Duchess Kate attended the annual festival of remembrance at London's Royal Albert Hall on Saturday, marking two months since she announced she was “cancer-free.”
The festival is the first of two events to be held in the UK this weekend to commemorate those who have died in war and conflict, and will feature personal testimonies, stories and stories in front of an audience of military families. A musical performance will be presented.
Duchess Kate, 42, looked happy and healthy as she and her husband Prince William, 42, chatted to guests.
The mother-of-three wore a black dress which she teamed with pearl drop earrings and a quilted Chanel handbag.
King Charles, Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne and her husband Lieutenant General Timothy Lawrence were also in attendance.
Queen Camilla, 77, was absent due to a chest infection.
The Princess of Wales's appearance at the festival marks the first time she has attended an official state ceremony since announcing on September 9 that she had been diagnosed with cancer and had completed chemotherapy treatment earlier this year.
She has begun a gradual return to work and last month made her first public appearance since chemotherapy, traveling with William to Southport, England, where she appeared at a Taylor Swift-themed event on July 29. I met with the parents of the victims of the mass stabbing incident. dance class.
The princess revealed she had cancer in a video statement released in March, after months of speculation about her whereabouts. Duchess Kate has not seen a doctor since her scheduled “major abdominal surgery” in January, fueling conspiracy theories online and doctors discovering she has cancer.
Kate did not reveal what type of cancer she was diagnosed with.
On Thursday, Prince William spoke about the “brutal” year that Duchess Kate and her father, King Charles, have had since being diagnosed with cancer.
“It was terrifying. This year has probably been the most difficult year of my life,” William told reporters in South Africa the day after the Earthshot Award ceremony.
“So it was really hard trying to get everything on track past everything else.”
“But I'm very proud of my wife. I'm proud of my father for dealing with what they've done. But from a personal family perspective, it's certainly cruel. It was.”
Following Saturday's event at the Royal Albert Hall, the princess will join the King, William and other members of the royal family at a memorial service at London's Cenotaph on Sunday.
explainer royal website As the “center of national respect” for our war dead, ceremonies at the Cenotaph will see Windsors gather in Whitehall on the second Sunday of November each year to observe a two-minute silence in their honor. Similar commemorations will be held across the UK and around the world.
Duchess Kate has attended the ceremony every year since marrying Prince William in 2011.
