Prince William enjoyed his solo-hosting of the ‘Big Tea’ for heathcare workers

Service Of Thanksgiving for 73rd Anniversary - St. Paul's Cathedral, London

Yesterday, Kensington Palace announced at the last minute that the Duchess of Cambridge was pulling out of two scheduled events with her husband. The reason? Kate learned last Friday that she had been exposed to Covid at some point last week, so she’s isolating at Kensington Palace. Why did KP not say anything about the Covid-exposure on Friday, Saturday or Sunday? Probably because KP staffers are terrible at their jobs and the Cambridges absolutely hate to disclose information to the peasants. If Kate had not been scheduled and expected at Monday’s events, I wonder if KP would have even bothered announcing her Covid exposure.

As for all the gossip about what Kate’s exposure means to the Cambridges’ marriage… like, I absolutely believe that their marriage is struggling right now and I believe they have been living separately for some time now. I think the bigger admission of the real state of the Cambridges’ marriage is the fact that William had a severe case of Covid in March/April 2020 and we never heard one thing about Kate being exposed back then or even testing positive.

In any case, I bet William was very pleased to be able to do the events on Monday solo. I’m including photos of William coming and going from St. Paul’s Cathedral, where he attended a service to honor the 73rd birthday of the NHS. Afterwards, William “hosted” a tea party at Buckingham Palace as part of the NHS Charities’ “Big Tea” tribute to health care workers happening across the UK. Note that KP was too incompetent to even organize the event – it had to be organized at Buckingham Palace, by BP staffers in conjunction with NHS Charities. William had barely anything to do with putting the event together – he and Kate were just supposed to show up and gawp at healthcare workers for 30 minutes and leave. It just became William, solo, making faces at the peasants.

NHS' birthday in London

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  1. Snuffles says:

    I dunno man, Cain definitely looked more relaxed without Kate by his side.

    • Becks1 says:

      Yeah…..

    • gilda says:

      CAIN! I am gasping for air, this is perfect.

      He seems to have unlocked a new set of emotions with this latest Kateless update, hmmmm.

    • Frida_K says:

      When she’s not there to make the overdone, dramatic “happy face,” he steps up and does his part.

      I guess that’s their brand, huh. Manic grins or potato-faced dullness, no in-between.

      They both need to hire acting coaches.

  2. SwirlmamaD says:

    Good lord, he makes the same crazy faces his wife does. Two peas in a pod in that respect, I guess! At any rate, he looks happier than we’ve seen him in a while, eh???

    • Tessa says:

      He also imitates his father when he tries to look “amusing” by doing a lot of mugging. William looks ridiculous.

  3. Becks1 says:

    Huh, looks like William got a new jacket. I kind of like it.

    As for this:

    “If Kate had not been scheduled and expected at Monday’s events, I wonder if KP would have even bothered announcing her Covid exposure.”

    100%. If we assume that the isolation story is true and she found out on Friday, then I absolutely think if she did not have these events scheduled, KP would not have said anything.

    Someone on another post about this said that they think Kate didnt announce it because she assumed she could get out of the isolation protocols and I can kind of see that being true. She assumed they would make an exception for her and was disappointed/surprised/ticked when they did not.

    • Lori says:

      I think she’s being used as a pawn just to prove how ridiculous this App and these rules are proving to be. None of it makes much sense. Double jab and all these negative tests, its impact many people with real proper jobs. This all makes the Tories look stupid and I think they are willing to use a work shy Princess to display that. They were certainly willing to split screen a pic of a lonely grief stricten Queen at her husband’s funeral with a pic of a health minister groping his side piece to prove a point.

      • TeamAwesome says:

        And yet there are more and more fully vaccinated people still coming up with COVID, and not just popping a positive but experiencing symptoms.

  4. Merricat says:

    Yes, he does seem lighter.

  5. OriginalLala says:

    “Making faces at peasants” you kill me Kaiser. There really should be an insta account with that handle featuring royals over-emoting in front of the peasantry.

  6. My3cents says:

    Definitely looking happier without the deadweight.

    • Lizzie says:

      It’s kind of amazing actually.

    • one of the Marys says:

      And the stress and apprehension of the unveiling is behind him.

    • DuchessL says:

      Robot kate or deadmeat is looking for a house close to her family in buckleberry apparently. Trouble is real. Kate cannot get confined in seclusion without her family at kp or at their place in sandringham. the palace is truly a lonely and cold place. She had to shut up and follow the rules for 10 years -wedding anniversary- and now, i think she’ll be going unhinged if willie dares to humiliate her with gardening rose bushes.

