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Senior Royals are ALL planning to skip World Cup in Russia

SENIOR royals will miss the World Cup for the first time in a generation.

Sources last night confirmed there are no plans for William, Harry or Charles to visit Russia.

Neither Prince William, Prince Harry nor Prince Charles have plans to visit Russia for this year's World Cup, Royal sources told The Sun
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Neither Prince William, Prince Harry nor Prince Charles have plans to visit Russia for this year's World Cup, Royal sources told The SunCredit: AFP - Getty
The Three Lions will go without a senior member of the Royal Family for the first time in 20 years - pictured Prince William in his capacity as President of the Football Association
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The Three Lions will go without a senior member of the Royal Family for the first time in 20 years - pictured Prince William in his capacity as President of the Football AssociationCredit: Getty Images - Getty

But they said the stance pre-dated the poison plot.

Harry went in 2014, and FA president William in 2006 and 2010. France ’98 was the last time a senior royal didn’t attend.

Any trip could only happen on the request of the Royal Visits Committee under the control of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson
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Any trip could only happen on the request of the Royal Visits Committee under the control of Foreign Secretary Boris JohnsonCredit: Alamy Live News
Royal sources told The Sun that the decision predates the 'poison' plot against former double agent Sergei Skripal, who was found slumped unconscious on a bench in Salisbury on Sunday alongside his daughter
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Royal sources told The Sun that the decision predates the 'poison' plot against former double agent Sergei Skripal, who was found slumped unconscious on a bench in Salisbury on Sunday alongside his daughterCredit: AFP or licensors

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PM Theresa May said yesterday: “It might be appropriate to look at whether dignitaries should attend the World Cup.”

Experts indicated any trip could only happen on the request of the Royal Visits Committee under the control of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.

Former Royal Press Secretary Dickie Arbiter said: “The Government decide, not the royals.”

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