King leads by example

Back to his duties as Queen fills in

- RUSSELL MYERS

KING Charles reaffirmed his Coronation pledge "not to be served, but to serve" as Queen Camilla led the Royal Family at a special Easter service.

Charles, who is having cancer treatment, declared in a recorded message that he will dedicate himself to duty with his "whole heart" and spoke of his sadness at not joining the congregation at Worcester Cathedral.

But in a positive sign of recovery, he carried out smaller engagements yesterday, meeting the ambassador of Burundi, Epimeni Bapfinda, and the ambassador of Moldova, Ruslan Bolbocean, at Buckingham Palace.

He will also lead the rest of the royal family on Sunday at Windsor Castle, seen as his biggest engagement since his diagnosis last month.