Prince William spends day feeling 'sad' at Royal Ascot without Kate Middleton

Prince William looked "sad and subdued" without his wife, Princess Kate, during the second day of Royal Ascot, per an expert.

It was announced earlier today that the Princess of Wales wouldn't be in the four royal carriages, which make up the Royal Procession. William was instead joined by King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Saud in the first carriage.

A body language expert analyzed the Prince of Wales’ body language and noted that he seemed to miss his wife.

Judi James told The Express: "While his father, the King, chatted happily to their guest in the carriage, using some animated, good-humoured body language displays, William seemed to sit back quietly with a slightly slumped posture, looking subdued and rather reflective without Kate at his side."

The royal carriages also included the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, as well as the Earl and Countess of Halifax, author William Boyd and his wife, Susan, golfer Justin Rose and his wife, Kate Phillips.

Judi also guessed that William must’ve told Kate, who’s slowly returning to royal duties after her cancer treatment, to not “overdo it” after her recent appearance at Trooping the Colour.

She said: "It can often be the loving partner who urges someone to avoid 'overdoing it' after an illness, meaning Kate's absence from Ascot could even have been down to some gentle pressure from William."

Judi also noted how demanding the day can be, saying. "It's a very long day in the heat and a more social event than the Trooping of the Colour or other visits Kate has made recently and it might have been a very sensible idea to skip it, but it still left William with a rather sad eye expression and without the kind of wide, beaming, toothy grin he sported last time she was by his side at the event.”

Prince William last stepped out with Kate Middleton for the Trooping the Colour service. The couple also brought out their kids, George, Charlotte, and Louis.