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Prince William pulls out of godfather King Constantine’s memorial service due to ‘personal matter’

Source: PA

Prince William has pulled out of a memorial for his godfather at Windsor Castle, hours before he was due to give a reading.

Palace officials said only that his absence at the service, for the late King Constantine of Greece, was due to a “personal matter” and that the Princess of Wales, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, “continues to be doing well”.

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