LONDON.- The Wale’s princess He said he is making progress in his anti-inflammatory treatment. cancer and announced that he will attend Saturday’s Trooping the Color ceremony in what will be the first public appearance of Kate Middleton since his diagnosis.
Kate, 42, has not made any public appearances so far this year. Prince William’s wife announced in March that she was undergoing chemotherapy to treat an unspecified type of cancer.
“I’m making good progress, but as anyone who goes through chemotherapy knows, there are good days and bad days,” he said in a statement issued Friday, adding that he faces a few more months of treatment.
“I’m excited to attend the King’s Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to take part in some public engagements in the summer, but I also know I’m not out of the woods yet,” Kate said.
The announcement represents an important moment, but it does not mean that Kate will resume her public duties full time. The palace released a new photograph, taken in Windsor a few days ago, where she appears next to a tree, dressed casually in jeans and a blazer.
first appearance
The palace said the king was delighted to have the princess present at the ceremony.
Trooping the Color, also known as the King’s Birthday Parade, is an annual military parade celebrating the monarch’s official birthday in June. King Charles III, who is also receiving treatment for an unspecified type of cancer, will oversee the ceremony, in which troops in full dress parade before the king with his ceremonial flag, or color.
Kate is scheduled to travel in a horse-drawn carriage from Buckingham Palace with her children Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, before watching the ceremony from a building. next to the parade site. She may join other British royals for a traditional appearance from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Diagnosis
Kate’s announcement in March came after social media was filled with speculation about her well-being and absence from the public eye. She has released few details about her illness, which was discovered after she underwent major abdominal surgery in January.
In a video message posted in March, Kate said her diagnosis had been: “a huge shock, and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and deal with this privately for the sake of our young family.”
On Friday, Kate thanked the public, noting that she was: “blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement.”
“I am learning 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,” he noted. “I thank you so much for your continued understanding, and to all those who have bravely shared their stories with me.”
Carlos, 75, announced that he had cancer in February, and has recently returned to public life. He attended commemorations this week for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe on June 6, 1944.
Charles is likely to travel to Saturday’s event in a carriage with Queen Camilla and is expected to witness the ceremony sitting on a dais, rather than on horseback as he did last year.
FUENTE: AP
