On Tuesday, Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom issued news that Charles and Camilla will attend Easter morning prayers at Windsor Castle on Easter Sunday.
This will be Charles' first major public appearance since he was diagnosed with cancer in February.
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In addition to Charles, people are most concerned about the situation of Princess Kate. She has previously said that she will "come back" at Easter.
However, she just announced the news of "cancer" last week and is currently undergoing treatment. William and Kate's family are not expected to attend Easter events.
(Princess Kate)
Like Kate, Charles is currently undergoing treatment. Since being diagnosed with cancer, he has suspended almost all public activities.
However, he did not miss any work that did not require public appearance, such as regular weekly meetings with Prime Minister Sunak.
The upcoming Easter is one of the holidays that the British royal family, especially the late Queen, attaches great importance to. Charles chose to show up again at this time. This is because the royal family seems leaderless recently, and he hopes that this can give the outside world a piece of cake. Reassurance.
Buckingham Palace staff revealed that on Sunday, Charles and Camilla, accompanied by royal family members, will go to St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle to attend the Easter ceremony, but this year's ceremony will be smaller than in the past.
(Charles and Camilla)
Moreover, Charles has pre-recorded an audio clip of his speech, which will be played at Worcester Cathedral on Thursday, Maundy Day.
played audio instead of video, and it wasn’t because Charles looked bad and couldn’t show his face or anything. It was simply because the church’s multimedia equipment was relatively old and could only play recordings.
The reason why he had to record in advance was because doctors advised Charles not to go to crowded places during his cancer treatment. This format prevented him from having to face many people directly.
As if to confirm that Charles is doing well, on Wednesday night, officials released photos of Charles recording his speech.
It was mid-March and Charles was recording in an 18th-century room at Buckingham Palace.
In front of the camera is a desk with flowers and a microphone. Charles is sitting behind the desk in a suit, smiling, looking relaxed, and looking really good.
Some foreign media believe that he hopes to convey the message "I am still here and still in power" through his good mental outlook.
(Charles records Easter speech)
Charles read a passage from the Bible and recorded a special speech in which he reportedly did not mention his and Kate's health.
He mentioned in the recording that Jesus "set an example of helping each other" and emphasized that as a country, "we benefit a lot when someone extends a hand of friendship to us, especially when we are in need." time," he also reiterated what he said in his coronation oath: "I will not let others serve me, but I will serve others."
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In addition, Charles also mentioned that the recipients of the Royal Maundy Money "have dedicated much of their lives to others in the community and are models of kindness."
What he said about "Maundering Money" is related to the traditional British festival "Maundering Day" . This is also a festival that the British royal family attaches great importance to, and there is a ceremony that requires the king to participate.
Maundy Day is the Thursday before Easter and is a very ancient festival.
The festival originated from the "Last Supper" section in the Bible. After the meal, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and taught them to love each other, "If I can wash your feet, you can also wash each other's feet."
In the fourth and fifth centuries, senior members of the British church would wash the feet of the poor on this day.
(Last year on Maundy Day, the Archbishop of Canterbury washed the feet of believers)
1 In 210, King John I of England became the first British monarch to participate in Maundy Day. On this day, he gave away clothes, forks, food and other gifts to the poor. Silver coins were also given to the poor.
Later, the monarch's practice of giving alms on Maundy Day was passed down and gradually evolved to the present day. Monarchs will give coins to retired elderly people who have contributed to the church and the community on this day, which is the so-called "Maozu Qian" ".
No matter how old the monarch was, there were as many old people who could receive money.
(In 2019, the Queen distributed the money for the Maundering Festival)
It stands to reason that Charles will participate in the Maundy Day event this Thursday.
However, due to health reasons, this important ceremony was performed by Camilla this year.
(Camilla participates in the Maundy Day ceremony)
This is the first time for a monarch’s spouse to take on this important task, and Camilla can be considered to have made history.
(screenshot of the scene)
Charles is 75 years old this year, so 75 grandfathers and 75 grandmothers can receive "enough money for washing."
Camilla gave each of them two small bags, one red and one white.
(Make enough money)
The red bag contains ordinary coins.
(red bag)
In the white bag is specially minted "mao money". This money is equivalent to pennies no matter how old the monarch is.
(white bag)
Therefore, although Charles will return at Easter, he has not been able to fully return. Unfortunately, due to his physical condition, some official duties must still be handed over to Camilla. It is estimated that Charles and Kate will continue to be "absent" for some time in the future.
However, if Charles can show his face, he has turned the tide and given the royal family a shot in the arm - this is exactly what the royal family needs at present...
