{"id":782023,"date":"2026-02-22T18:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/782023\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:08:13","slug":"kate-middleton-prince-william-attend-bafta-awards-2026-in-first-joint-appearance-since-ex-prince-andrews-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/782023\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton, Prince William attend BAFTA Awards 2026 in first joint appearance since ex-Prince Andrew’s arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince William and Kate Middleton <\/strong>looked stunning at the 2026 BAFTA Awards as they made their first joint appearance following ex-Prince Andrew\u2019s<\/a> arrest earlier this week.<\/p>\n

The royal couple put on a brave face for the cameras as they walked the red carpet<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Prince of Wales, 43, looked dapper in a Giorgio Armani burgundy velvet evening jacket and black pants as he <\/strong>smiled for photographers. <\/p>\n

Middleton, meanwhile, wore a blush Gucci gown<\/a> that she previously wore a gala dinner for the100 Women in Finance\u2019s Philanthropic Initiatives in 2019. For accessories, the 44-year-old wore <\/strong>earrings and carried a small clutch. She styled her hair in loose curls.<\/p>\n

William, who is the president of the British Academy Film Awards, and Middleton did not stop to speak to press as they made their way into the Royal Festival Hall.<\/p>\n

Prince William and Kate Middleton attended the 2026 BAFTA Awards on Sunday. WireImage<\/p>\n

It marked their first joint appearance following ex-Prince Andrew\u2019s arrest. WireImage<\/p>\n

While this is the couple\u2019s first joint appearance after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was detained<\/a>, the Princess of Wales, who is a Patron of the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football League, attended the England vs Ireland Six Nations game in London on Saturday. <\/p>\n

She was spotted sporting a big smile as she sat next to injured English player Fin Baxter in the stands. <\/p>\n

Photos showed the mother of three wore an an England scarf over a blue suit and styled her hair in loose curls for the event. <\/p>\n

William wore black tie. WireImage<\/p>\n

Middleton wore a floor-length pink dress. REUTERS<\/p>\n

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Mountbatten-Windsor brought in his 66th birthday from jail<\/a> on Thursday after he was arrested over his ties to accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. <\/a><\/p>\n

He was detained on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly forwarding confidential trade documents to Epstein while working as a British trade envoy.<\/p>\n

The arrest was made nearly one month after he was reported to the Thames Valley Police over his alleged misconduct by anti-monarchy campaigner Graham Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She also held a small clutch. WireImage<\/p>\n

Middleton wore her hair in loose curls. WireImage<\/p>\n

She also wore dangly earrings. WireImage<\/p>\n

If convicted, the former prince could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.<\/p>\n

Hours later, the terrified disgraced royal was caught attempting to hide from cameras<\/a> in the backseat of a car following his release from Aylsham Police Station. <\/p>\n

King Charles \u2014 who was allegedly not informed ahead of time<\/a> regarding his brother\u2019s detainment \u2014 reacted to the news of his brother\u2019s arrest<\/a> on Thursday with the \u201cdeepest concern\u201d as he released a statement addressing the scandal. <\/p>\n

William and Middleton smiled for photographers as they walked the red carpet. David Fisher\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Disgraced royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (pictured above looking terrified while leaving Ayisham Police Station on Thursday evening) was arrested on suspicion of misconduct over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Middleton made her first appearance after his detainment on Saturday, when she attended the Guinness Six Nations 2026 match. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office,\u201d he began in a statement issued by Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities. In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me state clearly: the law must take its course,\u201d the monarch added. \u201cAs this process continues, it would not be right for me to comment further on this matter. Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William and Kate Middleton looked stunning at the 2026 BAFTA Awards as they made their first joint…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7708],"tags":[173775,14010,41462,228101,4082,20086,533,3943,532,5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":["post-782023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-royals","tag-andrew-mountbatten-windsor","tag-awards","tag-baftas","tag-celebrity-arrests","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-sightings","tag-kate-middleton","tag-movies","tag-prince-william","tag-royal","tag-royal-families","tag-royal-family","tag-royals"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116115623336110804","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782023","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=782023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}