King Charles and Kate Middleton will not attend the event, the royal family announced
The British royal family made the first major announcement after Princess of Wales Kate Middleton was seen in public following her abdominal surgery.
Royal expert Rebecca English took to former Twitter user X and shared the royal family's statement.
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Citing the palace, Rebecca tweeted: “NEW: The Queen accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent will attend the annual Celebration Service of Commonwealth Day. @wabbey on Monday.”
The Commonwealth is a global network of 56 countries. Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration observed in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Americas, the Pacific and Europe. This year's theme is 'A Resilient Common Future: Transforming Our Commonwealth'.
Another royal expert, Cameron Walker, confirmed the news on X and said that King Charles and Kate Middleton will not be attending.
He also tweeted: “The King, who is receiving cancer treatment, is not making public engagements at this time.
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“The Princess of Wales continues to recover from abdominal surgery and will also not attend.”
It is the biggest announcement from the royal family after Kate Middleton was seen in public for the first time following her abdominal surgery.
