Kate Middleton and Prince William.Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Kate MiddletonandPrince Williamwill not be in attendance at the BAFTAs on Sunday.
The couple will be unable to make an in-person appearance due to diary constraints, PEOPLE understands.
The Duke of Cambridge will likely record a video message to be played during the broadcast.
Prince William, 39, has been president of the organization since 2010 and is a regular at the awards ceremony. The first president was William’s grandfather,Prince Philip. Last year,William pulled out of an appearance at the BAFTAsfollowing Prince Philip’s death at age 99.
Kate, 40, andPrince William’s night out at the BAFTAs has become somewhat of a royal tradition in recent years.
Prince William and Kate Middleton at the BAFTAs in 2020.
AlthoughSpencerwas a popular nominee at other awards shows, thePrincess Dianabiopic wasshut out of the 2022 BAFTA nominations.Kristen Stewartearnedpraise from criticsfor her portrayal of Prince William’s late mother in the film, which is set over the course of a weekend in December 1991 when Diana joined the royal family for Christmas and decided to leave her fractured marriage toPrince Charles.
Prince William and Kate Middleton at the BAFTAs in 2019.Samir Hussein/WireImage
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Although no member of the royal family has commented onSpencer,Prince Williampreviously revealed that he did not watch the portrayal of his family onThe Crown.
Olivia Colman, who playedQueen Elizabethin seasons 3 and 4 of the hit Netflix drama, met the Duke of Cambridge at a Buckingham Palace reception and popped the tricky question in a chat she jokingly admitted that it “didn’t go very well.”
“He asked what I was doing at the moment before he quickly added, ‘Actually, I know what you’re doing,’ " Colman revealed onThe Graham Norton Show.
“I was so excited and asked, ‘Have you watched it?’ " she continued. “His answer was a firm, ‘No.’ But he was very charming and very lovely.”
source: people.com
