Princess Kate and Prince William were "too busy" to attend a major Danish Royal Family event, according to a royal commentator.
Prince Christian of Denmark celebrated his 18th birthday on October 15 2023 and the Danish royals marked the occasion by throwing a glitzy bash.
However, no senior member of the British Royal Family attended the event.
Royal commentator Dickie Arbiter stated this was due to the royals' busy schedules.
Prince Christian of Denmark celebrated his 18th birthday on October 15 2023.
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Arbiter said: "Royal diaries are generally completed a good six to seven months in advance.
"There are minor gaps to allow for last-minute engagements as we saw this weekend with The Prince of Wales at the Wales Rugby World Cup quarter-final and The Princess at the England match.
"British royals are not fussy - busy, yes. There are only eleven working royals, all with particularly full diaries and even royals are allowed downtime.
"Of King Carl XVI Gustaf's Golden Jubilee - this was September when Prince William was preparing for Earthshot in New York, and The King, preparing for his State Visit to France.
No senior member of the British Royal Family attended the event.
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"In the past, the late Queen who was of a similar generation to the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish monarchs, would more than likely have received an invitation and, while not attending herself, would have asked one of her family to represent her depending on the nature of the engagement."
He told the Mail: "I believe the UK population at large would prefer to see the royals, whether in the UK or abroad, at work rather than attend birthday celebrations."
Over the weekend Prince William and Princess Kate attended separate engagements in France to watch the Rugby World Cup.
The Princess of Wales watched England secure their place in the semi-final of the tournament as part of her role as the patron of the Rugby Football Union.
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Prince William is the patron of the Welsh Rugby Union.
The royals went into the team's dressing room after the matches to meet the players.
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