Catherine, Princess of Wales reacts as she speaks to members of the emergency services during a visit to Southport Community Centre in Southport, north west England on October 10, 2024. Photo: AFP / Danny Lawson
Princess Kate attended a Remembrance Day event in London on Saturday, in her latest public engagement after undergoing preventive treatment for cancer this year.
Kate arrived for the Festival of Remembrance at London's Royal Albert Hall wearing a black dress adorned with a red poppy, which has become a symbol of respect for those who have lost their lives in conflict.
She was accompanied by her husband William and other members of the royal family and was followed shortly afterwards by King Charles, whose wife Queen Camilla has cancelled engagements as she recovers from a chest infection.
The Princess of Wales said in September she had finished chemotherapy, but her path to full recovery would be long.
At the time, the 42-year-old said she would be carrying out a handful of public engagements later in the 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 expected to attend the main Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
The ceremony at the Cenotaph war memorial is held on the nearest Sunday to 11 November to mark the end of World War 1, and pays tribute to those who lost their lives in conflict.
Camilla hopes to return to public duties early next week, the palace said. She pulled out of planned engagements this week after her doctors advised a period of rest. She would mark Remembrance Day privately at home, the palace added.
On Friday, Reuters reported how Prince William had said the past year has probably been the "hardest" year of his life.
"I'm so proud of my wife, I'm proud of my father, for handling the things that they have done," William said. "But from a personal family point of view, it's been brutal."
-Reuters
