For the first time after receiving a cancer diagnosis, Catherine, Princess of Wales, tentatively returns to the public eye on Saturday by going to the Trooping the Colour military procession in central London.
The well-known Kate hasn’t been spotted in public since December of last year, when she attended a Christmas Day service. In March of this year, she disclosed that she was undergoing chemotherapy.
Being one of the most photographed women in the world, the 42-year-old princess’s prolonged absence has sparked rumors, especially online, regarding her location and health.
She stated she was “making good progress” with her treatment, which she noted is expected to extend for several more months, in a lengthy social media statement on Friday night.
“I’m looking forward to attending The King’s Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer, but equally knowing I am not out of the woods yet,” the princess said.
Only a few weeks had passed since it was revealed that Kate’s father-in-law, King Charles III, had also been diagnosed with cancer, when she made her tearful revelation.
The kind of their malignancy has not been disclosed by either.
It was in April when 75-year-old British head of state Charles received permission to return to public responsibilities after medical professionals declared him to be “very encouraged” by his development.
Meeting the workers and patients at a cancer treatment center in London was his first engagement. He was present at commemorative activities commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day earlier this month in northern France.
This year, however, Charles will examine the troops from a carriage rather than on horseback as he did in past years during Trooping the Colour.
William, his 41-year-old son and heir, will ride a horse.
