{"id":55718,"date":"2025-04-27T21:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T21:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55718\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T21:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T21:09:09","slug":"why-kate-middleton-did-not-join-prince-william-at-pope-francis-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55718\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Kate Middleton did not join Prince William at Pope Francis’ funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince William attended Pope Francis\u2019 funeral<\/a> without his wife, Kate Middleton, on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Prince of Wales, 42, was photographed entering St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in Vatican City, Italy, where the religious figure was remembered by the College of Cardinals, surrounded by other world leaders.<\/p>\n

Middleton\u2019s absence was noticeable, given that other dignitaries\u2019 spouses \u2014 including Melania Trump <\/a>and Jill Biden <\/a>\u2014 were present for the religious ceremony alongside their respective husbands, President Trump and former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n

Prince William attended Pope Francis\u2019 funeral without Kate Middleton Saturday. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The pope\u2019s memorial service was held in Vatican City, Italy. Getty Images<\/p>\n

However, the Princess of Wales, 43, did not make it to the funeral, as it\u2019s reportedly not customary for a British royal\u2019s other half to be required to attend.<\/p>\n

In 2005, then-Prince Charles went to Pope John Paul II\u2019s funeral solo \u2014 even though he was set to wed Camilla Parker Bowles <\/a>the day after the service.<\/p>\n

According to Town and Country<\/a>, Middleton \u2014 who completed her cancer treatment <\/a>just last September \u2014 continues to be cautious about which public events she goes to.<\/p>\n

The mom of three<\/a> is reportedly expected to make her first public appearance in five weeks this upcoming Wednesday, for a two-day visit to the Scottish Isles.<\/p>\n

Other world leaders\u2019 spouses, including Melania Trump, were present for the occasion. REUTERS<\/p>\n

It is reportedly not customary for the British royal\u2019s spouses to go to popes\u2019 funerals. Alistair Grant-AP\/POOL supplied by Splash News \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

William, meanwhile, was at Francis\u2019 memorial, as he had to attend on behalf of his father, King Charles III, and the rest of the British royal family.<\/p>\n

Charles, 76, missed the ceremony in accordance with Buckingham Palace\u2019s protocol and precedence, which mandates that the reigning monarch not attend funerals.<\/p>\n

Francis died Monday<\/a> at age 88 as a result of a stroke<\/a>. The news came after his months-long battle with double pneumonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charles (seen here with wife Queen Camilla and Francis on April 9) did not attend the memorial in accordance with Buckingham Palace\u2019s protocol. ABACA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

The pope died of a stroke. REUTERS<\/p>\n

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\u201cHis whole life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and His Church,\u201d Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, said in a statement announcing the pontiff\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage and universal love, especially in favor of the poorest and most marginalized,\u201d Farrell continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the Triune God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Charles (seen here with Francis and Camilla in 2017) remembered the pontiff\u2019s \u201ccompassion\u201d earlier this week. OSSERVATORE ROMANO\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough his work and care for both people and planet, he profoundly touched the lives of so many,\u201d the king (seen here with the pope in 2017) said in a statement. OSSERVATORE ROMANO\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Charles, who had met with the pope<\/a> during a state visit to Italy earlier this month, also reflected on Francis\u2019 legacy Monday, remembering his \u201ccompassion\u201d and \u201cconcern for the unity of the church.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHis belief that care for Creation is an existential expression of faith in God resounded with so many across the world,\u201d the king, who is battling cancer<\/a>, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough his work and care for both people and planet, he profoundly touched the lives of so many.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William attended Pope Francis\u2019 funeral without his wife, Kate Middleton, on Saturday. The Prince of Wales, 42,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,4082,26305,2199,533,518,29457,18175,21946,2832,532,2831,7748,7710,519,7711,19276,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-55718","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-celebrity-news","12":"tag-funerals","13":"tag-italy","14":"tag-kate-middleton","15":"tag-king-charles-iii","16":"tag-memorials","17":"tag-pope","18":"tag-pope-francis","19":"tag-prince-of-wales","20":"tag-prince-william","21":"tag-princess-of-wales","22":"tag-rome","23":"tag-royal-families","24":"tag-royal-family","25":"tag-uk-royal-family","26":"tag-vatican","27":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114411979731183735","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}