Prince William and Duchess Kate will not grace the red carpet at the 2022 British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Us Weekly can confirm.“William and Duchess Kate will not be in attendance at the BAFTAs on Sunday, due to diary constraints,” a source tells Us of the Duke of Cambridge, 39, and the Duchess of Cambridge, 40. “It’s likely they will record a message to be played during the broadcast.”William and the Berkshire, England, native’s Sunday, March 13, absence from the awards show is not the first time they’ve skipped the in-person festivities.
The former RAF pilot — who is the current BAFTA president — canceled his appearance during last year’s show following the death of his grandfather, Prince Philip.
William was initially slated to deliver a speech via video.“In light of The Duke of Edinburgh’s passing, The Duke of Cambridge will no longer be part of BAFTA programming this weekend,” the British Academy confirmed via a statement in April 2021. “Our thoughts are with the Royal Family, to whom we offer our deepest sympathy at this time.”The Duke of Edinburgh — who died earlier that month at age 99 — was later honored at the event. (Philip was the first president of the film organization.)“Tonight we want to say on behalf of BAFTA that we are extremely saddened by the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on Friday,” host Clara Amfo explained during the broadcast at the time. “The Duke was BAFTA’s very first president over 60 years ago and was the first in a line of royal patronages all the way through to BAFTA’s current president, his grandson, the Duke of Cambridge.”The BBC DJ, 37, continued: “It was Prince Philip and Her Majesty the Queen’s support throughout these years that in many
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