“There are good days and bad days” – Princess Kate resumes public appointments
The Princess of Wales says she is making “good progress” with her cancer treatment and will take part in the Trooping the Colour parade on Saturday. King Charles III said in a statement that he was “delighted” by Kate’s attendance.
RRoyal return: Around two and a half months after announcing her cancer, Princess Kate wants to attend public events again. The wife of the British heir to the throne, Prince William, announced this in a personal statement released by Kensington Palace in London on Friday.
“I look forward to attending the King’s birthday parade with my family this weekend and hope to be able to attend some public events over the summer,” she said. But she is also aware that she is not out of the woods yet. The palace also published a new photo of the 42-year-old.
The traditional military parade “Trooping the Colour” will take place in London on Saturday. This year, the monarch, who is also suffering from cancer, will not take part in the magnificent ceremony on horseback but sitting in a carriage with more than 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians.
Charles III will be 76 years old in November. However, according to tradition, the birthdays of British monarchs are always celebrated with a military parade in June, when better weather is expected.
“I’m making good progress but as anyone going through chemotherapy knows, there are good days and bad days,” Kate explained. “On the bad days you feel weak, tired and need to give your body a rest. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of your wellbeing.”
The future queen last appeared in public at Christmas. At that time, Kate and her family attended a church service near the royal estate Sandringham in eastern England.
Details about Kate’s illness are not known. The 42-year-old had an abdominal operation in January. Tests after the operation showed that she had cancer, Kate said in a video in which she made her illness public at the end of March. On the advice of her medical team, she is receiving chemotherapy as a precautionary measure.
Kate’s father-in-law, King Charles III, also has cancer and is being treated. The British head of state has been attending regular appointments again since the end of April and most recently travelled to France for the 80th anniversary of the so-called D-Day.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said on Friday that King Charles III was “delighted” that Kate would be able to attend the events. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is currently attending the G7 summit in southern Italy, called it “wonderful, wonderful news.”
Unlike the king, Kate had completely withdrawn from her duties as a royal. Her husband Prince William also withdrew for several weeks in the spring to support his wife and their three children.
Most recently, Kate apologized in a letter to the Irish Guards, the royal regiment, for missing the rehearsal for the King’s traditional birthday parade. Kate has the honorary title of “Colonel of the Irish Guards” and was therefore supposed to have attended the dress rehearsal last Saturday. “I hope to be able to represent you all again soon,” the letter said. This fueled speculation that the princess would soon be seen in public again.