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Prince William a memorial service for the deceased will be missed King Constantine from Greece over a personal matter, a royal source told CNN.
The Prince of Wales, 41, was expected to attend the memorial event at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
The source gave no further details about the last-minute change of plans, but added that William’s wife, the Princess of Wales – who is recovering after abdominal surgery in January – “continues to go well.”
The same source added that William called the family to inform them that he would not be able to attend.
Kate has been out of the public eye as she continues to recover at home and is not expected to return to royal duties until after Easter.
King Charles III He is also absent from duty as he continues treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. The 75-year-old monarch recently revealed that he had been reduced to tears by many messages of support has received since his cancer diagnosis.
Another royal source told CNN there was no connection between the Prince of Wales’s personal matter and the King’s health.
Queen Camilla leads the family at a gathering in honor of the last Greek monarch at St George’s Chapel.
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Constantine II of Greece, second cousin of King Charles III, died in January last year at the age of 82.
Charles and Constantine enjoyed a close relationship, and the British royals even named his cousin as godfather to their first-born son, William.
After a military coup in 1967, Constantine and his family fled to Rome and the military regime appointed a regent to take his place.
The Greek monarchy was abolished on June 1, 1973, when the military regime proclaimed the country a republic, a decision that was supported by a subsequent referendum. Constantine accepted abolition after an elected civilian government held another referendum in 1974.