The King, bound by a royal commitment 100 miles away, could not be present at Westminster Abbey on Friday, Dec. 8, where Princess Kate hosted the Christmas Carol service. In attendance were her husband, Prince William, and their three children—Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and notably, Prince Louis, 5.
This marked the first time in three years that the youngest son of the Waleses participated in the festive event. However, the 75-year-old monarch was unavoidably engaged in an event at his Highgrove Estate in Gloucestershire.
People reported that the King's absence might have been a strategic decision by The Firm to avoid overshadowing a significant milestone in Kate's royal life.
Known for his role as a doting grandfather to all his grandchildren, including Prince Harry's two children, Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2, as well as Queen Camilla’s grandkids, King Charles has shared a special relationship with Prince Louis, marked by frequent public displays of affection.
During the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee pageant last year, a heartwarming moment unfolded as the then-four-year-old Louis was captured jumping onto the monarch's lap in the royal box. Louis and Charlotte even have a sweet nickname for King Charles—'Grandpa Wales,' a nod to his decades-long tenure as Prince of Wales.
