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12 best photos of the royals celebrating Easter Sunday through the years

The royals usually gather in Windsor

Royal family on Easter Sunday 2022
Danielle Stacey
Online Royal CorrespondentLondon
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Happy bank holiday weekend! As Easter Sunday approaches, we're taking a look back at some of the best photos from the day over the years. 

Traditionally, the late Queen Elizabeth II would host her family for lunch in Windsor, with the royals stepping out to attend the church service at St George's Chapel.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are expected to attend church on Easter Sunday this year, along with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. George and Charlotte stole the show with their cousins, Mia Tindall, Savannah and Isla Phillips on Easter Sunday last year.

Take a look back at William and Kate leading the royal arrivals at church…

WATCH: George, Charlotte and Mia steal the show on Easter Sunday 2022

The royal ladies have also displayed some gorgeous Easter Sunday outfits over the years, from tailored coats to floral dresses and pastel ensembles.

See some of the best photos from the royal Easter Sunday service through the years…

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The Queen was renowned for her bright colourful coats© Getty
The Queen was renowned for her bright colourful coats

Easter Sunday in 2019 was special for the Queen as it fell on her 93rd birthday. She received a posy from local children and was joined by several of her grandchildren on the day, including Prince William, Prince Harry, Zara Tindall, Peter Phillips and Lady Louise Windsor.

Mia made her debut at the Easter Sunday service with her parents in 2022© Getty
Mia made her debut at the Easter Sunday service with her parents in 2022

Little Mia, then eight, joined her parents, Mike and Zara Tindall, at the Easter church service for the first time last year and looked sweet in a blue paisley-print dress, that complemented her mother's polka-dot ensemble. 

Kate and Zara share a close bond© Getty
Kate and Zara share a close bond

The Princess of Wales and Zara Tindall were spotted having a good catch up at the 2019 service. The Waleses and the Tindalls are close and their children enjoy regular play dates together.

Prince Harry was just weeks away from becoming a father© Getty
Prince Harry was just weeks away from becoming a father

The Duke of Sussex was a surprise addition in 2019, arriving alongside his cousin Peter Phillips and Peter's wife, Autumn, who have since separated.

The Duchess of Sussex was heavily pregnant with baby Archie at the time and was just a week or so away from her due date at the time, so she remained at the couple's nearby Windsor home, Frogmore Cottage.

The then-Countess of Wessex with Lady Louise Windsor in 2012© Getty
The then-Countess of Wessex with Lady Louise Windsor in 2012

Lady Louise Windsor made a very sweet debut on Easter Sunday in 2012, then aged eight, alongside her mother, the then-Countess of Wessex.

A young Beatrice and Eugenie join their father, Prince Andrew, for Easter in 1999© Getty
A young Beatrice and Eugenie join their father, Prince Andrew, for Easter in 1999

Take a look at this throwback from 1999, when the Duke of York attended the church service with his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. 

The Duchess greeted the Queen with a curtsy© Getty
The Duchess greeted the Queen with a curtsy

Kate attended the church service in Windsor publicly for the first time in 2017 and executed the perfect curtsy to the Queen. 

The Queen looked lovely in pink© Getty
The Queen looked lovely in pink

We're not sure if this is a coincidence or intentional, but the Queen looked lovely in a pink coat in 1995, which matched the cherry blossom outside the chapel. 

Kate was just weeks away from welcoming her third child, Louis, at the 2018 service© Getty
Kate was just weeks away from welcoming her third child, Louis, at the 2018 service

The then-Duchess of Cambridge made a surprise appearance at the Easter Sunday service in 2018, when she was just weeks away from giving birth to her third child, Prince Louis. The royals typically arrive in order of precedence at the church service, but William and Kate were late that year because they were stuck in traffic on the M4. They ended up arriving after the Queen, who is usually the last.  

Sophie, Autumn and Beatrice put on a stylish display© Getty
Sophie, Autumn and Beatrice put on a stylish display

The Duchess of Edinburgh made a stylish entrance in 2015, alongside Autumn Phillips and Princess Beatrice, who were dressed in spring florals. 

Prince Charles with William, Harry, Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother © Getty
Prince Charles with William, Harry, Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother

Future King Charles made a rare appearance in Windsor on Easter Sunday in 1995, bringing along his young sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. The trio were joined by the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.

Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie attended the Easter Sunday service just months before their royal wedding© Getty
Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie attended the Easter Sunday service just months before their royal wedding

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank made an appearance on Easter Sunday in 2018, when they were in the middle of planning their October wedding.  

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