{"id":84680,"date":"2024-03-22T19:56:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/prince-william-missed-his-godfathers-service-for-kate\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T19:56:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:56:29","slug":"prince-william-missed-his-godfathers-service-for-kate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/prince-william-missed-his-godfathers-service-for-kate\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Missed His Godfather&#8217;s Service For Kate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In February, Prince William bailed on a memorial service for his own godfather the morning of the service. Kensington Palace only told the public then that it was  for \u201ca personal matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We now know much more; he skipped the service, to be there for his wife, Kate Middleton.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494218 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-1024x683.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-735x490.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-335x223.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-347x231.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-960x640.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638-1080x720.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1834972638.jpeg 1200w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince of Wales with his wife and children at a Christmas service in 2023. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Aaron Chown\/PA Wire)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-why-prince-william-missed-his-godfather-s-memorial\">Why Prince William Missed His Godfather\u2019s Memorial<\/h2>\n<p>Given that his father, Prince Charles just announced his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/02\/king-charles-breaks-silence-on-stunning-cancer-diagnosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cancer diagnosis<\/a> and that William\u2019s wife, Kate Middleton, was still recovering from undisclosed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/02\/kate-middleton-hospital-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abdominal surgery<\/a>, people were concerned when William did not show up for the service. <\/p>\n<p>William was meant to oversee the memorial of the late King Constantine of Greece, who died in January 2023. The royal was William\u2019s godfather.<\/p>\n<p>In light of learning that his wife Kate Middleton is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/03\/kate-middleton-cancer-health-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">battling cancer<\/a>, we\u2019ve also been clued in a bit on the timeline of things. <\/p>\n<p>It seems that Prince William skipped the February memorial because of his wife\u2019s stunning cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>Whether he had just learned of the diagnosis just before or days before, it is unclear from the The Post reporting. <\/p>\n<p>However, Royal insiders made it clear that Kate\u2019s then-undisclosed medical crisis was the reason from the abrupt cancellation. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-kate-s-cancer-announcement\">Kate\u2019s Cancer Announcement<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, The Prince of Wales is no longer able to attend the King Constantine Memorial Service this morning due to a personal matter,\u201d the palace told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/news\/royals\/prince-william-pulls-out-godfather-memorial-service-rcna140638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em> NBC News<\/em> <\/a>in a statement Feb. 27.<\/p>\n<p>With Prince William unavailable and King Charles in Cyprus for another event, the ball was punted to Queen Camila to be the face of the royal family. <\/p>\n<p>At the time, concerned for William\u2019s  family, the immediate follow up was to inquire about the health of Kate Middleton, who was admitted to the hospital last month for a planned, yet surprise surgery to the public. <\/p>\n<p>The palace would not provide any further details why William missed the event, but added  that Catherine, Princess of Wales, \u201ccontinues to be doing well\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A cover for the sad news that Kate was actually dealing with a cancer diagnosis. <\/p>\n<p>However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present,\u201d Kate said in a video message on March<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis of course came as a huge shock, and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family,\u201d the Princess added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-735x490.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-335x223.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-347x231.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-960x640.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-1080x720.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494219 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-1024x683.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-735x490.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-335x223.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-347x231.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-960x640.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641-1080x720.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2005349641.jpeg 1200w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Queen Camilla hosts a reception at Clarence House to celebrate the charity \u201cThe Poppy Factory\u201d  on February 15, 2024 <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Isabel Infantes \u2013 WPA Pool\/Getty Images))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-camilla-steps-in\">Camilla Steps In<\/h2>\n<p>With all the other royals occupied, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/02\/prince-harry-avoided-camilla-visiting-king-charles-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queen Camilla<\/a> led the charge at the royal event.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles III is still receiving treatment for his cancer diagnosis, while Prince Harry \u2013 well, as much as he might like to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/02\/prince-william-blocking-prince-harry-royal-return-king-charles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">back in with the royal family<\/a>, that\u2019s not bound to happen overnight. <\/p>\n<p>But Camilla did have backup!<\/p>\n<p>Other British royal family members at the service included Prince Andrew, his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, and their daughters, Princess Eugenie\u00a0and Princess Beatrice, as well as Princess Anne and Zara and Mike Tindall.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s hoping everything is okay in the Kensington home!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzAzL3ByaW5jZS13aWxsaWFtLWdvZGZhdGhlci1zZXJ2aWNlLw==\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In February, Prince William bailed on a memorial service for his own godfather the morning of the service. Kensington Palace only told the public then that it was for \u201ca personal matter.\u201d We now know much more; he skipped the service, to be there for his wife, Kate Middleton. Prince of Wales with his wife [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-84680","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}