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The Associated Press
Posted April 16, 2017 1:51 pm EST
Updated April 16, 2017 2:24 pm EST
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Senior royals have joined Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate Easter with a special service at Windsor Castle.
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The monarch was joined at St. George’s Chapel on the castle grounds by Prince William, his wife Kate, and other close family members.
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William and Kate did not bring 3-year-old Prince George or 1-year-old Princess Charlotte to the church.
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Queen Elizabeth II at Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle on Sunday, April 16.
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Prince Andrew, Duke of York; Sarah, Duchess of York; Princess Eugenie of York; Princess Beatrice of York; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge at Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle on Sunday, April 16.
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge
Easter Sunday service, Windsor Castle,Windsor, UK - 16 Apr 2017
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Queen Elizabeth II at Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle on Sunday, April 16.
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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn at Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle on Sunday, April 16.
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Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Prince WIlliam and Queen Elizabeth II join members of the British Royal Family at the Easter Mattins Service, officiated by the Dean of Windsor, The Right Revd David Conner at Windsor Castle
Easter Mattins Service, Windsor Castle, UK - 16 Apr 2017
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Easter proved far easier for the 90-year-old monarch than Christmas, when illness kept her and her husband Prince Philip from attending the traditional service.
Elizabeth and Philip arrived by car while younger family members walked to the service.
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Well-wishers gathered outside the grounds to catch a glimpse of the royals arriving.
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