Trooping the Color 2024 highlights: Kate Middleton returns to the royal family
Kate Middleton made her return to the public eye on Saturday in Trooping the Color 2024, an annual ceremonial event honoring the official birthday of the British monarch. While this is not an official return to royal duties, Kate’s arrival marks a major milestone for the princess, as it will be her first official engagement since there. announced her cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
On Friday, the Princess of Wales confirmed her attendance in a heartfelt update shared on Welsh social media accounts. “I’m looking forward to attending the King’s Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to participate in a few public engagements over the summer, but know that I’m not out of the woods yet,” she wrote in the caption accompanying a photo taken by Matt Porteous. “I’m learning to be patient, especially with uncertainty. Take each day as it comes, listen to your body, and allow yourself to take this necessary time to heal.
Back in March, Kate revealed it in a pre-recorded video message that she had been diagnosed with cancer and is in the early stages of preventive chemotherapy. The shocking news came a few months later The princess underwent planned abdominal surgeryDuring that time cancer was detected through post-operative tests.
During Trooping the Color 2024, which took place at the Horse Guards Parade grounds in London, Kate and her three children rode in a carriage, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, And Prince Louis. They watched the celebration from the Major General’s office along with other family members.
Meanwhile, sources said Vanity fair that’s in the lead King Charles, who is also being treated for an unspecified form of cancer, has been “very much looking forward” to the 18th century event. He first attended Trooping the Color when he was three years old and has participated in the parade since 1975 . According to a former spokesman for Buckingham Palace Referee Dickie, Charles’s attendance was “non-negotiable.” “You really can’t imagine the Army of the Colors without a monarch. I understand that the king was determined to be present in his birthday parade,” he said VF.
