Prince William & Kate Middleton Will Not Attend Sunday’s BAFTA TV Awards; BAFTA President William To Record Video Message Instead

Max Goldbart

8 May 2024 at 11:01 am·2-min read

EXCLUSIVE: Prince William and the recovering Kate Middleton will not be in attendance at this Sunday’s BAFTA TV Awards.

Deadline has learned that the Duke of Cambridge, who has been the film and TV org’s president since 2010, will instead record a video message that will be played during the ceremony, for which nominees include four actors from The Crown.

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William attended the BAFTA Film Awards in February alone as his wife was recovering from illness, and we are told it is not unusual for the pair to only attend one of the two major BAFTA awards ceremonies in a calendar year.

William has been attending some engagements recently but Middleton is currently recovering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. She revealed the news around six weeks ago via a video message, stating that doctors had found the cancer during tests after an operation. There had been speculation about the Duchess of Cambridge’s health since soon after she first said she was having abdominal surgery in January, on the same day that King Charles was revealed to have cancer.

Taking place at London’s Royal Festival Hall, this year’s BAFTA TV Awards sees the actors who played Princess Diana, Prince Charles, Princess Margaret and Mohamed Al-Fayed in Netflix’s now-concluded royal saga nominated. The Crown was also nominated for four gongs at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards late last month but failed to win any. Other shows to have received multiple noms include Netflix’s Black Mirror and Top Boy, along with the concluding season of BBC One’s Happy Valley.

Hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, the ceremony takes place on Sunday.

Deadline has reached out to Kensington Palace, Prince William and Middleton’s royal residence, for comment.

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