Inside Kate Middleton and William's secret Easter celebrations after skipping royal service

The Prince and private Easter celebrations have been revealed after they decided to skip the traditional royal gathering. told of his intention to miss the, to "enjoy some extended time as a family over Easter".

This meant that the couple and their children did not join the King and Queen and other members of the for the annual in Windsor Castle, which also saw rejoin the royal fold. Now it has emerged that the Wales family spent the Easter weekend at Amner Hall in Norfolk - and still went to church by attending an Easter Sunday service in Sandringham along with Kate's parents Carole and Michael Middleton.

The family managed to evade the crowds outside the church to enjoy the service, where they were handed hot cross buns on their way out. , and , who turns seven tomorrow, have several more days of the Easter school holidays to enjoy before heading back to class on Thursday, with their parents also set to return to work.

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And it has been revealed that William and Kate will be taking a two-day trip next week that will coincide with their 14th wedding anniversary. The pair will travel to the Isle of Mull, off ’s west coast, to meet craftspeople, farmers and residents.

William and Kate met at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, and became friends first before embarking on a romance. They wed in a grand fairy-tale ceremony in Westminster Abbey on April 29 2011, with the aisle of the Gothic London church lined with trees.

William has a connection with the Isle of Mull because it is part of lands once ruled by the Lord of the Isles, one of a number of Scottish titles he inherited from his father when Charles became King. In Scotland, William and Kate are officially known by their Scottish titles, the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.

They will begin their visit on April 29 in the town of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, where the popular children’s television series Balamory was filmed.

The couple will visit a hall that serves as a community hub in the town and also tour the Tobermory producers market at the town’s harbour, sampling produce and meeting some of Mull’s makers and creators.

During the visit, William and Kate’s Royal Foundation will announce a partnership to support and develop two community spaces across Mull, with the project aiming to ensure residents can continue to meet and join activities.

They will also visit a croft and restaurant on the West Coast, meeting the Hebridean sheep farmed on the 50-acre site and helping select garden produce for the menu.