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"textContent": "\n\n\nPrince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, are set to take a break away from royal duties as they look to spend time with their children.\n\nPrince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven, are all enjoying a three-week easter break from their local school, Lambrook.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Waleses often spend much of their Easter holidays at Anmer Hall, their leafy retreat in the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk.\n\nThe property boasts 10 luxurious bedrooms with exquisite grounds.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Prince of Wales formerly revealed on an Apple Time to Walk episode: \"We spend as much time as we can here, it's very peaceful.\"\n\nIt gives the family a chance to spend time in nature, such as embarking on bike rides or walks on the beach.\n\nCatherine previously said that \"spending quality time together is such an important aspect of family life,\" adding: \"It is the simple family moments like playing outside together that I cherish.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nRecently, the couple attended the installation of Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury and the state banquet with the visit of the Nigerian President.\n\nBut the family's final official engagement together before the break came on Easter Sunday, April 5.\n\nAll five members stepped out for the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.\n\n### LATEST ROYAL NEWS\n\n\n\n\n * Queen Elizabeth II's special gesture to George, Charlotte and Louis during her final months\n * Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's 'childlike tendencies worried Queen Elizabeth II'\n * Queen Elizabeth II's 'best friend' opens up on her bond with late monarch in new interview\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nCameras captured a sweet moment between the Princess of Wales and her daughter, who held each other's hands as they walked away from the church.\n\nThe pair's close moment offered another brief insight into their close bond, after it was revealed Charlotte's hair is sometimes even styled by her mother.\n\nThey had been joined at Windsor Castle by King Charles and Queen Camilla, along with other members of the Royal Family.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nPrincess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, along with parents Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, were absent from the event.\n\nThe family of four had attended 2025's royal Easter celebration.\n\nWhile Beatrice and Eugenie are expected to make future royal commitments, it is understood they made alternative plans for Easter 2026, with the blessing of the monarch.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
"title": "Catherine and Prince William take break from royal duties"
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