{"id":366298,"date":"2026-04-06T13:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/366298\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:24:23","slug":"the-strict-royal-rule-king-charles-might-have-relaxed-for-prince-louis-over-easter-weekend-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/366298\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Strict&#8221; Royal Rule King Charles &#8220;Might Have Relaxed&#8221; for Prince Louis Over Easter Weekend in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis wave at royal fans after the Royal Family's 2026 Easter Matins Service at St George's Chapel on April 05, 2026. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e7ea90765f0e36fc6d30ea13af713785.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Getty Images\/Karwai Tang\/WireImage<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prince Louis joined his parents, <a href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/style\/clothing\/articles\/princess-kates-tiny-450-bag-133621534.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Princess Kate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Princess Kate&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Princess Kate<\/a> and Prince William, and siblings Princess Charlotte and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-george-almost-tall-mom-145053096.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince George;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Prince George&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince George<\/a>, for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/royal-familys-future-remains-stable-154720314.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royal Family;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Royal Family&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Family<\/a>&#8216;s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/carole-middleton-makes-surprise-easter-170514817.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Easter Matins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Easter Matins&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Easter Matins<\/a> church service on April 5. And according to a new report, King Charles &#8220;might have relaxed&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/king-charles-one-unspoken-rule-204235787.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:one royal rule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;one royal rule&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one royal rule<\/a> implemented by the late Queen Elizabeth II, which would affect Louis&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/royal-bride-harriet-sperling-embraces-162116235.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Easter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Easter&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Easter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2189709\/prince-louis-king-charles-easter-lunch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Express;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Express&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Express<\/a>, &#8220;Prince Louis could be set to benefit from King Charles&#8217;s plan to ditch one very strict rule this Easter.&#8221; The outlet further noted, &#8220;Under Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s reign, children attending royal dinners would always eat separately from the adults in a nursery dining room. This was believed to be the rule until the children were old enough to eat properly with cutlery and table manners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Royal experts have suggested that King Charles might have changed the late Queen&#8217;s fairly &#8220;strict&#8221; dining rules, allowing his grandchildren to eat meals with the adults in the family.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis wave at royal fans after the Royal Family's 2026 Easter Matins Service at St George's Chapel on April 05, 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1294\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1e126e680766c786c47aca46290f74d9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis wave at royal fans after the Royal Family&#8217;s 2026 Easter Matins Service. | Credit: Getty Images\/Karwai Tang\/WireImage<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking to the Sun (via the Express), royal expert Ingrid Seward said, &#8220;[The Royal Family] will all have dinner together but not the young children; they will eat in the nursery dining room.&#8221; Seward continued, &#8220;The Queen always said that until they could hold a knife and fork properly, they could not eat at the table, but Charles might have relaxed that rule a bit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Prince George and his mom Princess Kate Middleton attend the 2026 Easter Matins Service at St George's Chapel on April 05, 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"679\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b3973065664c50ccae6ad4cae1ec5fae.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Princess Charlotte, Princess Kate, Prince George, Prince Louis, and Prince William arrive at St. George&#8217;s Chapel on April 5, 2026. | Credit: Getty Images\/Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Every Royal Family member in attendance at the annual Easter Sunday church service appeared to be enjoying the outing. While a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/queen-elizabeth-showed-no-great-155656534.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:royal rule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;royal rule&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">royal rule<\/a> change regarding Easter lunch hasn&#8217;t officially been confirmed, King Charles has likely made many changes to life at the palace since taking the throne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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