Prince William has jetted off to Kenya without his wife and children to attend the wedding of a girl he was once romantically linked to, conservationist’s daughter Jecca Craig, this weekend.

In a statement Kensington Palace confirmed that the future king was enjoying a ‘private trip’ to Kenya and will return to the UK on Easter Sunday.

However William has used the trip to schedule in a meeting with the President of Kenya later today to discuss ‘defence, security and conservation issues.’
Dailymail UK reports that the prince was paying for his own flights in and out of the country as the trip had already been planned before the head to head was arranged.
The prince has known the Craig family since he travelled to their wildlife conservancy, nestled in the shadow of Mount Kenya. Jecca’s father, Ian, they say became something of a father figure to William over the years and both men share a passion for wildlife and conservation.
The prince even missed his own cousin, Peter Phillips’ wedding in 2008 to attend the wedding of Jecca’s brother, Batian, leaving his then girlfriend, Kate Middleton, to attend alone.
At one point during their early friendship William and Jecca were linked romantically and even said to have staged a pretend engagement. This speculation led the protective prince to make a rare public statement through his press office, denying that they were anything other than friends

The Duchess reportedly would not be joining him on this visit because she wished to stay at home with her two children in advance of the couple’s forthcoming tour to India and Bhutan.