As U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise summer general election, Buckingham Palace announced that the British royal family could postpone engagements "which may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign.

Some events, such as King Charles’s visit to Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, are reported to continue as scheduled. So while the royal family may not be entirely absent from the spotlight, but they’ve definitely taken a big step back from it.

The royal family are pressing pause on their public engagements, for now. "Following the Prime Minister's statement this afternoon calling a General Election, The Royal Family will - in accordance with normal procedure - postpone engagements that may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign,

Britain’s royal family will postpone certain engagements in light of the general election the Prime Minister announced.