The Princess of Wales is expected to attend Remembrance Sunday events this weekend after her husband Prince William said she was ‘doing really well’.
Kate is making a gradual return to public duties after completing a course of cancer treatment, with her last high-profile appearance at Trooping the Colour in June.
She has stayed home with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis this week while William is in Cape Town for his Earthshot Prize awards.
Now, Kate is hoping to join other senior members of the Royal family at the annual Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph in honour of the war dead this Sunday.
Kensington Palace is yet to confirm the Princess’s attendance at what is an important date in the royal calendar in London, but according to the Press Association she is expected to be present as it stands.
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Kate attended the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on November 12, 2023
Prince William gives update on Kate Middleton’s health
Queen Camilla too has pledged to be there after pulling out of the annual Field of Remembrance opening at Westminster Abbey tomorrow due to a chest infection.
Kate has also spoken with aides about staging her annual Christmas carol service in December, holding a meeting with her team at Windsor Castle on September 24.
Today, William gave an update on Kate during an interview before tonight’s awards, saying: ‘She’s doing really well thanks. And hopefully she is watching tonight.
‘So cheering me on. She’s been amazing this whole year. I know she will be really keen to see tonight be a success.’
He added that he hoped George, Charlotte and Louis be would watching along with Kate when the ceremony is screened online this evening on BBC iPlayer.
The Princess travelled to Merseyside four weeks ago with William to meet privately with bereaved families of the Southport stabbing victims before greeting emergency responders in front of the cameras.
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OCTOBER 10: The Princess of Wales was most recently seen during a visit to Southport
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OCTOBER 10: Kate and Prince William meet an air ambulance paramedic in Southport
That visit on October 10 was her first joint public appearance alongside her husband since her cancer treatment ended, marking a major milestone in her gradual journey back to public duties.
Kate delivered a bombshell video message in March revealing she was undergoing chemotherapy after post-operative tests following major abdominal surgery showed she had cancer.
Well-wishes flooded in from around the world and King Charles III – who has also had treatment for cancer following his own diagnosis – was said to be ‘so proud’ of his ‘beloved daughter-in-law’ for her courage in speaking out.
In June, Kate made a welcome brief return to the royal frontline at Trooping the Colour, after saying in an update that she has ‘good days and bad days’, but was ‘not out of the woods yet’.
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SEPTEMBER 9: The Prince and Princess of Wales in Norfolk with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in a handout still issued by Kensington Palace
Kate confirms end of chemotherapy treatment in emotional video
Kate also presented the men’s trophy on a day out to Wimbledon with Princess Charlotte in July, which saw her given a standing ovation from the crowd.
The Princess announced she had finished her chemotherapy course in a heartfelt video in September, in which she spoke about her experience while footage played of the Waleses and their children enjoying time together outdoors.
She said she was entering ‘this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life’.
‘The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family,’ she said.
She added: ‘Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long.’
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JULY 14: The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte in the royal box at Wimbledon
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JUNE 15: William and Kate with George, Louis and Charlotte at Trooping the Colour in London
Then on September 17, Kate was listed in the official record of royal events for the first time since her cancer treatment ended.
She featured in the Court Circular after holding a meeting at Windsor Castle about an issue that aides in the past have described as her life’s work – the early years development of children.
As for Queen Camilla, Buckingham Palace announced yesterday that she had withdrawn from engagements this week due to being unwell with a chest infection and has withdrawn from her engagements this week.
Camilla, 77, who has not long returned from a busy official overseas tour to Australia and Samoa and a spa break in India, is understood to be resting at her Wiltshire home, Ray Mill.
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MARCH 23: The Princess of Wales reveals she has cancer in a bombshell video message
The Queen is said to be sad and disappointed to miss the opening of the annual Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey this Thursday.
But she hopes to attend the annual Festival of Remembrance on Saturday evening at the Royal Albert Hall, and the national service at the Cenotaph on Sunday.
A documentary focusing on Camilla’s work raising awareness of domestic violence is airing next Monday.
The Queen was followed over the course of a year for the ITV1 and ITVX programme Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors, and in it she vows to ‘keep trying’ to end domestic violence, describing it as a ‘heinous crime’.
