Kate Middleton Was Forced To Cancel Outing With Prince William Last Minute "Due To Her Children", Palace Sources Confirm

On Thursday, Kate Middleton and Prince William attended Tusk Awards Tea with nominees and finalists ahead of the ceremony. Both the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were supposed to make an appearance at the actual awards show later that day, but Kate had to cancel last minute.

"Earlier today, Catherine and I spent some time with the #TuskAwards nominees and finalists. Their bravery, single-minded determination, and commitment to African conservation is deeply deeply humbling." — The Duke of Cambridge@Tusk_org #ForAllTheyDo pic.twitter.com/KcPrlMi17P

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 21, 2019

Kate Middleton skips an event due to a matter with her kids

The Duchess of Cambridge was forced to cancel her appearance at the Tusk Conservation Awards last minute. Palace sources told PEOPLE that the decision was made "due to her children."

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The Palace didn't further explain the reason, so it's unknown what exactly happened with Kate and William's kids that made the Duchess skip an important event.

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Royal fans didn't take the news well

People on Twitter slammed the Duchess for skipping the event and said that if this was Meghan, the media wouldn't have let it go this easily.

So Kate Middleton can cancel an engagement at the last minute and use her not sick kids as an excuse, and all the #megxit twits are fine with it! Had it been #MeghanMarkle there would be 10 editorials for @piersmorgan and Royal Reporters would be vex! https://t.co/TP12qJIvNt

— 🛡🌸🛡Truth🛡🌸🛡🌸 (@korellamatters) November 21, 2019

How far in advance are there engagements on the calendar again? And she didn’t have childcare! That’s laughable.

— patricia carter (@pasttrja) November 22, 2019

Something is adrift in Cambridge town.

— kimberley runge (@KimberleyRunge) November 22, 2019

What's wrong with the kids. She has a nanny why can't they look after them. Why is the nanny still there if she is not needed so much.

— Mandy Thrall (@MandyThrall) November 21, 2019

It must have been too much for kate. She couldn't go to another engagement.

— love wins 😍 #WeLoveYouMeghan (@Nelson_nel6) November 21, 2019

Hopefully all is well with the Cambridge kids and we'll see Kate very soon.