In a statement announcing that she would attend Trooping the Colour the following day on June 14, the Princess of Wales made her first public appearance since Christmas 2023, attending a traditional Christmas church service at St. Mary Magdalene at Sandringham Manor with other members of the royal family."

"It really made a huge difference to William and I and helped us both get through a difficult time,"

she wrote.

In response to Kate's statement, Kensington Palace said of the Prince of Wales, "The Prince is delighted that the Princess is beginning to be involved in work and projects that are important to her," a spokesperson said, according to People magazine." The Prince will focus his time on supporting his wife and children while continuing his official duties."

Following the aforementioned Christmas service, Kate underwent abdominal surgery scheduled for January 16 and was eventually discovered to have cancer. Kate was believed to have received that diagnosis in February and announced it to the world in a brave video message shared on March 22. The type and stage of the cancer she was diagnosed with is still unknown.

The week before Kate's return to public life--at least for a short period of time, as Kate's full return-to-work date is still unknown and depends on Kate being cleared by her medical team--William again showed that his wife was on his mind: on June 5, in Portsmouth, England At a D-Day commemorative event, William indicated that the Princess of Wales' treatment is moving in a positive direction. According to a report in Newsweek, William, when asked about the queen's condition, said that she was "getting better" and that he wished she had joined him at the event to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

In a strange year for the royal family, 2024, Prince Charles was also diagnosed with cancer in January after a routine procedure at the London Clinic. (Regarding Kate's participation in Trooping the Colour, the monarch's annual June birthday parade, Buckingham Palace said the king was "delighted that the princess will be able to take part in tomorrow's event and is very much looking forward to all elements of the day," a spokesman said yesterday. A spokesman for the palace said yesterday.