Kate Middleton Makes First Public Appearance This Year At Trooping The Colour Pageant In London
Kate Middleton with her children for Trooping the Colour in London on Saturday June 15 2024. Samir Hussein/Getty Images
The Princess of Wales has made a return to public life with a highly anticipated appearance at the Trooping the Colour pageant in London.
Her appearance, the first since she released a video to share that she was undertaking chemotherapy treatment back in February, comes a day after she released a message thanking supporters for all their well wishes during her time away from the spotlight.
Kate was photographed arriving with her family at Buckingham Palace on Saturday morning. She then took her place in a carriage alongside her three children to attend the pageant, an annual event to mark the monarch’s official birthday. King Charles was on horseback for his first occasion as sovereign last year, but this year watched from a carriage alongside his wife Camilla. Like Kate, Charles has been undertaking chemotherapy treatment over the last few months, although he has begun to reappear in public in recent weeks.
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Prince William was separate from the rest of his family, mounted on horseback to participate in proceedings in Horseguard’s Parade, central London. The family were set to stand together on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to observe the RAF flypast overhead.
Thousands of fans were gathered along The Mall, the long road leading up to the palace, with extra security including hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers deployed.
On Friday, Kate released a message explaining that, like many other people going through chemotherapy, she has “good days and bad days” and that she is “not out of the woods yet” but is preparing to undertake a few public events over the summer.