After a few years of absence from the BAFTA red carpet, Prince William And Kate Middleton will be at the Royal Festival Hall to honor the best of British film and television on 19 February. Diversity reports that the couple’s attendance has only been confirmed in the past few days, adding that they will watch the show from the audience before meeting the performers and winners backstage. This year’s nominations include Cate Blanchett, who was a member of the Earthshot Prize committee along with William.
He and Kate have been frequent appearances on the BAFTA red carpet over the past decade, but their last appearance at the ceremony took place on March 10. February 2020When Brad Pitt speak a joke About Prince Harry that elicited laughter from the royal couple. Although a live event was being held in 2021, William dropped out of school following Prince Philip’s death and in 2022 he declined to attend due to “log binding.”
William took over as president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2010, and in the years since, he has used his speeches at their events to discuss value of mentorship and diversity in the industry. IN April 2022he and Kate hired the organization’s longtime CEO, Amanda Berry, to serve as head of the Royal Foundation, the registered charity that oversees their charitable activities. Last monthKate visited BAFTA headquarters to launch a short film for her New Year’s campaign, Shaping Us.
The news comes just days after a source close to the royal family told Everybody that William was still upset with his brother after the revelations in the memoir, Preventive. The source said: ‘William is the most upset and needs time to calm down.
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