Tuesday’s statement about Prince William was terse to the point of being unhelpful. ‘The Prince of Wales has pulled out of attending the memorial service for the late King Constantine of Greece at Windsor Castle due to a personal matter.’ Granted, William has been unusually active during the past few weeks. One minute he has been photographed hobnobbing with the stars at the Baftas, the next has been diving into controversy by calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East. Therefore, his absence from the memorial service could be down to anything from exhaustion to some minor but unpleasant personal complaint.

Kate has not been seen in public for weeks, nor has she put out any sort of personal statement

Unfortunately, ‘a personal matter’ covers a multitude of potential reasons. The main one that royal watchers have alighted upon is the ongoing indisposition of the Princess of Wales. Kate has not been seen in public for weeks, nor has she put out any sort of personal statement after her hospitalisation at the London Clinic for a still-mysterious health condition. The only information given out at the time was that she was not suffering from cancer – unlike the King, whose own health issues have been made public with considerably more candour and detail than the princess’s. And since then, all has been silent.

It would be both distasteful and prurient to list the various conspiracy theories that exist about Kate’s health issues, but the fact that so many exist is testament to Kensington Palace. They have handled this particular matter in an old-fashioned way, sticking to the royal adage of ‘never complain, never explain’ with great rigour. The princess’s health concerns, they no doubt believe, are none of the country’s business and that adequate statements have already been put out in public.

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Kate / Where is the Princess of Wales?

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27.02.2024

Tuesday’s statement about Prince William was terse to the point of being unhelpful. ‘The Prince of Wales has pulled out of attending the memorial service for the late King Constantine of Greece at Windsor Castle due to a personal matter.’ Granted, William has been unusually active during the past few weeks. One minute he has been photographed hobnobbing with the stars at the Baftas, the next has been diving into controversy by calling for a humanitarian........

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