Prince William visits synagogue after leaving event as Kate and King Charles face health issues

London – Prince William condemned anti-Semitism during a visit to a London synagogue on Thursday, the first time he appeared in public after unexpectedly withdraw from a real event At the beginning of the week. William’s withdrawal from the memorial service for his late godfather fueled speculation about the royal family’s vague assurances that both William’s father King Charles IIIand his wife Kate, Princess of Walescontinues to do well amid health problems.

The royal said he and Kate were extremely concerned about the rise in anti-Semitism. “I’m here today to assure everyone that people do care, people do listen, and we can’t let that continue,” he said.

William’s absence Tuesday from the memorial service for his godfather, the late King Constantine of Greece, attracted significant media attention because it came as King Charles undergoes treatment for an unspecified cancer and Kate recovers from surgery. abdominal pain due to an unspecified condition.

Palace officials would only say that William had retired from service at Windsor over a “personal matter.” They declined to give further details, but said his wife continued to improve while he recovers from surgery.

The nature of the future queen’s medical procedure has not been revealed, but she returned home to continue her recovery after about a week and a half in a private London hospital in late January. Kensington Palace has said she is expected to return to public duties at the end of March.

King Charles has canceled all public engagements while he undergoes regular cancer treatments.

While it is understood that William’s absence from Tuesday’s memorial service was not related to his father’s illness, the palace simply said that Kate was still recovering well, without providing further information about the nature of the personal matter that kept the prince away from the family. event in the middle speculation on social media about his health. A spokesperson for the princess said she was “doing well.”

“Kensington Palace made clear in January the timelines for the Princess’s recovery and we would only provide significant updates. That guidance remains,” the spokesperson said.

Before his visit to the synagogue, William spoke out last week against the fighting in gaza and called the Conflict between Israel and Hamas finish “as soon as possible.”

While his statement stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, he spoke of the “terrible human cost of the conflict in the Middle East since the Hamas terrorist attack” and urged more humanitarian support for civilians in Gaza.

William heard on Thursday how Jewish students across the UK have been affected by the rise of hatred against the Jewish community during his visit to the Western Marble Arch synagogue. He also spent time with Renee Salt, a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor .

Reports of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim abuses in Britain have soared since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, which triggered the Israeli invasion of Gaza.