Kate Middleton quietly made a public appearance over the weekend, but an expert says that doesn’t mean more from the Princess of Wales, 42, soon. Sure, she looked “very much like her old self,” however, her “priority” remains the same: her health. Kate Middleton went to church with other British royals near Balmoral on Sept.
22 On Sept. 22, 2024, cameras spotted Kate on her way to a Sunday service at Crathie Kirk, a church not far from the British royal family’s Balmoral estate in Scotland (via NBC News ). The appearance marked Kate’s first since she announced in a video earlier in the month she’d finished chemotherapy treatment and intended to resume some of her public duties.
(Kate previously announced she’d been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in March.) In the photos, Kate could be seen smiling and sitting in the passenger seat of a car. Meanwhile, her husband, Prince William , 42, sat behind the wheel.
Theirs was one of multiple vehicles in a “convoy” transporting other royals to church. Among them were King Charles III , 75, who was also diagnosed with cancer in 2024. Queen Camilla , 77, was also there, among others.
The sighting of Kate heading to church came after she hit another post-cancer treatment milestone: her first official engagement. According to the Royal Circular published in the Times of London, Kate “held an Early Years meeting at Windsor Castle” on Sept. 17, 2024.
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