Prince William on Horseback at Trooping the Color.
John Phillips/Getty ImagesPrince William help lead the Trooping the Color 2024 procession on horseback.
Just like last year, the 41-year-old Prince of Wales rode in a parade in honor of his father, King Charles IIIin London on June 15, together with Princess Anne and Prince Edward.
William, Prince of Wales during Trooping the Color at Horse Guards Parade.
John Phillips/Getty Imageshis wife, Princess Kate Middletonattended the royal celebrations in her first public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnosis in March.
The Princess of Wales was seen in a carriage leaving Buckingham Palace with her and William’s three children, Prince George, 10, daughter Princess Charlotte, 9, and son Prince Louis, 6, ahead of King Charles’ official birthday procession through London.
Kate Middleton in Trooping the Colour.
Samir Hussein/WireImageKate smiled and waved to the crowd in the carriage behind King Charles and Queen Camilla. He and his children then went down in the carriage to watch the official parade of the Horse Guards Parade in St. John’s Park. James.
William and Kate have always appeared together at Trooping the Color since they became official members of the royal family in April 2011. The two are skipping small-scale celebrations in 2020 and 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kate, 42, announced in March that she had been diagnosed with an unknown cancer and was undergoing preventive chemotherapy. Earlier in the year, she stepped down from public duties, explaining in a video announcement that she and William “have done everything we can to process and manage this privately for our young family” while she focuses on healing.
Daniel Leal – WPA Pool / Getty Images Princess Kate Middleton chose to overcome the ongoing cancer battle in her time. Kate’s last official public appearance before the break will be in December 2023. A month later, Kensington Palace confirmed that Kate will not participate in royal engagements until April at the earliest (…)
The princess confirmed on Friday, June 14, that she will attend on Saturday with her three children.
“I have been overwhelmed by all the messages of support and encouragement over the last few months. It has really made a world of difference to William and me and has helped us both through some of the more difficult times,” she said in a statement. “I’m making good progress, but as anyone who’s been through chemotherapy knows, there are good days and bad days. On the bad days, you feel weak, tired and need to rest. But on the good days, if you feel strong, you want to maximize your sense of well-being.
The world watched in awe as Prince William and Princess Kate married at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011, and years later, ordinary people are still in awe of the couple. Although they did not marry until 2011, Kate and William first met 10 years earlier while studying history at the University of St Scotland (…)
Amidst Kate’s ongoing recovery, a source exclusively revealed Us Weekly earlier this month, his team is “re-evaluating what he’s going to do when he comes back,” though he “may not be back in the role that people previously saw him in.”
As for William, he has played a role in public while Kate and Charles, 75, receive cancer treatment.
Several British royals have been diagnosed with various cancers since the beginning of the family’s reign. Buckingham Palace announced in February 2024 that King Charles III received a cancer diagnosis a week after he was admitted to The London Clinic for treatment of an enlarged prostate. “During the King’s hospital procedure (…)
“It’s been stressful,” the insider said us in April. “William feels an important duty to maintain the stability of the monarchy and to inspire the public that everything will be fine. It is a huge responsibility.”
In the same month, the royal author Robert Jobson toward Hello! that the couple’s “up-and-downs” over the years have “strengthened their bonds, which now cannot be broken.”
“It’s very difficult for both of them, at least as parents, as they try to balance the mental well-being of their children and the seriousness of the diagnosis,” Jobson added. “But there’s no question that William is Catherine’s rock. He’s always in her life and he’s in her heart.”
