Prince and Princess of Wales to skip star-studded BAFTA ceremony in London to spend time with their family in exclusive Caribbean paradise 4,000 miles away

Prince and Princess of Wales to skip star-studded BAFTA ceremony in London to spend time with their family in exclusive Caribbean paradise 4,000 miles away

As President of Bafta, Prince William might have been expected to join the cream of the showbiz world for the academy’s annual film awards in London.

However, the Prince of Wales will be 4,000 miles away, holidaying with his family in the exclusive Caribbean paradise of Mustique, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Prince William, Kate and their children flew to the privately owned island on Thursday, days after Kensington Palace announced that the couple would not be at the star-studded ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall.

Instead, the family will be on their second holiday in as many months following a New Year ski break.

They are all believed to have flown business class on the same British Airways flight – the protocol that heirs to the throne fly separately having been relaxed in recent years.

A source says they flew to Saint Lucia before taking a private flight to Mustique, which was famously the favourite hideaway of the late Princess Margaret as well as a beloved escape for A-list celebrities.

The late Queen and Prince Philip also visited in 1966, 1977, and 1985.

It is thought that Kate’s mother Carole Middleton, who also enjoys the privacy the island affords, is there too.