Princess of Wales will attend Trooping the Colour as she makes ’good progress’ with cancer treatment

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has confirmed she will be attending Trooping the Colour in London this weekend as she makes good progress with her cancer treatment.

In a statement, Catherine, 42, said she is still being treated for the undisclosed type of cancer that was discovered after abdominal surgery in January, but that she feels well enough to attend the celebration of King Charles’s birthday on Saturday.

I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. On those bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well, read a statement posted on Friday.

I’m looking forward to attending The King’s Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer, but equally knowing I am not out of the woods yet.

Trooping the Colour, a military parade held in London to celebrate the monarch’s official birthday, is one of the most significant annual events for the Royal Family. The event on Saturday will be Catherine’s first public appearance since her surgery and since she revealed her cancer diagnosis (new window) this spring.

My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months. On the days I feel well enough, it is a joy to engage with school life, spend personal time on the things that give me energy and positivity, as well as starting to do a little work from home, she wrote in the message.

In a video (new window) in April, she said her condition was initially believed to be non-cancerous, but her team recommended a preventative course of chemotherapy after later testing found cancer had been present.

WATCH | Catherine’s statement on her cancer diagnosis:

PRINCESS OF WALES SAYS SHE’S RECEIVING CANCER TREATMENT

Catherine, the Princess of Wales, says in a video released to her social media pages that tests after her surgery revealed ‘cancer had been present,’ and that she is in the early stages of preventive chemotherapy.

News of Catherine’s cancer diagnosis came just weeks her father-in-law, Charles, told the public he was dealing with a cancer diagnosis of his own. Charles, 75, had been treated for an enlarged prostate — a procedure that was undertaken at the same private hospital in London where his daughter-in-law had surgery.

The King has returned to public duties, though his commitments are being limited to minimize risks to his recovery.

The monarch was delighted to hear Kate was attending Saturday’s parade, a royal source said. Kensington Palace also said William was pleased to see Kate starting to return to the work and projects that were important to her.

He will continue to focus his time on supporting his wife and children, while continuing to undertake his public duties, a spokesperson said.

In a photo released with her message on Friday, Catherine was pictured standing under a tree on the Windsor estate to the west of London, where the family home is located.

Catherine spent two weeks in hospital at the London Clinic after her procedure in January. Kensington Palace has declined to give further details about the type of cancer or about her treatment, other than to say the preventative chemotherapy started in February.

I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty, said Catherine. Taking each day as it comes, listening to my body, and allowing myself to take this much needed time to heal.

Catherine was last seen in public with her family for the annual Christmas Day church service in Sandringham.

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This article is republished from RCI.