Princess Kate says cancer in remission, thanks hospital staff
Princess Kate thanks the staff at a London hospital after revealing her cancer is in remission.
Princess Kate is back at the royal family’s Commonwealth Day service for the first time since 2023.
Kate attended the service at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday after missing it in 2024 amid her cancer battle. She stepped out for the event with her husband, Prince William, and was seated next to King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Kate wore a red dress, accessorized with a matching bow and hat, and completed the look with a necklace that Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana previously wore. She wore the same necklace during a state visit by the emir of Qatar in December.
This was also King Charles III’s return to the Commonwealth Day service. He did not attend in 2024 while he, too, was battling cancer.
Last year’s Commonwealth Day, in March 2024, occurred while Kate was still recovering after being hospitalized for planned abdominal surgery in January. Buckingham Palace had said that the Princess of Wales would not return to public duties until after Easter, in late March.
Soon after Kate’s absence from the service, it was announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy.
Kate stepped away from the public eye amid her treatment but gradually began to return starting in June, when she appeared at the Trooping the Colour. By September, Kate announced that she had finished chemotherapy.
“I must continue to take each day as it comes,” she said in a video at the time. “I am, however, looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when I can. Despite all that’s gone before, I enter this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life.”
In January, Kate shared an update and revealed that her cancer was in remission.
“It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focused on recovery,” she said on social media.
“As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal. I am however looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead. There is much to look forward to. Thank you to everyone for your continued support.”
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