King Charles and Princess Kate had made their first joint cancer-related engagement at St James’s Palace, but Prince William was nowhere to be seen.
It appeared the future king, who has been a huge support during Kate’s health journey, was not by Catherine’s side as Queen Camilla and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were also in attendance.
A court circular had revealed that William had quietly left for Scotland that day to attend another important mission on orders from the monarch. Kensington Palace has now shared an update on the engagement.
The Prince of Wales, who is Commander-in-Chief of the Submarine Service, joined Royal Navy submariners and their families on Tuesday 2 June to help mark the 125th anniversary of the submarine service in Scotland.
Kensington Palace shared highlights of his “insightful visit”, during which the future king toured the Vanguard-class submarine and to all who serve in the submarine service without discrimination.
William added that he was “proud” to hold this position with the service.
During the visit, he presented the trainees with their gold dolphins – the badge signifying that they have completed the training to become fully qualified Royal Navy submariners.
The delayed engagement update could be to avoid any clash of events. The Palace Reception for Cancer Research was an important and meaningful event for the royals and the company is believed to have kept the focus on the main event.
Likewise, it also gives proper attention to Williams’ duty, which received its fair share of attention.
