Queen Camilla was photographed attending King Constantine of Greece’s memorial service in Windsor, England, on Tuesday, February 27.
Camilla’s attendance on the Thanksgiving Service, because it was formally known as, got here following Kensington Palace’s announcement that Prince William wouldn’t be in attendance on the memorial. (The late Constantine was William’s godfather.)
Photographers captured Camilla, 76, sporting a navy pinstriped swimsuit and matching hat as she attended the service, which befell at St George’s Chapel. Princess Anne, Queen Anne Marie of Greece and Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece have been additionally in attendance.
Constantine died at age 82 in January 2023. Buckingham Palace beforehand introduced that Camilla could be main the service.
“Unfortunately, The Prince of Wales is no longer able to attend the King Constantine Memorial Service this morning due to a personal matter,” Kensington Palace confirmed to Us on Tuesday, addressing William’s absence. The palace didn’t supply additional rationalization about what brought on William, 41, to overlook the service however famous that his spouse, Princess Kate Middleton, is on the trail to restoration following her stomach surgical procedure final month.
King Charles III was additionally lacking from the memorial within the wake of his most cancers analysis. Buckingham Palace introduced on February 5 that the monarch, 75, had been identified with “a form of cancer” after his hospital process for an enlarged prostate final month.
“His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties,” the palace’s assertion continued. “Throughout this period, His Majesty will continue to undertake State business and official paperwork as usual.”
Buckingham Palace went on to say that Charles was “grateful to his medical team,” noting that he “remains wholly positive about his treatment.”
The assertion didn’t supply any particular particulars relating to the kind or stage of most cancers. Royal reporter Omid Scobie shared that Charles was not battling prostate most cancers in a publish through X the identical day.
Because the information of Charles’ analysis went public, Prince Harry traveled from Los Angeles to London to see his father regardless of their estranged relationship. (Harry, 39, and spouse Meghan Markle formally stepped again from their royal household duties in 2020.)
“I jumped on a plane and went to go see him as soon as I could,” Harry stated throughout a February 16 look on Good Morning America, breaking his silence on Charles’ analysis. “Look, I love my family. The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see him and spend any time with him, I’m grateful for that.”