She’s making her comeback. Princess Kate made her first public appearance since being treated for cancer on Saturday morning, appearing in a carriage with her children in the royal procession leaving Buckingham Palace to mark King Charles III’s official birthday .
Dressed in a long white coat and wearing a hat hiding part of her face, the wife of Crown Prince William, 42, had not been seen in public since last Christmas, but announced Friday her participation in this event thanks to “good progress” in his treatment.
Joy and relief among the British
Princess Kate then got off the carriage to follow the rest of the ceremony called “Trooping the Color” from an official building. She must later accompany the royal family to the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the traditional greeting.
The news of his health and his participation were greeted with joy and relief among the British present Saturday morning near Buckingham Palace to attend this military parade which officially celebrates the sovereign’s birthday, even if Charles III will celebrate his 76 years on November 14.
“It’s incredible to see her at such an important event,” enthused Sarah Morley, a 45-year-old Australian tourist, present near the Mall, after Kate’s visit. “She is very natural, like Diana, she is good” for the monarchy, insists her mother, Julie Smith, born in England.
“She’s our future queen, she’s so important”
“I was so happy to hear the news last night,” said Angela Perry, a 50-year-old teacher from Reading in west London. “She’s our future queen, she’s so important,” she insists.
While it has been six months since she withdrew from any public commitment to undergo preventive chemotherapy, the Princess of Wales announced Friday evening in a message published on social networks that she would attend this festive event of is making “good progress” with his treatment.
“I’m making good progress, but as anyone undergoing chemotherapy knows, there are good days and bad days,” Kate, 42, wrote in the message, accompanied by a photo taken this week in Windsor according to its services. She specified that her treatment must continue “for several more months”.