Princess Kate reappears in public after cancer diagnosis

Smiling in a carriage, Princess Catherine He made his first official appearance this Saturday in London after the cancer he was diagnosed with in March, on the occasion of the parade for the birthday of King Charles III.

The last appearance of the Princess of Wales, 42 years old, wife of the heir to the British crown William, dated back to December. The following month he underwent a mysterious abdominal operation, prior to the announcement of his cancer, of which no details are known.

Catalina, dressed in white and with a hat of the same color that partially covered her face, attended the “Parade of the banner” (“Trooping the colour”), a protocol event organized since 1748 to celebrate the birthdays of sovereigns.

The monarch will turn 76 on November 14but tradition dictates that the anniversaries of the sovereigns be celebrated in June, with a milder temperature, despite the fact that this Saturday was a rainy day, with a military parade and an appearance by the royal family on the balcony.

The princess toured the Mall, the main avenue that leads to Buckingham Palace, in a carriageaccompanied by her three children, and then had to join the other members of the royal family after the parade to wave from the balcony.

The king, also undergoing treatment for cancer, the details of which are also unknown, participated in the military parade in a carriage, wearing a military uniform, accompanied by his wife Camila, and not on horseback like last year.

William on horseback

Her son Guillermo, 41 years old, Catalina’s husbandalso in a military uniform, made the journey on horseback, like his uncles, Anne and Edward, from Buckingham Palace, down the Mall to Horse Guards Parade, a large parade square in the center of London, where the sovereign would inspect the troops.

The popular Princess of Wales had announced her attendance at the event on Friday after indicating that she is “making good progress, but like anyone who goes through chemotherapy You know, there are good days and bad days.” The news was greeted with joy and relief among Britons present Saturday morning near Buckingham Palace to attend the parade.

“I was very happy to hear the news,” an enthusiastic Angela Perry, a teacher who came from Reading, west of London, told AFP. “She is our future queen, she is very important,” she insisted. Nicky Weech, a bank employee, approached “the show.” “We wish him good luck,” she added.

The message issued on Friday by the princess was accompanied by a photograph of her in front of a tree next to a rivertaken earlier this week in Windsor, west London. “My treatment continues and will continue for a few more months. On bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to let your body rest. But in the good times, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling good”Catherine wrote.

Anti-monarchy protesters

Among the followers of the crown were mixed anti-monarchist protesters, who They carried small yellow flags with the motto “Not my king.” Catalina had announced on March 22 in a video that she had been diagnosed with cancer, of which she did not give details, and that she had begun chemotherapy sessions.

That announcement put an end to two months of speculation about his health after undergoing a mysterious “abdominal” operation. The announcement about Catherine’s illness meant the second blow to the British royal family, less than two months after King Charles III was also diagnosed with cancer.

The king had announced his cancer on February 5, after having previously undergone prostate surgery. Charles III resumed his public activities at the end of April following the announcement of his cancer, for which he has been receiving treatment, after doctors said they were “encouraged” by the progress made in the fight against his illness.