WOW. You are so wrong. Read the UK papers and the comments online on their websites.
I really doubt this was a last minute thing. As people who fly that route have said he would have needed to book the tickets well in advance.
I think the timing is coincidence.
People are loving Prince William and are still clamoring for him to bypass Charles.
Although, a poster here who knows Charles says he really is a conservative.
IIRC, Charles is a muzzoid satanic freak.
Prince Charles the dolt has bought every bit of the global warming nonsense.