Kate gets new job at royals' Easter lunch as King relaxes strict table …
Kate, the Princess of Wales, will be stepping up her role during Easter celebrations this year - and King Charles could relax a strict table rule, a royal expert has claimed. Ingrid Seward predicts a big reunion over the bank holiday weekend, as the royals face their first Easter without the late Queen and the second anniversary of Prince Philip's death on the Sunday. She believes the whole family will be there - with the exception of Prince Harry, Meghan and their two children, who live in the US - and says it will be a chance for them to get together before the King's Coronation.
They usually stick to traditions during the gathering, eating a fish dinner on Good Friday. On Sunday they go to St George's Chapel for a service before heading back for a four-course roast.
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The royals face their first Easter without the late Queen (AFP via Getty Images)
But the monarch may relax one rule which was enforced by the late Queen, says Ms Seward. She told The Sun: "They will all have dinner together, but not the young children, they will eat in the nursery dining room.
"The Queen always said 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." The royal biographer also believes that Kate will play a part in organising some of the children's activities.
The Prince and Princess of Wales in Aldershot last month for the St Patrick's Day Parade (PA)
She said: "Kate is a great organiser and will almost certainly organise an Easter egg hunt - they can also go to the royal mews and see the horses there and there is an indoor pool for swimming and ponies for them to ride." In previous years, the late Queen invited her loved ones to the castle for the long weekend, during which they spend quality time together and enjoy a lot of good food.
Former royal chef Darren McGrady has previously shared some of the secrets from his time cooking Easter dinner for the late Queen and her relatives. Meal times are a big deal at the castle over Easter weekend, and they enjoy a lot of delicious food.
The monarch may relax one rule which was enforced by the late Queen (Getty Images)
On Friday night they tuck into a traditional fish meal, which always goes down like a treat. After church on Sunday, the family sit down to a four-course roast dinner.
Darren told OK! Magazine: "We'd go straight into the main course - a traditional roast lamb with seasonal vegetables." He added: "They'd also have a compound salad served in a kidney dish attached to the plate - just some lettuce and cucumber with a little mint or some grated carrot and coriander."
The Royal Family also have their cheese with lunch, rather than dinner, with the Queen being particularly fond of the fresh Windsor Cheese made specially at the Windsor Dairy.
King Charles and Camilla in Hamburg, northern Germany on March 31 (AFP via Getty Images)
Darren said: "The most incredible sweet white Windsor peaches grew on the estate too in my day. "We'd have to lock them away in the kitchens because everyone wanted to taste them." This year's Easter reunion will come less than a month before the King's Coronation, which will take place on May 6.
Camilla will also be crowned as Queen Consort during the traditional ceremony, which will take place at Westminster Abbey.
The whole Royal Family will be in attendance, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis.
It is still unclear whether Harry and Meghan will attend - although they confirmed they have been invited.