How Princess Catherine Kept Her Trooping the Colour Appearance on the Down Low

British royal family news divulges that Princess Catherine of Wales took great pains to keep her triumphant Trooping the Colour appearance under the radar. Kate Middleton even made contingency plans in case she was too sick to appear at the Saturday event.

According to Page Six the cancer-stricken princess told just a few confidants about her plan and was looking forward to the event, the first time she appeared in public since revealing her cancer diagnosis in February.

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An insider told the outlet that Kate called her father-in-law King Charles to tell him herself that she was planning to attend his official birthday parade. Needless to say, the regent was “delighted” to hear the good news.

One source spilled that having Kate stand next to the monarch on the Buckingham balcony was a deliberate decision to show they are in solidarity following their mutual cancer battles. In 2023 King Charles stood next to his heir, Catherine’s husband, Prince William.

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Princess Catherine was last seen in public on Christmas Day. According to the outlet she “quietly called upon royal photographer Matt Porteous for a top-secret shoot at home last week.”

Porteous took the photos at Prince Louis’ christening in 2018, and the pic used for the Wales family’s 2022 holiday card. Kate wrote the poignant message that accompanied her pre-parade photo, saying that she has “good days and bad days” and that she is “not out of the woods yet.”

Royal Family News: Princess Catherine At Trooping the Colour

The photo showed Kate in jeans, white T-shirt, brown jacket, and tennis shoes underneath a grand tree on the Windsor estate close to her home, Adelaide Cottage.

A source told Page Six: “She enjoys spending personal time on the things that give her energy and positivity.”

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Fans were heartened by the princess’ casual photo which showed her to be radiant if understated. Later she appeared to be well at the parade, driven to the palace in a glass carriage with her three children. There is no word on when she might return to royal duties following the completion of her preventative chemotherapy.

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