Overview

• King Charles III’s 2025 Easter message emphasizes love as the greatest virtue, central to Christianity and resonant across other faiths.
• The King reflects on humanity’s dual capacity for cruelty and kindness, spotlighting the courage of humanitarians in conflict zones.
• Charles and Queen Camilla are set to attend the Royal Maundy service at Durham Cathedral, a centuries-old tradition recognizing community service.
• The King will present 76 men and 76 women with symbolic purses containing specially minted coins, including a £5 Queen Mother commemorative coin.
• This marks Charles’s return to the Royal Maundy service after missing last year’s ceremony due to his cancer diagnosis.