US EditionThe Week in Pictures: Former Prince Andrew's Arrest, Iftar in Gaza and Floods in France
Prince William has not watched Hamnet due to personal stress following Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest, while Catherine said she viewed the film on Saturday.
- On February 22, 2026 at the EE BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall, William, Prince of Wales told Bafta officials he had not yet seen Hamnet and said `I need to be in quite a calm state, and I am not at the moment.`
- Following the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor last week, he spent 11 hours in custody on his 66th birthday before being released under investigation, making the royal couple's BAFTA outing their first joint engagement since.
- Catherine, Princess of Wales revealed she watched Hamnet on Saturday and was left in `floods of tears`, praising its music and portrayal of intergenerational grief while William noted he had not seen Marty Supreme or Sinners.
- Under intense media scrutiny, the couple walked the BAFTA red carpet without responding when a reporter asked, `Is the monarchy in peril?`, while Bafta chairwoman Sara Putt thanked William for his year-round support.
- William, acting in his role as the charity's president, presented the Bafta fellowship to Dame Donna Langley and the couple aim to champion British creativity through their patronages and support for British designers.
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William made the admission while attending the BAFTAs with wife Kate Middleton in London on Sunday, Feb. 22Prince William at the BAFTAs on Feb. 22 Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty NEED TO KNOWPrince William said he was "not" in a "calm state" on the red carpet at the 2026 BAFTAs on Sunday, Feb. 22“I need to be in quite a calm state and I am not at the moment. I will save it,” William said while discussing the movie Hamnet, which won the Outstanding Bri…
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