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King Charles released a new portrait ahead of his Easter message (Image: PA)
King Charles has said he is continuing to servie the nation "with my whole heart" in a moving Easter message broadcast at the Royal Maundy service this morning.
The monarch, who has been undergoing cancer treatment since February, talked of his "special prayer" this Easter and expressed his "great sadness" of being unable to attend the staple royal event. His wife Queen Camilla is leading the service on his behalf.
"The Maundy service has a very special place in my heart," he said, after a Bible reading recounting Jesus washing his disciples' feet.
He said the verse, from the Gospel according to St John, "has its origin in the life of our Lord, who knelt before his disciples, and to their great surprise, washed their trouble-weary feet".
Charles, 75, said that in doing so, Jesus set "an example of how we should serve and care for each other" - and how as a nation "we need and benefit greatly from those who extend the hand of friendship to us, especially in a time of need".
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