{"id":4646,"date":"2026-06-04T16:07:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/prince-william-kate-middletons-plans-for-fifa-world-cup-2026-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:07:04","slug":"prince-william-kate-middletons-plans-for-fifa-world-cup-2026-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/prince-william-kate-middletons-plans-for-fifa-world-cup-2026-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William, Kate Middleton&#8217;s plans for FIFA World Cup 2026 revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F129646409-1.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Here\u2019s the net result. <\/p>\n<p>Prince William and Kate Middleton have no plans at the moment to attend the FIFA World Cup 2026 in New York City, according to a royal insider. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Prince William and Kate Middleton (seen here at a rugby match in 2025) have no current plans to attend the FIFA World Cup in New York City, Emily Nash told Page Six. <span class=\"credit\">The RFU Collection via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThere has been a lot of talk about this over the past few months, but no invitation has surfaced so far, so right now I doubt it will happen,\u201d Nash told Page Six of the Prince and Princess of Wales (seen above in May).  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Hello! Magazine journalist \u2014 who was promoting her upcoming appearance on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/900019\/right-royal-podcast-going-live-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">live recording of Hello! Magazine\u2019s \u201cA Right Royal Podcast\u201d next Tuesday<\/a> \u2014  noted that travel has been challenging for Middleton <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/14\/royal-family\/kate-middleton-reveals-she-is-in-remission-from-cancer-after-surprise-hospital-visit\/\">following her battle with cancer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs William said himself, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/22\/royal-family\/prince-william-gives-emotional-update-on-kate-middletons-cancer-recovery-after-her-solo-italy-trip\/\">these trips take a lot out of you<\/a>,\u201d Nash Said. \u201cI think he said, you\u2019re on send and receive the whole time, which I thought was a really interesting way of putting it. You are in a situation where you\u2019re having to give 110 percent of yourself the whole time you\u2019re out there, and you\u2019re being scrutinized at every turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nash joined the Princess of Wales<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/06\/royal-family\/kate-middleton-returning-to-major-royal-duty-1-year-into-cancer-recovery\/\"> on her Italy tour <\/a>last<strong> <\/strong>month, which marked her first trip after announcing she was in remission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was so good to see her back on the world stage, and I know it\u2019s something she wants to get back to for sure,\u201d Nash said. \u201cBut whether it\u2019ll be in the next few weeks or not\u2026 at the moment I can\u2019t see it happening. But you can never rule anything out.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nash noted that travel has been hard for Middleton (seen here in June) after her battle with cancer. <span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>William (seen her in July 2024) could make an appearance if England makes the finals, Nash said.  <span class=\"credit\">dpa\/picture alliance via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If Middleton, 44, did make the trek to the States, it would be a \u201chuge moment,\u201d Nash said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen the reception that they\u2019ve had in America in the past. And it\u2019s fair to say that it\u2019s always been incredibly warm,\u201d she said. \u201cI think, particularly, after everything she\u2019s been through, people would be delighted to see her.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Nash believes it\u2019s more likely that the Prince of Wales, 43, will make an appearance if England reaches the finals, which will take place in New Jersey next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think if England would get to the final, then I\u2019d be very surprised if William didn\u2019t attend,\u201d she said, noting that the prince is president of the Football Association.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s always been hugely supportive of the England team,\u201d Nash added. \u201cWe know he has close personal friendships with a lot of [players], and he would 100 percent want to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nash has heard rumors that a trip was penciled in for a June appearance, but she doesn\u2019t believe that will pan out. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut never say never, right?\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>William and Kate\u2019s kids (seen here at Wimbledon in 2025) could join, but there are many factors at play, Nash said. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The royal parents (seen here with their kids at a football match in 2020) have never attended the FIFA World Cup together.  <span class=\"credit\">POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for whether or not their kids could join them overseas, Nash said there are several factors at play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know about that,\u201d she said when asked if Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8, could attend the games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there is certainly going to be a lot of travel for William and Kate later in the year,\u201d she said. \u201cSo I think it may be a question of pacing themselves, but they\u2019ve certainly taken the kids to football in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nash also said that the royal family\u2019s travel plans are \u201csigned off by\u201d the Royal Visits Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a big government element to this, so they don\u2019t really choose when they get to go to things,\u201d Nash explained. \u201cIt may be that the [UK] government doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s as urgent right now for them to make a visit to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King Charles III and Queen Camilla only recently <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/29\/royal-family\/queen-camilla-reunited-winnie-the-pooh-with-a-famous-pal\/\">paid a visit to New York<\/a> in April, which was<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/29\/us-news\/king-charles-queen-camilla-visit-nyc-for-first-time-in-19-years\/\"> their first visit to the Big Apple in 19 years. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The FIFA World Cup 2026  final will take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (pictured) on July 19.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>William and Kate (seen here in May) haven\u2019t traveled to New York City since 2014. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>William and Kate, for their part, last <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/12\/02\/prince-william-kate-middleton-end-3-day-trip-to-us-with-earthshot-prize-ceremony\/\">traveled to the United States<\/a> in 2022 for the second annual Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston, and they haven\u2019t visited New York City<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2014\/12\/07\/royal-couple-lands-in-nyc\/\"> since 2014. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pair have never attended a FIFA World Cup together. William, however, attended the 2006 tournament in Germany with brother Prince Harry, where they watched England\u2019s quarterfinal match against Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/04\/royal-family\/prince-william-kate-middletons-plans-for-fifa-world-cup-2026-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s the net result. Prince William and Kate Middleton have no plans at the moment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/129646409-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}