Royal Family buy Easter Eggs from luxury chocolate shop where they cost a whopping £38

A former royal butler has revealed what the Royal Family get up to at Easter, including the luxury giant chocolate eggs they like to purchase to treat themselves.

The Firm are usually snapped on Easter Sunday heading to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for the Mattins service, but it seems they enjoy munching on some chocolate away from the camera just like the rest of us do.

Speaking on behalf of Slingo, former butler Paul Burrell exposed their chocolatier of choice as Charbonnel et Walker, where Easter eggs can cost up to £38.

However this often comes as a well-earned treat at the end of Lent, as he explained: "The Royals celebrate Lent.

"They would give up chocolate or cheese and make an effort to go without something to acknowledge the fact that it was Lent. Easter would always be a lavish tea and the things they have given up would appear again in celebration."

The Easter Sunday service is an important fixture in the royal calendar, although this year it will look somewhat different due to the King and Princess Kate's health conditions.

Charles and Queen Camilla have confirmed they will be attending church, the King's first appearance in public since his cancer diagnosis was made public in early February.

As a result of His Majesty's illness there will be fewer members of the family in attendance, in order to limit the number of people he comes into contact with.

Prince William and Princess Kate will not be attending with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, the week after it was confirmed the Princess too has cancer.

She shared in a video message posted online that following her abdominal surgery in January, further tests had detected the disease and she had been recommended for preventative chemotherapy.

William will also be absent from royal duties during the children's Easter holidays, with them set to return to school at Lambrook on April 17.

It has always been paramount for William and Kate to spend as much time as possible with their children during school holidays, as they put their family above royal duties.

One source told OK! last year: "William and Kate have been put in a very difficult position of choosing between the right path for their family or the future of the monarchy.

"Both are very important to them, but they have decided to put their children first while they are so young."

This marks a stark contrast from previous royals, with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip leaving a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne at home for months at a time while they travelled.