Prince William’s Absence at Kate’s First Meeting with Queen Causes Confusion

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have always been one of the most talked-about couples in the world, and their relationship has been under scrutiny since the beginning.

Recently, royal watchers have been left confused after Prince William seemed to suggest that he was present at Kate's first meeting with the Queen back in 2008.

The event in question was when Kate attended the wedding of William's first cousin Peter Phillips in Windsor.

At the time, Kate attended solo, without her then-boyfriend, who was abroad in Kenya.

It made headlines because Kate going in the Prince's place was a big sign that their relationship was serious.

However, during the couple's joint engagement interview with the BBC in 2010, William seemed to suggest that he was at the wedding.

When asked what it was like to meet William's grandmother for the first time, Kate said, “Well I first met her at Peter and Autumn's wedding, and again, it was in amongst a lot of other guests.

She was very friendly, and yes, it was fine.”

William, sensing his then-fiancée's nerves during the very personal televised interview, chimed in, “She was very welcoming.

She knew it was a big day and everything was going on with Peter and Autumn.

She had wanted to meet Kate for a while, so it was very nice for her to come over and say hello magazine.

We had a little chat and got on really well.”

However, in 2008, William was unable to make Peter and Autumn's wedding, which is why his comments in the interview have caused confusion.

The Prince was abroad in Kenya attending the wedding of his ex-girlfriend Jekyll Craig's brother.

William has always remained close with the Craig family and accepted the invite for the Mussoli-themed wedding.

In 2016, he again flew to Kenya to attend Jekyll's own wedding.

At the time, a source told The Telegraph that William's decision to skip his cousin's royal wedding was not seen as a snub to the rest of the family.

“Prince William is going to be out of the country this weekend on a long-standing prior engagement,” the insider said.

“It is an unfortunate clash, but he spoke to his cousin Peter, and he is fine with the situation.

His girlfriend will be going in his absence, despite not having a date.”