After news broke that Kate Middleton was back at work last week, today’s Court Circular reported that she had another meeting with the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales at Windsor Castle and according to The Mirror, it was to finalize her holiday plans. The outlet reports that this year’s Christmas carol concert will include the Princess of Wales, allowing royal fans to celebrate both Middleton’s recovery and the season. 2024 marks the fourth year that the princess will host an event at Westminster Abbey, which has included celebrity appearances in the past and works to help local charities.
The Christmas carol concert is the very first thing that’s been confirmed on Middleton’s schedule as she navigates her health after finishing up her preventative chemotherapy. Other events, such as Remembrance Day on November 10, are still only potential opportunities for the princess to make public appearances. Insiders explained to The Mirror that Middleton is looking forward to starting some public engagements but is still managing her time as she heals.
“The princess continues to be making a good recovery and is looking forward to getting back to public life,” a source shared. Since Middleton shared that she needed chemotherapy, she has only attended a few royal events, such as the Trooping the Colour and this year’s Wimbledon men’s finals.
This year’s Christmas concert is set to air on ITV on Christmas Eve, December 24, at 7:30 p.m. In the past, Middleton used the event to raise awareness for one of her most beloved causes, the Centre for Early Childhood.
When the princess shared that she’d finished her treatment, she wrote that the time away from her royal duties allowed her to “reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted. Of simply loving and being loved.”
She finished by sharing that she is still taking things day by day and that she still has a ways to go before a “full recovery.”
“Doing what I can to stay cancer-free is now my focus,” she said. “Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes.”