Reason Kate Middleton and Prince William will not attend the glittering Bafta awards this year
We shared the film up for 12 nominations at the Baftas this year
THE BAFTAS are taking place on Sunday, but two people who won’t be in attendance are the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Kensington Palace have confirmed the royal couple will not be taking to the red carpet at the star-studded event.
The ceremony takes place at the start of George, Charlotte and Louis’ half-term holiday from Lambrook school, meaning family time may be top of the agenda.
Prince William, 42, is president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Baftas), but has not attended consecutive years since taking on the position in 2010, succeeding the actor and director Richard Attenborough.
The Prince of Wales attended last year, but Princess Kate skipped the event due to her recovery from her planned abdominal surgery.
The couple have previously walked the red carpet together, including in 2023 and 2020.
Prince William won’t be attending the event this weekend but he will be helping young filmmakers shoot a movie during a visit to the London Screen Academy, a sixth form in Highbury.
Here he will tour the school and meet Year 13 students creating a short film called Melomania.
Princess Kate first attended the Baftas in 2017, but the couple took a break in 2021, just before Prince Philip passed away.
The Princess of Wales walked the red carpet heavily pregnant in 2018 with Prince Louis, who arrived two months later.
They also skipped the ceremony in 2022 due to diary constraints, but were back in 2023, when the event paid tribute to the late Queen.
The EE Bafta Film Awards, hosted by David Tennant, take place on Sunday, February 16.
This year, Ralph Fiennes’ film Conclave – a thriller about finding a new Pope in Vatican City – has been nominated for 12 Bafta Awards, including best actor and best film.
The movie is also in the running for best Casting, Production Design, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing and Costume Design, as well as Supporting Actress for Isabella Rossellini and Director for Edward Berger.
It will go up against Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown (six nominations), comedy drama Anora (seven), epic drama The Brutalist (nine) and musical crime comedy Emilia Perez (11). Dune: Part Two and Wicked, which both have seven nominations.
Meanwhile, pop stars Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez will go head-to-head at this year’s event.
One Last Time singer Ariana, 31, has been nominated for a Best Supporting Actress gong for her role as Glinda in the blockbuster adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked.
Selena, 32, is also in the running for the award, for playing Jessi Del Monte in musical thriller Emilia Perez.
London-born Cynthia Erivo is up for Leading Actress for her role in Wicked.
