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Smiling in a carriage, the princess of wales, Kate Middletonmade his first official appearance this Saturday in London in the parade for the birthday of King Charles III after the diagnosis of cancer which he announced in March.
The last appearance of the Princess of Wales, 42, wife of William, heir to the British crown, It went 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.
Kate, dressed in white and with a hat of the same color that partially covered his face, attended the Trooping the color o Banner parade, a protocol event organized since 1748 to celebrate the birthdays of sovereigns.
The monarch will turn 76 on November 14, but tradition dictates that sovereign anniversaries 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.
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The princess traveled in a carriage along the Mall, the main avenue that leads to the Buckingham Palaceaccompanied by her three children, to later join the other members of the royal family after the parade and wave from the balcony.
The king, also undergoing treatment for cancer of which the details are not known either, He also made the journey in a carriage, in military uniform, accompanied by his wife Camila, and not on horseback like last year.
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William on horseback
Your son William, 41, Kate’s husband, also in military uniform, made the journey on horseback, just like his uncles, Princes Anne and Edward, from Buckingham Palace, down the Mall to Horse Guards Parade, a large parade square in central London.
Once this first part of the ceremony was completed, the members of the royal family returned to Buckingham Palace, where From the balcony they watched an aerial military parade.
Kate, who returned in the same carriage, He was smiling and waving to the crowd.
On the balcony, behind his three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, Kate spoke animatedly with King Charles IIIlocated to your left.
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The popular Princess of Wales had announced on Friday her attendance at the event after indicating that he is “making good progress, but as anyone who goes through chemotherapy will 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, came to see “the show.” “We wish him good luck,” she added.
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The message issued on Friday by the princess was accompanied by a photograph of him in front of a tree next to a river, taken 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,” she wrote.
Anti-monarchy protesters
Among the followers of the crown were mixed anti-monarchist protesters, who carried small yellow flags with the motto “Not my king.”
Kate announced on March 22 in a video that she had been diagnosed with cancer, of which he did not give details. He thus put an end to two months of speculation about his health after undergoing the “abdominal” operation.
It was the second blow to the British royal family, less than two months after Carlos III was also diagnosed with cancer. The king announced his illness on February 5.
Carlos III resumed his public activities at the end of April after the announcement of the cancer for which he has been receiving treatment. His doctors declared themselves “encouraged” by the progress made against the disease.
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