Charles ‘in good spirits’ as he surprises Easter crowds with walk

King Charles was said to be in “good spirits” as he addressed well-wishers outside Windsor Castle following an Easter Sunday service at St George’s Chapel.

The ceremony was the king’s most high-profile public appearance since he was diagnosed with cancer in February, a month after the Princess of Wales revealed her cancer diagnosis in a touching video last week.

Charles and Queen Camilla, wearing dark coats and blue ties, surprised people gathered at the castle after the ceremony to shake hands and talk, telling them: “You are very brave to stand here in the cold. “

Henry Wood, a 20-year-old private wine merchant from Basingstoke, who attended the funeral with his family, said: “It was great to see the king in good spirits and the whole family in good spirits as if nothing had happened. .”

Anne Daley, 65, from Cardiff, raised the Welsh flag when the king arrived and was the first to speak to the king as he emerged from the church for a walk.

She said: “He had a lovely smile. He seemed very nice. I think he was happy that we were all here.”

Charles has postponed all previous public engagements since Buckingham Palace announced he would undergo treatment for an unspecified cancer. The disease was discovered during a check-up in January after he underwent surgery to correct an enlarged prostate.

One well-wisher told the monarch: “We all support you, we all support you.”

The Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend the funeral, but Prince Charles and her husband Lieutenant General Sir Timothy Lawrence, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, and the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York attended.

William and Kate are spending the Easter holidays together to adjust to the princess’ diagnosis, which was discovered during a post-operative check-up following major abdominal surgery.

The palace said the king was “extremely proud” of the princess’s courage to speak out and was said to be “in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law”.

The Archbishop of Canterbury began his Easter sermon on Sunday with a call for prayers for Charles and Kate. He said he listened with “empathy and empathy” as Kate told the world about her cancer diagnosis in a touching video.

“In each of our lives there are moments that change us forever,” Justin Welby told Canterbury Cathedral.

“We pray for her and the king’s solemn response, and we pray for all those who suffer similarly.”

The king’s presence at the annual event will be seen as an effort to reassure the public as the royal family faces twin health scares.

Chief Editor majesty Magazine Joe Little said the walk at Windsor Castle would help draw attention away from the Princess of Wales.

“Obviously, there’s still some progress that needs to be made, but the fact that what happened today happened is very encouraging,” he said.