Prince Andrew joins the king and queen at Easter Sunday church service

The Duke of York has appeared at the Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle with King Charles, days after it emerged that an alleged spy helped him write birthday letters to China's president.

- PA Media

Prince Andrew arrived at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, with the princess royal, as well as his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and Anne's husband, V Adm Sir Tim Laurence.

He quickly entered the chapel ahead of his sister, Princess Anne, as she spoke outside with the Dean of Windsor, the Right Rev Christopher Cocksworth.

Charles and Queen Camilla, who arrived a few minutes later than Andrew, waved and smiled at crowds gathered outside the chapel.

The royal family began to distance itself from Andrew after his infamous BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis in 2019 about his relationship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In January 2022 he was stripped of his military roles and use of the HRH title a month before he settled a legal dispute with one of Epstein's victims, Virginia Guiffre, who alleged she had been assaulted by the duke.