  7. Em says:

    He thinks he’s the man huh?

  8. Seraphina says:

    On a very shallow and superficial level – Wills needs to wear a mask. I can’t believe that is the same person from his early 20s pics. His golden Diana looks did not last. That is all.

    • nina says:

      +1. His looks have really gone to piss. For his birthday his fans posted a picture taken during his teen years next to one of Diana. A present day picture next to one of his mom would’ve really shown the decline. One time you can feel sorry for the poor sod. Now, he looks like a walking wart.

      • Seraphina says:

        I know it’s been said time and time again on here, but sometimes his decline really does standout in certain pics and it did with the pics here today.

  9. TIFFANY says:

    Hold up, why is Edward there when it is suppose to be Willnot?

    • MsIam says:

      Edward is better looking believe it or not. He has a pleasant look about him, whether he’s really like that or not. Willnot looks like that person you’d duck into the restroom to avoid running into.

      • Liz version 700 says:

        Agreed, Will resembles his Uncle, but Edward looks so much more pleasant

      • Agreatreckoning says:

        Haha, too true @ MsIam – “Willnot looks like that person you’d duck into the restroom to avoid running into.”

        He’s vibing Ned Ryerson-insurance agent while laughing at his own bad jokes.

  10. Digital Unicorn says:

    Hmm, it’s the 2nd event without his Top CEO at his side to support and nuture him. The COVID thing is an excuse to cover that she got benched for a 2nd time within a week.

    He is over her and her family who are all on the way out. As i said last week he’s had a come to Jesus moment with regards to his wife and her family and he’s cut them off.

    This is the beginning of Kate and the Middletons being publicly sidelined, I expect to see more clapbacks from KP against the Mid PR.

    • Snuffles says:

      Even if divorce is not imminent, the fact that the Middleton PR machine went absolutely insane the past 6 months is more that enough reason to slap them down and bench Kate for a while.

    • Dilettante says:

      +1, DU

    • Sunday says:

      It’s actually the 3rd time (or even the 4th, if you’re counting the NHS event): Father’s Day, the unveiling, this NHS event, and then while in Scotland with the queen last Tuesday Will announced that Kate would be sponsoring a naval battleship. Will managed to get back in time for the football match on Wednesday, so why wouldn’t Kate have even just gone to Scotland for Tuesday for that announcement? It’s very strange on its own and makes even less sense combined with the rest of the weird stories surrounding her lately.

      My personal opinion is that her being mentioned as sponsoring the battleship and her attendance at the football match were negotiated at the last minute as part of her being excluded from the unveiling. She agreed not to put up a big stink about that in exchange for the battleship mention (so that she was still at that event in spirit, if not in person), and for the joint photo-op of the football match.

      If this is true, then I also wouldn’t put it past Will to have made this announcement about Kate being exposed to Covid without Kate even knowing about it, as another way to sideline her publicly in a way that she can’t push back on.

    • Thirtynine says:

      It does feel as though he’s getting people used to seeing him on his own, or with his kids.

    • Nic919 says:

      I really think the Alexis carrington funeral photo shoot set this in motion. We saw the diverging PR prior to that but she wasn’t excluded from things. Now she is. And he makes it so obvious he likes to do engagements when she’s not there.

  11. DellT says:

    The Middletons and Kate have overreached. No one will ever be allowed to outshine a blood member of the Royal Family. The whole “taking her own photographer to Philip’s funeral” was too much. The Monarchy, for as long as it lasts during its numbered days, will never be about Kate. Their chain is being jerked. Nice to see they are getting a bit of the Meghan treatment.

  12. Margaret says:

    I don’t know but, willie looks kind of scary and creepy in the pictures above. If that is him looking more relaxed, well all I got is lord help us.

  13. Chica1971 says:

    He didn’t enjoy it. He’s pretending to be royaling because he wants to put everyone in their place and a spotlight on him. Surprised there wasn’t a big earth shattering prize announced or 6 big questions to give Kate some competition.

  14. Sunday says:

    So, his wife is currently isolating because she was (allegedly) exposed to Covid very recently, and yet here William is laughing it up without a mask?

    I know that the UK guidelines say other members of the household do not need to isolate unless the exposed person ends up testing positive, and I know that the UK guidelines say masks are not required outdoors, but I’m here to say that those guidelines are ridiculous, ineffective, illogical, and dangerous. Sure, a mask outdoors is unnecessary if you’re out for a walk alone in a park, but if you’re milling about in close-contact with people laughing in each other’s faces then YES you should be wearing a mask outdoors, especially if someone you (allegedly) share a bed with may have an active case.

