Feb 23, 2026 9:15am IST
Prince William and Kate Middleton Attend BAFTA Film Awards Amid Royal Family Drama
It was a pleasant surprise to see Prince William and Catherine (formerly known as Kate Middleton) in a floor-length pink Gucci dress walk the red carpet at BAFTA Film Awards 2026. The couple did not speak to the media but headed straight inside the Royal Festival Hall. However, they greeted senior officials from all the organizers of the gala night. It became obvious that Prince William is a movie buff. He was caught on camera saying: “I thought ‘F1’ was a fantastic film, mainly because of the music. I’ve seen ‘One Battle After Another’ with Leo, I thought that was quite good.”
He admitted that he had not seen “Hamnet,” considered as one of the most successful films to come out of Britain in 2025. It is directed by Chloé Zhao. Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley were the main leads with the latter winning the award for the Best Actress.
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The royal family has been in a bit of turmoil with the arrest of Prince William's uncle Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. He has been held under charges of public misconduct and could face life imprisonment if convicted in the same. This did not stop the family from making their public appearances. King Charles II was seen at the London Fashion Week while his sister, Princess Anne went to a men's prison in Leeds.
Catherine, too had been missing from public appearances for a long time in 2024 when she was undergoing preventive chemotherapy after an abdominal surgery.
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