Prince William arrived at the 2024 BAFTAs on Sunday without his wife Kate Middleton.
The Prince of Wales, 41, walked the red carpet alone at the 77th EE BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London as the Princess of Wales recovers from abdominal surgery last month.
Prince William, who has been president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts since 2010, wore a navy blue velvet tuxedo jacket with black lapels, teamed with black trousers, a bow tie and a crisp white shirt.
On Friday, Kensington Palace confirmed Prince William’s arrival at the event.
“The Prince, President of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), will watch the awards ceremony before meeting the category winners and EE Rising Star Award nominees,” the statement said.
Prince William.
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Prince William is visiting Kate Middleton in hospital after abdominal surgery, he will spend as much time as possible
William and Kate (42) regularly attend the annual awards ceremony, and the couple made their debut as the Prince and Princess of Wales at last year’s ceremony. Then Princess Kate walked the red carpet in a white Alexander McQueen one-shoulder dress, which she accessorized with dramatic black gloves and striking earrings.
The couple even had a moment that went viral, as cameras caught Princess Kate playfully patting her husband on the backside.
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Prince William (left) and David Beckham.
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The host of this year’s ceremony is A doctor who is star David Tennant, while those presenting the awards are Keegan-Michael-Key, Gillian Anderson, Lily Collins, Emma Corrin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Andrew Scott.
Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham will also perform a live musical performance, while Sophie Ellis-Bextor will perform her cult hit “Murder on the Dancefloor” from the nominated Saltburnwhich competes for a total of five awards.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton at the 2023 BAFTA Awards Chris Jackson/Getty Prince William joined surprise guest Tom Cruise at the charity gala amid Kate Middleton and the King’s health scares
Actress, writer and director Samantha Morton will also be honored with a BAFTA Fellowship. “It is the highest accolade from an arts charity awarded by BAFTA in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, games or television,” BAFTA said in a statement on Tuesday.
Prince William’s appearance at the ceremony comes after he took a week off from royal duties to look after Princess Kate and their three children – Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 – during their baby break. from school.
PEOPLE reported last week that Kate left Windsor Castle for the first time since her “planned” surgery on Jan. 16 to join William and their children at their home on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, which is about 140 miles from Windsor.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton at the 2023 BAFTA Awards Chris Jackson – WPA Pool/Getty
Prince William’s week off follows a brief return to public duties that were delayed by his wife’s surgery on February 7. The engagement was also William’s first appearance since his father King Charles’ cancer diagnosis was revealed two days earlier.
A friend recently told PEOPLE of William, “He’s coping remarkably well considering his wife had surgery and he only recently learned his father’s news.”
Kensington Palace revealed the news of Princess Kate’s surgery in a statement released on January 17. “The surgery was a success and she is expected to remain in hospital for ten to fourteen days, before returning home to continue her recovery,” the statement read. “Based on current medical advice, he is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.”
PEOPLE realize that the problem was not cancer.
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Prince William and Princess Kate’s appearance at last year’s BAFTA Awards was the first time the couple had attended the ceremony in two years. In 2021, William withdrew from performing at the BAFTAs following the death of his grandfather Prince Philip on 9 April aged 99, while in 2022 it was announced that both William and Kate would not attend the awards due to diary restrictions.
Prince Philip was the first president of the academy.
Ahead of Sunday’s ceremony, BAFTA’s executive director of awards and content Emma Baehr said in a statement: “It’s a privilege to welcome so many nominees to the EE BAFTA Film Awards this Sunday, representing some of the best on and off screen. – a screen creative talent working in film today who has given audiences around the world an incredible year of film. It is a pleasure to draw the public’s attention to these 38 remarkable films and the teams that made them.
Baehr continued: “With host David Tennant bringing his charm and charisma to the ceremony, and performances from Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Hannah Waddingham, it promises to be an entertaining show for all our nominees and guests at the Royal Festival Hall and the millions watching at home around the world.”
The 2024 BAFTA Awards takes place at the Royal Festival Hall in London and is broadcast on BritBox in the US
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