    The contrast in William’s body language and demeanor when he’s at an event with his wife (or brother) versus when he’s alone in the spotlight is striking. Huge king joffrey energy.

  15. Sofia says:

    I personally think he looks like he’s always in a perpetual state of misery/anger but yes, he doesn’t look as bad as usual.

  16. India says:

    He certainly is not displaying his omnipresent clench jaw here.

  17. Liz version 700 says:

    The pictures for these articles are always so well cultivated lol. The pics of William’s faces are…. Lordy

  18. Likeyoucare says:

    If to compare willie NHS event vs harry latest wellchild event;

    We can see the differences are jarring,
    – willie event looks like a house sale party and the people who are there are questioning themselve because they are coming for the buffet and only get a cup/mug of tea

    -harry looks like a caring patron in an beautifully organize party with people who are happy to be there.

    The KP staffs are useless, no wonder they hate meghan.

  19. Nivz says:

    He clenched his jaw so much and so often, it got really buff and his face now looks pear shaped.

  20. Catherine says:

    KP and the tabloids have been so focused on deifying Kate in order to demonize Meghan that it has resulted in William’s profile/image being minimized overall. All the Catherine the Great, linchpin, kingmaker, peacemaker narrative infantilize him. I definitely think he wants to do more solo events. He wants his profile. As Kaiser had pointed out his PR lately has been all about his individual status. Before he focused all his insecurities on the Sussexes, there were stories about him disliking the fact that Kate got so much attention. They compared him to Charles and his feelings about being overshadowed by Diana.

    • Demi says:

      Just yesterday KP putting up promo about Earthshot on ig he definitely wants the focus to be on him again..

  21. Laxmom says:

    The sad part is most of those who attended probably preferred to see Keen Kate as she is more relatable and probably doesn’t treat everyone as peasants. (

  22. nina says:

    What’s wrong with his nose in the first picture. Did he break it at some stage in the past.

    In the picture waving to the crowd, trying to out-harry Harry, but just comes across as put on. Charmless idiot.

  23. Lyds says:

    In every pic he seems to be on his way out.

    “Hello! Good seeing YOU here. Gotta fly, Cheerio!”

  24. Flying Fish says:

    ‘Making faces at peasants’……lol, I am LMAO.
    I absolutely love it, Kaiser!!!!!!!!
    I wonder if KP’s people read celebitchy….

  25. TheOtherMia says:

    What’s with the creepshot KP tweeted? lol. Like the photographer is a peeping tom hiding behind the catering cart.

    Is it me or has PwBT lost weight?

  26. Over it says:

    If his wife has been exposed, and they are by as far as we know a happily married couple, then surely this happily married man should be wearing a mask because his wife who he lives with was exposed, should he not?

    So am I to assume the reason he can be out and about maskless with his wife under quarantine is because these two do not live together. I would go so far as to say that they haven’t been together recently other than that football match. Before that it would have been the Scottish tour.
    Right after the interview Willy was oh so protective of fragile Karen she could go nowhere alone . We all know that he barely works so it’s not like he has been busy at his own events. Oh sorry i forgot they were together for the g7 summit. I digress. As I was saying, why all of a sudden they are no longer joined at the hips for these appearances.why is willyleaks so healthy and able to be out and about if his dear beloved wife can’t be? My only conclusion would be they live in separate houses or on different wings of the same house.

  27. Gina says:

    These grimaces… The photographer caught him with a slew of very funny faces. I wish somebody made them Internet memes…

  28. SenseOfTheAbsurd says:

    Maybe she’s had a botox, filler or acid peel mishap and has to go into hiding until her face heals.

  29. Shoshone says:

    Kudos on the great header photo! The “two front teeth” facial expression is hilarious.

  30. Izzy says:

    I do think the Keenbridge marriage is in trouble. What I kind of dread is if they do split up, there will be a whole new round of rota rats screaming that Harry MUST come back to support his brother. Which… 🖕

  31. Coffeeisgood says:

    It would not look good for William to get divorced. Because if he did you know Middleton PR would release all the cheating proof they have. William would look just like his father and that wouldn’t be good for the monarchy at all. It would also make Kate get more press and outshine William even more. Carol definitely has a plan in place if this were to ever happen.

    • Calibration says:

      There is no shortage of dirt on the Middletons so I don’t think that’s a problem. Nor is him getting a divorce if it happens to come to that. the world has moved on.