The Duke of Cambridge has apologised to crowds who missed out on seeing his pregnant wife at a community centre near the Grenfell Tower – with one worker telling him: "She has a good excuse."

The Duchess of Cambridge has pulled out of at least two engagements this week as she suffers severe morning sickness while less than 12 weeks pregnant with their third child.

Prince William and his brother Harry met surivors of the fire in June, which killed at least 80 people, at the Support4Grenfell community hub and said he was sorry she could not be there.

Kate had also suffered the issue case whilst pregnant with her first children George and Charlotte. A volunteer joked in response to the prince's remark: “She’s got a good excuse.”

He said she would have been “thrilled” to hear of the work community groups and charities have been doing, and to see the hub being used.

It came as Closer magazine in France was ordered to pay the couple 100,000 euros (£91,700) following the publication of topless photographs of Kate almost five years ago.

A Paris court ruled a long-lens images of Kate sunbathing on a terrace.

Meanwhile, Harry urged schoolchildren affected by the Grenfell Tower fire to be there for each other as they come to terms with the tragedy.

He also met the Gomes family, who escaped from the 21st floor of the tower.