Prince William pulls out of godfather’s memorial service due to ‘personal matter’

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Prince William withdrew from an event honoring his godfather at Windsor Castle just a few hours before the scheduled time for him to deliver a reading.

According to officials from the palace, the reason for his non-attendance at the late King Constantine of Greece's service was only attributed to a "private matter". They also stated that the Princess of Wales, who is currently recuperating from a stomach operation, is steadily healing.

Just a few hours after the incident, the sad news came out that Thomas Kingston, the spouse of Lady Gabriella Kingston, the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, had passed away unexpectedly on Sunday. The investor was discovered deceased at a place in Gloucestershire. An investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of his demise, but foul play is not suspected.

Due to William's nonattendance, Queen Camilla was the highest-ranking royal present at the St George's Chapel function, considering that King Charles is currently receiving treatment for cancer.

The British royals made their way down from Windsor Castle to the church with the main group led by the Duke of York, who is facing shame, and his ex-wife, Sarah, Duchess of York.

As they walked, Andrew's face broke into a grin and he led the pack, with Sarah trailing behind. Behind them were their daughter Princess Beatrice and her spouse Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, the Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Zara and Mike Tindall, and Lady Sarah Chatto, who is a member of the King's family.

Queen Camilla departs from St George's Chapel subsequent to the expression of gratitude service remembering the existence of King Constantine.

The spouse of Constantine II, Queen Anne-Marie, had the company of her youngsters, Crown Prince Pavlos, Princess Alexia, Prince Nikolaos, Princess Theodora and Prince Philippos, together with some of her grandchildren.

The Greek royal family extended invitations to attend the service to various notable individuals including former Prime Minister Sir John Major, former Formula One racer Sir Jackie Stewart, and current King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain.

In January of last year, Constantine passed away at 82 years old. He was related to the deceased Duke of Edinburgh and they used to sail together. Constantine had been ousted from his position as leader due to a military takeover which occurred many years ago.

It was anticipated that William would go to the event by himself, as Kate decided to take a pause from her official duties until the period after Easter after undergoing surgery in January.

King Charles has decided to delay almost all his scheduled public appearances while he continues to undergo treatment for a type of cancer that has not been revealed to the public.

William has just resumed his royal responsibilities after taking a break to look after Kate. She had an operation on her stomach at the London Clinic, but the reason for the procedure was not disclosed. She was in the hospital for 13 days before going back to the family's residence in Windsor to continue recovering.

Prince Andrew and his ex-spouse Sarah Ferguson took the lead to attend the ceremony at St George's Chapel.

It is reported that she had intended to continue working from her home, but it is anticipated that she won't resume any public duties until after Easter. Additionally, she hasn't been visible in public since the 25th of December.

Within the past few weeks, Prince William has participated in numerous events, such as a ceremony at Windsor Castle to present honors, a gathering for a charity focused on air ambulances, and the Baftas, where he walked by himself on the red carpet.

The ex-partners were observed grinning broadly while heading towards the chapel.

Currently, there are no official plans set in the royal diary for the next in line for the throne to attend.

Last Friday, Charles was seen grinning while browsing through a batch of 7,000 messages and cards that he had gotten after being diagnosed.

Several days passed after he fulfilled his initial official duties in person. These duties consisted of meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and attending a Privy Council meeting, both taking place on Wednesday. This occurred following the announcement of his condition.

The sort of cancer he is suffering from has not been disclosed, and it is uncertain how many therapeutic courses he will need. However, up until this point he has already undergone a minimum of two treatments.