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Prince William opted for a solo night out on Sunday while attending the BAFTA Awards 2024 at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
As president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts from 2010Prince William annually attends the awards ceremony, which is similar to the Oscars and celebrates the best in cinema of the year.
This year, the heir attended the ceremony alone, but in the past he was accompanied by his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales. Catherine, known to many as Kate, has been sidelined from her public-facing royal duties for several months while she recovers from abdominal surgery.
The Prince of Wales’ attendance at the opulent ceremony comes as the heir has been navigating a partial return to his public role after taking a three-week break to care for his wife and three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. .
Catherine is expected to return to his public duties in April, according to a statement Kensington Palace sent to CNN at the time.
His return to royal duties resumed earlier this month when his father, King Charles III, received cancer treatment.
Buckingham Palace announced on February 6 that King Charles III was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer after undergoing a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate last month in a London hospital.
Sunday’s BAFTA Awards will be hosted by British actor David Tennant and will air on BBC One at 2 pm EDT/11 am PDT.