Kate hopes to make UK Cenotaph, Christmas appearances
Source: Wimbledon
The Princess of Wales is hoping to join the royal family at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday and host her Christmas carol concert, according to reports.
Kate, who has had months of chemotherapy treatment for cancer, is “potentially” set to join the King and other senior royals on November 10 at the national service in Whitehall in honour of those who died in conflict, The Sunday Times reported.
Planning is also said to be under way for her annual televised Together At Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey in December, if she continues to have “more good days”, the newspaper revealed.
No date has been set for the princess’s return to public life, but she is understood to be holding more regular meetings as she works from home, having enjoyed the summer with the Prince of Wales and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Kate, 42, has made only two official public appearances since her diagnosis – at the Trooping the Colour in June and to present the Wimbledon men’s trophy in July.
In an update ahead of Trooping, she said in a moving written message that she was making good progress but was “not out of the woods yet” and had “good days and bad days” as she continued her treatment.
Last Friday, the princess said she was “looking forward to working” with the Britain’s new Chief Scout Dwayne Fields.
A personal welcome message from Kate, who is joint president of the Scout Association, was posted on the Wales’ official social media account.
Kensington Palace declined to comment.
Royals mark poignant day
Speculation about Kate’s return to public life came as the King and Queen marked two years since the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The King and Queen headed to the tiny granite Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral, for prayers and reflection on Sunday.
The late queen was a regular and devout worshipper at the small church.
The 75-year-old King has faced a personally challenging year, marked by the difficult double health blow of his own cancer diagnosis and that of his daughter-in-law.
Onlookers said the King waved and was “very gracious” to the small crowd of well wishers who waited to see him enter the church on the second anniversary of his historic accession to the throne.
The King has been staying at Balmoral, where his mother died peacefully at the age of 96 on September 8, 2022.
There were also tributes for the late monarch with the royals’ official social media account posting a photograph on X of her beaming at a summer Buckingham Palace garden party in 2019.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meanwhile hailed the “70 glorious years of her reign”.
“Today marks two years since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II,” Sir Keir said in a message posted on social media.
“The late queen’s dedication to the UK and Commonwealth taught us that whatever challenges our country faces, the value of service always endures.
“For the 70 glorious years of her reign, she was at the heart of this nation’s life.
“Today we honour her memory.”
Sunday’s anniversary came as King and Queen prepare to head to Australia for his first international tour as sovereign.
They will also attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa during their trip Down Under next month.
-with AAP
