Kate Middleton has always been a much-loved member of the British royalty so it didn’t come as a surprise that the news of her cancer diagnosis devastated many. The public was eager to learn more of her exact health condition and her whereabouts, but the beloved princess was nearly nowhere to be seen until the Trooping of Colour, a special event that celebrated the king’s official birthday.
Kate broke her silence on Friday and confirmed that this year’s Trooping the Colour would mark her first official appearance in six months.
In a lengthy statement, the Princess of Wales announced that she was looking forward to attending the annual ceremony.
“I have been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months. It really has made the world of difference to William and me and has helped us both through some of the harder times,” Kate said.
The Princess continued: “I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. On those bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well.”
My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months. On the days I feel well enough, it is a joy to engage with school life, spend personal time on the things that give me energy and positivity, as well as starting to do a little work from home.
“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.”
She concluded: “I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. Taking each day as it comes, listening to my body, and allowing myself to take this much needed time to heal. Thank you so much for your continued understanding, and to all of you who have so bravely shared your stories with me.”
The Princess of Wales was captured on Saturday as she arrived at Trooping the Colour.
Accompanied by her husband, Prince William, and their three children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis—Kate donned a white dress adorned with a black bow, complemented by a white hat atop her bun.
Later, as she and her children rode in a carriage, with William on horseback nearby, the beloved princess could be seen smiling and waving to the enthusiastic crowd lining the road. However, despite her outward appearance of happiness, a body language expert suggests that the princess may have been feeling “nervous” and proceeding with caution.
“Princess Catherine’s closed-mouth smile as she arrives in the car with her family indicates that she is being cautious,” royal expert Inbaal Honigman shared with the Daily Star.
“Compared with previous years, where the Princess would flash a wholehearted, toothy smile of happiness, this occasion reveals a more careful Catherine, smiling with her lips, cheeks and eyes, but not with her teeth. This demonstrates caution, but there are signs that her happiness is genuine.”
He continued: “The raised eyebrows when she smiles, suggest that she is happy, even excited, and as she peeks out of the car, we can see that she’s glad to connect with the expecting crowds outside. Her shoulders are slightly raised, which suggests that she’s nervous.”
Despite Kate’s highly anticipated appearance at the Trooping the Color, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield asserts that the princess’s return strategy to her royal duties is to take it “day by day.”
Further, Schofield believes that any decisions concerning the princess’ involvement in royal engagements would be made “very last minute.”
“You can’t deny that she looked absolutely incredible. It was like My Fair Lady, she looked like Audrey Hepburn in the outfit. I don’t know if that was the inspiration, but she looks so sophisticated, so smart. It’s what we’ve come to expect from her, I would expect nothing less,” Schofield said.
“She was so engaged with the children in the carriage. All you can think about is the fact that she’s had a lot of special time with them lately, that this family is incredibly bonded,” she added. “She’s had the opportunity to spend a lot of time at home with them, they’re incredibly close and a beautiful family indeed.”
“I wondered if she was going to go with the classic Wales blue that the entire family often wears. But she looked beautiful,” Schofield told GB News. “She did look healthy. And if you look at pictures of her from the coronation, it’s the same woman. I felt a lot of relief seeing her today.”
The expert concluded that the respective cancer diagnosis of Kate and the king brought the family closer together.
While observing the military parade from a building with a view of the grounds, the mom of three was also instructing her children how to behave.
Lip reader, Nicola Hickling, with the Daily Mail, revealed Kate telling George, Charlotte, and Louis, “You stay there, OK?”
Bending down to her daughter, Kate added: “Keep smiling and stay here for one moment.”
At one moment, the youngest of the children asked his mom if he could play with the beads, to what Kate reportedly replied: “No. I need you concentrate on the parade.”
One thing is certain, Kate wanted to be there for King Charles, her husband, and her children, who were incredibly proud of their mom.
Among the cute moments captured was Charlotte telling her little brother off for “joking around,” and according to royal expert Angela Levin, the little Princess not only did that for her sibling but also because she wanted to help her mother and be there for her.
Charlotte’s effort was, in fact, to “look after her mother.”
“I think she was doing that on her mother’s behalf so that her mother can be there. She adores her mother, so she just really wants wants to help out,” Levin told GB News.
She went on: “Princess Catherine looked absolutely stunning, she looked beautiful in that outfit. She’s doing it for the family. I thought, what an amazing woman, that she actually puts other people before her own wishes.”
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