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- Kate Middleton will attend the 2024 Trooping the Colour parade in London on Saturday.
- The celebration in honor of King Charles' official birthday is Kate's first royal event in 2024.
- It marks the first time she's officially been seen in public since revealing her cancer diagnosis.
Kate Middleton is set to attend her first royal event in 2024 this weekend, she announced on Instagram and X.
The Princess of Wales will join other senior members of the British royal family, including King Charles III and Queen Camilla, at Trooping the Colour on Saturday. The annual event marks the sovereign's official birthday.
"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," Kate wrote in the caption of the post, which was accompanied by a new photograph of her taken at home in Windsor.
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.
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) June 14, 2024
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The event, which takes place at the Horse Guards Parade near Buckingham Palace, will mark the first time Kate has made an official public appearance since attending the traditional walk to a Church service in Sandringham, Norfolk, on Christmas Day 2023.
Kate's return to the public eye also comes nearly four months after she announced that she has cancer and had been undergoing preventative chemotherapy. She shared the news in a video released to the public on March 22.
In her post, Kate shared she is making "good progress" with her treatment, but that there are "good days and bad days."
"My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months," she wrote. "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."
Trooping the Colour will be Kate's return to the public eye
Her announcement followed months-long speculation about Kate's whereabouts and well-being after Kensington Palace announced in January that she had undergone "a planned abdominal surgery" and would likely be taking time to recover in private until Easter.
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At the time, the palace did not share further details about the type of surgery Kate underwent and told the Associated Press that it was not cancer-related.
However, in her video to the public, Kate revealed that in tests following the procedure, her medical team found that "cancer had been present." She also said the results were a "shock" and that she and Prince William were doing what they could to "process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family."
"As I have said to them, I am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal in my mind, body, and spirits," Kate said in the video.
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In another press release shared with BI, Kensington Palace said that she would be returning to work "when she is cleared to do so by her medical team."
Kate's return to the public eye follows her father-in-law's. Charles is also undergoing treatment for cancer, discovered after he underwent surgery for an enlarged prostate in January. He first appeared in public in April when he attended an Easter church service.
As sovereign, Charles will be taking part in this year's Trooping the Colour, Buckingham Palace confirmed to the BBC.
However, the BBC reported he will likely join the festivities in a carriage instead of riding a horse like he did in 2023.