strong”, as he greeted well-wishers after attending the Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle.
Charles was applauded by crowds as he and the queen re-emerged from St George’s Chapel to cries of “Happy Easter”, before a young boy presented Camilla with a posy of white and yellow flowers.
The well wishes follow the announcement of the king’s cancer diagnosis, with another member of the public telling Charles on Sunday: “We’re all rooting for you, we’ve all got your back.”
The king shook hands and spoke with those who had gathered at Windsor and told them: “You’re very brave to stand out here in the cold.”
Charles had smiled and waved at crowds as he arrived for the Easter Mattins Service alongside the queen, joining other members of the royal family – including the Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York – for the annual event.
It has been the king’s most significant public appearance since his cancer diagnosis.
