I have an idea as to why Kate didn't show up. Maybe she was so close to him that if she had seen the exhibit, she would have felt very emotional. I wish she did show up because she would have done some justice to this attrocity of an event, but I kind of understand why she wouldn't want to be there. Anyways, this was a failure. Let's hope that next year, people actually read the invitation and pay attention to the theme.