King Charles begins Easter service with warm-hearted forgiveness for 'bloody' reporter

King Charles started the Easter service by extending warm-hearted forgiveness to a reporter who had been referred to as "bloody."

Charles, who is undergoing cancer treatment, was accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla, and other royal family members in the Christian holiday celebration.

Amidst this significant event, it has been reported that Charles has reconciled with a BBC journalist, ending a feud that began 19 years ago after his 'awful man' outburst.

Guests at Mr Witchell’s retirement party at Broadcasting House were taken aback when King Charles delivered a pre-recorded message joking about the pairs “ups and downs” during the journalist’s 25 years covering the Royal Family.

One attendee, who asked not to be named, told the Mail: “It did come as a surprise to everyone there including Nicholas. I think it would be fair to say the King's message was generous and warm-hearted.”

Mr Witchell, who announced his retirement last October and clocked up almost 50 years of service at the BBC, refused to disclose the contents of the King’s message but said: “Yes, there were a couple of messages – one of which was certainly a surprise.”

His bemusement is hardly surprising, given the pair’s decades-long feud that originated when the royal made a disparaging remark about the journalist.

Charles was on a Ski holiday in the Swiss Alps with his sons Prince William and Prince Harry, where he made the slip of tongue.

While speaking about his marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles with Nicholas Witchell for BBC, the now King fawned: "I'm very glad you heard of it anyway."

However, when the cameras went off, Charles forgot he had a microphone attached to himself and passed a rude comment on Witchell: "Bloody people. I can't bear that man. He's so awful. He really is."

To cover the situation, William stepped in and tried to control the blunder with his light-hearted humour.

"As long as I don't lose the rings. I have one responsibility and I'm bound to do something wrong."

It is alleged that King Charles had strong dislike towards Nicholas Witchell ever since he announced the death of Princess Diana in 1997.

Meanwhile, Charles and Camilla tied the knot in April, 2005, and have now been married for more than 17 years.