Princess Kate Middleton will continue her return to royal duties by honoring U.K. veterans.
Buckingham Palace announced that the Princess of Wales, 42, will join her husband, Prince William, and other members of the royal family at multiple Remembrance Day events, per multiple outlets. She will attend the Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall on Saturday, November 9, followed by an appearance at The Cenotaph war memorial in London on Sunday, November 10.
Held on the second Sunday of November, Remembrance Day honors U.K. servicemen and women who died in conflict. Per the royal family’s website, The Cenotaph ceremony marks “the focal point of the nation’s homage” and will see the royals “unite with others in thousands of similar ceremonies across the UK and worldwide in holding two minutes of silence at 11 a.m.”
In addition to Kate and William, 42, other royal family members reported to participate in the weekend’s events include King Charles III, Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent.
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It is unknown whether Queen Camilla will join in the Remembrance Day festivities. News broke earlier this week that Camilla, 77, canceled a handful of upcoming public appearances due to a chest infection.
“Her Majesty The Queen is currently unwell with a chest infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson confirmed in a Tuesday, November 5, statement to the BBC. “With great regret, Her Majesty has therefore had to withdraw from her engagements for this week, but she very much hopes to be recovered in time to attend this weekend’s Remembrance events as normal.”
While Camilla is on the mend, Kate is easing herself back into the spotlight after announcing in September that she completed chemotherapy treatment. Kate revealed in March that she was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer and later made her first official appearance amid her health battle at this year’s Trooping the Colour ceremony in June.
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“Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes,” she said in a September video message, which featured new footage of herself and William with their kids — Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6. “I am however looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when I can. Despite all that has gone before I enter this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life.”
She has gradually returned to public-facing duties over the past few months, including speaking with first responders who were called in the wake of a deadly Southport knife attack that happened earlier this year. Kate reportedly told the officers last month that she and others were grateful “for the support you provided on the day,” adding, “For you to witness that, you need support yourselves.”
William gave an update on his wife’s health during his visit to South Africa earlier this week. “She’s doing really well, thanks,” he told reporters on Wednesday, November 6, before his Earthshot Prize awards ceremony. “Hopefully, she is watching tonight. Cheering me on. … She’s been amazing this whole year. I know she will be really keen to see tonight be a success.”
