«Mkeep calm and carry on” or the famous one Keep calm and carry on of Queen Elizabeth and all her ancestors. A motto perfectly demonstrated last night by William and Katearrived smiling at the film awards Bafta 2026 of London. But behind the smiles aimed at the audience, tense and thoughtful looks were hidden. After all, it was to be expected. The arrest of Andrea Mountbatten-Windsor last Thursday is having serious repercussions for the entire Royal Family.
William and Kate do their duty in public, but the crisis risks toppling the monarchy
Greeting the audience, stars and photographers on the red carpet, William made a serious admission. To those who asked if the princes of Wales have already seen Hamnetthe British film of the moment, Kate admitted that she cried from start to finish. But she saw him without her husband. The heir to the throne could not help but confess: “In this period I don’t have the calm necessary to do it.”
William’s stressful worries
Upon their arrival, there was no shortage of shouts from protesters who repeatedly asked the royal couple: “Is the Crown in danger?”. The Princes of Wales they managed to ignore them, albeit with a certain discomfort, but these days the question must be driving William crazy, aware of the fact that, since Andrea was accused not only of having participated in the pedophile activities of his friend Epstein but now also of abuse of office, the way in which the British see the monarchy has completely changed.
William and Kate at the Bafta film awards, London, 22 February 2026 (Getty Images)
All eyes on the Royal Family
The English Parliament has decided to increase the level of scrutiny for the private affairs of the Windsorsespecially financial ones. From now on, in short, none of them will be able to make a false step and everyone will have to promptly demonstrate complete transparency. Which is not easy for a mysterious institution that has never liked to “reveal” itself too much. And it will have to be William who convinces his father, more accustomed to the old Royal way of doing things, to adapt.
The Princes of Wales in the audience at the Bafta Awards, London, 22 February 2026
William and Kate interrupted their holiday
Last Thursday, at the time of their uncle’s arrest, William, Kate and their three children George, Charlotte and Louiswere at Anmer Hall, their country house in Norfolk, just about ten kilometers from the house in Sandringham where Andrea now lives. But what was supposed to be a week-long holiday, organized to take advantage of the usual half termthe mid-term school closure, has turned into a nightmare for the princes.
William locked in the palace with his collaborators, searches for a solution
Just after Andrea’s arrest, William and Kate did not issue an official statement, but made it known through their collaborators that they share Carlo’s intention to support the police force in charge of investigating the former Duke of York. William cut short his family holiday and rushed to his offices in Kensington Palace, London. With increasingly intense scrutiny of the Royals’ private affairs, court meetings continue in the presence of the king and the heir. The emergency is to save the credibility of the Crown. And find a way to detach themselves, once and for all, from the increasingly uncomfortable Andrea.
