Sunday's British Academy Film Awards (aka the BAFTAs) in London promise to be a star-studded event (nominees include Cynthia Erivo, Timothée Chalamet and Demi Moore, to name a few), but two BAFTAs mainstays are skipping this year's ceremony: Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Prince William and Kate Middleton will not be at the 2025 BAFTAs on Sunday, Feb. 16, unfortunately for all of those of us who were hoping for a red carpet return for the couple. The Prince and Princess of Wales have been staples at the British Academy of Film & Television Awards since they married

Some of Kate Middleton’s most unforgettable fashion moments have come from her red-carpet appearances at the BAFTA Awards, the annual celebration for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, of which husband Prince William is president.

Royal fans have been eagerly awaiting the 2025 BAFTAs on Feb. 16 in hopes that Princess Kate would make her big red carpet return, but on Monday, Feb. 10, palace sources confirmed that neither the Prince or Princess of Wales will attend the star-studded ceremony.

Prince William has received a heartbreaking news as Princess Kate Middleton was enjoying her visit to a women’s prison in Ceshire. As reported by Express, Prince of Wales’s former flying instructor Flight Sergeant Zach

Kensington Palace confirmed that Kate Middleton and Prince William will not attend the BAFTA Film Awards on Feb. 16, 2025.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are not expected to attend the British Academy Film Awards, set for February 16, 2025.

Chris Jackson/Getty Images While Princess Kate Middleton has made several public appearances since announcing her cancer is in remission, there’s one major event she and Prince William will be skipping.

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