Kate Middleton has reappeared for the first time at an official event after almost half a year, surrounded by her three children in a royal float and in the traditional parade Trooping the Color with which the king’s birthdaywith all the pomp and pageantry of big British-style events.
Charles III himself even personally asked Kate to join the royal family in the celebrations, which had a high symbolic value. The media speculated about her presence throughout the week and the Princess of Wales announced her decision in the middle of the countdown, confirming in the process the “good progress” in the treatment of cancer that was diagnosed in February.
Kesington Palace warned that Kate Middleton’s participation in the military parade does not mean “the return to their public obligations”although throughout the summer he is expected to occasionally participate in official events with the Prince Guillermo.
The royal entourage, with Charles and Camilla in their own carriage, left Buckingham Palace at 10:30 local time (11:30 in Spain) and traveled the 800 meters to the Horse parade field under gray skies and the threat of rain. Guards Pararde.
Prince William joined the parade on his own horse, while Kate Middleton (in a white dress and hat, and a sailor bow) rode alongside george, charlotte and louis in a covered float. Despite partially hiding her face under her hat, the princess he greeted smiling and looking healthy from the window of the carriage during the journey. And she steadily descended from the royal carriage upon reaching Horse Guards Parade, preceded by her children.
The Princess of Wales, distinguished as Colonel of the Irish Guards, was unable to review the troops (Lieutenant General James Bucknall) and watched the parade from the Major General’s Office. A few days ago Kate Middleton sent a message wishing “good luck” to the regiment and excusing her absence from the parade preparations due to her fragile state of health.
“My (chemotherapy) treatment is continuing and will continue for a few months,” he warned in his last message on Friday, in which he announced his intention to “participate in a few public events throughout the summer, knowing that I am not yet out of danger”.
“The recovery and well-being of the princess remain the priority and plans may change on the fly,” warned Kensington Palace when announcing her reappearance at a public event, for the first time since she appeared with the royal family at Mass. Christmas at Sandringham last December.
with his presence on the Buckingham balcony -in time for the Red Arrows’ star flight- had been speculated all week, although the official confirmation came just a few hours before. With the photo of the family reunion, the Royal House hoped to send a signal of hope and a relative return to normality, after the turbulence caused by the double cancer diagnosis of the King and Princess of Wales.
Charles III was “delighted” with the fact that Kate could be present at the parade. Trooping the Color, which has a highly symbolic value. Days before the Princess of Wales announced her presence, tickets to watch the parade had sold out. Thousands of Britons crowded along the Mall in the hope of finally seeing the passage of the royal carriages.
The parade is traditionally held to commemorate the birthdays of monarchs. By decision of George II, which had its birthday in the middle of winter, the ceremony was moved to summer in 1748, in the hope that the pomp and pageantry would shine in full sun. Carlos III will turn 76 on November 14. He advancement to June 15 this time it was not a guarantee of good weather: the thick clouds and intermittent rain did not miss their appointment in the typical English summer.
