Kate Middleton officially confirmed stepping down from Royal duties to focus on her cancer treatment
Kate Middleton has been enjoying some time off from public royal obligations as she goes through preventative chemotherapy. There’s been a lot of speculation about when she might return to the spotlight.
The Princess of Wales has been spending extended time with her family as she recuperates, and it’s possible that when she returns, it will be in an entirely different role. According to a Us Weekly insider, Kate’s team is reconsidering the role she will take on when she returns, and she may never return to the same role that people saw her in before. Her role might look completely different as she looks at what it will shape into.
Overall, the princess’s recovery is going well. She is physically functional but unable to see many people since she is vulnerable to becoming ill, and they don’t want her compromised.
In the meantime, Prince William is spending more time at home due to most royal commitments being canceled amidst Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling for a snap general election. The declaration that the royals will not be able to function as much has been surprising, yet it will allow Kate and William to get to know one another. The source explains, “They’ve been reconnecting and are closer than ever.” It’s great to hear.
What’s more, this update comes amid positive news from a Vanity Fair insider who says Kate has turned a corner with her treatment and is really improving.
Prince William said his significant other, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, is feeling much better as he welcomed veterans ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day at a remembrance event on Wednesday. This event marked the historic day, June 6th, as the start of operations that would lead to the end of the Second World War. The Prince of Wales gave a reading in the English city of Portsmouth.
One elderly veteran who fought in the war 80 years ago inquired if Kate is improving following her cancer diagnosis, which she revealed in a video address shared on March 22nd. William responded, “She is better, thank you. She would have loved to be here today.”
There have been various interpretations of William’s response. When a video of the interaction was shared on X (formerly Twitter), one user hailed the Prince of Wales’s response: “Yes, she’s doing very well.” William added that Kate’s grandmother, Valerie Middleton, served as a member of staff at Bletchley Park, the renowned site of the UK’s Government Code and Cypher School where Alan Turing and other British cryptologists deciphered the Enigma code in 1941.
Since starting preventative chemotherapy, Kate has withdrawn from the spotlight, and her public-facing duties have been canceled. A mother of three, the royal has kept her prognosis largely private but described the news of her medical condition as a “huge shock” in the spring video. She added that she is getting stronger every day.
