Britain’s Princess Kate attended a Remembrance Day event in London on Saturday, her latest public engagement since undergoing preventive cancer treatment this year.
Kate walked into the Festival of Remembrance at London’s Royal Albert Hall in a black dress topped with a red poppy – a symbol of respect for anyone who has lost their life in conflict.
She is accompanied by her husband, William, and other members of the Royal Family. She is soon followed by King Charles, whose wife, Queen Camilla, has canceled engagements as she recovers from a chest infection.
The Princess of Wales said in September she had completed chemotherapy, but her way to recovery would be long. She said that the 42-year-old will carry out some public engagements later this year.
Her last public appearance was in October, when she met the bereaved families of three young girls who were murdered at a dance class in northwest England. Kate is also likely to join the leading service of Remembrance on Sunday, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday.
This leading Remembrance Service falls on the Sunday closest to November 11, which marks the end of World War One. This service at the Cenotaph war memorial pays respect to those who died because of conflicts.
The palace said Camilla hopes to resume public duties early next week. After her doctors recommended rest, she had withdrawn from planned engagements for this week and was going to observe Remembrance Day privately at home.
William, the Duke of Cambridge, said on Thursday that probably the past year was the “hardest” of his life after the diagnosis of his wife, Kate, and his father, Charles, with cancer.
William is traveling to South Africa for a climate-focused trip related to his multimillion-dollar Earthshot Prize, designed to encourage innovations in combating environmental problems.
As he was leaving South Africa, William said, in remarks published on Saturday by British media, that he tries to perform his public duties “differently” than previous generations do. I’m doing it with maybe a smaller R in the royal,” he told reporters. “It’s more about impact philanthropy, collaboration, convening, and helping people.”
“And I’m also going to throw empathy in there as well, because I care about what I do.. I think we could do with more empathetic leadership worldwide,” William added.
