TO Singapore, fans of the English Royal Family do not hide their disappointment in the media. Kate Middleton was also supposed to be there next November awards ceremony Earthshot for the environment. A visit of a few days which would have included numerous events dedicated to the Princess of Wales. But two months after leaving, Kate seems to have decided to stay at home.
Kate Middleton will not accompany her husband William
Last year, Kate was at her husband’s side in Boston for the 2022 edition of the awards, and in recent days he was supposed to go with William to New York for the announcement of the finalists of the awards. But due to other commitments at court, the princess And was forced to give up, and in the USA only William arrived.
In Singapore there will only be the prince
Of course, only with William in Singapore, and despite many important guests (last year in Boston there were David Beckham and the actor Rami Malek) the awards Earthshot they don’t seem to have the same appeal. «Nooooo!» supporters of the future queen protest on social mediacomplete with crying emoji. «We want to see Kate!».
Why Kate won’t travel to Singapore
Speculation immediately began on the reasons that would force Kate, 41 years old and mother of George, 10 years old, Charlotte, 8, and Louis, 5, to stay in Great Britain. The children have too many commitments at school and the princess doesn’t want to go away, some say. «Is she perhaps expecting her fourth child?», many ask themselves. But the chances of a new pregnancy for Kate are very low: William has reiterated several times that he wants to stop at three.
William and Kate with their children at Buckingham Palace for the Trooping The Colour, London 17 June 2023 (Getty Images)
The story repeats itself rivalry between Charles and Diana?
In reality Buckingham Palace has yet to confirm Kate’s absence in Singapore and it could reserve a last minute surprise. But all this furor in Asia over him arriving alone will not be pleasant for William. How to take itto? The heir to the throne knows he is not as popular as his wife and he seems to accept it, often joking about it. But he too will remember the rivalry that emerged between his father Carlo and his mother Diana precisely on occasions like this.
When Diana completely overshadowed Charles…
In the 1980s and early 1990s, before their divorce, Lady Diana was always more popular than the heir to the throne on their many official visits abroad. And Carlo was unable to hide his disappointment at being ignored, often mentioning it in his public speeches with a bitterness masked by irony. History will repeat itselfalso for William and Kate?
The Princes of Wales among the subjects at Windsor for the Coronation of King Charles, May 2023 (Getty Images)
The prices Earthshot in crisis
Meanwhile, the organizers of the awards Earthshot they say they are worried: it is clear that, if there will beOnly William, founder of the award, the awards ceremony – in its third year – will not attract the same interest by fans and, consequently, by the media. And this, unfortunately for the heir prince to the throne of England, is the sad truthto.
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