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Prince William failed to show up for a memorial service for the late King Constantine II of Greece at Windsor Castle on Tuesday amid his wife Kate Middleton’s recovery from abdominal surgery.
The reason for the Prince of Wales’ absence was unclear, but a Kensington Palace spokesperson tells Page Six that the Princess of Wales is “doing well.”
William, 41, was due to give a reading but called the Greek royal family at the last minute to apologize for backing out for “personal reasons”. reported the Daily Mail.
Crown Prince Pavlos, Constantine’s eldest son, stepped in to lead the reading.
Middleton, 42, is recovering at home and will not attend any public events until after Easter. He underwent the planned surgery in January and had already returned to working from bed earlier this month.
Constantine, who died on January 10, 2023, at the age of 82 as the last king of Greece following a coup, was William’s godfather.
Queen Camilla led the charge at the royal event as her husband, King Charles III, continued out of the spotlight amid his cancer treatment.
Other members of the British royal family who attended the event included Prince Andrew, his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, and their daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, as well as Princess Anne, Zara and Mike Tindall.
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William and Middleton’s three children — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — also did not attend.
Charles, who has been staying at Windsor Castle amid his battle with cancer, was reportedly at the estate earlier in the day but left in the morning.
He is not expected to have an audience with the Greek royalty who traveled to be there.
The monarch, 75, announced his cancer diagnosis earlier this month and returned to royal duties in person last week when he met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Buckingham Palace in London.
The monarch told Sunak he has been “reduced to tears most of the time” as fans continue to send well wishes and cards.
Charles has not revealed the type of cancer he has, but explained to the public that he wanted to share his diagnosis to be transparent and help those who can relate to his struggles.
The sovereign ascended to the throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 96 in September 2022. William, Charles’s eldest son, is first in line to the British throne.
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