Royal expert Ian Pelham Turner claimed to Fox News Digital that Kate Middleton and the rest of the royal family have been "tight-lipped" about her recovery. (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
Prince William provided insight into how Kate Middleton has been doing as she continues her cancer battle privately during the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings June 5.
Prince William is giving a new update on Kate Middleton.
As the Princess of Wales continues her cancer treatment out of the spotlight, William shared how her health journey has been going.
While visiting veterans at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Portsmouth June 5, the Duke of Wales explained that Kate was getting better and added, “She’d have loved to be here today.”
“I was reminding everyone her grandmother served at Bletchley Park,” he continued in a video shared to video on X (formerly known as Twitter) June 5. “So, she had quite a few in common with some of the ladies here who were at Bletchley.” (Kate’s paternal grandmother Valerie Glassborrow worked at the historic World War II spy base, where Alan Turing would crack the Enigma code that was used by Nazis to encrypt covert messages.)
And it seems William—who shares kids Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, with Kate—will continue attending events solo as the 42-year-old focuses on her health. In fact, she will be absent from the Colonel’s Review ahead of the Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 8.
“This year General James Bucknall K.C.B., C.V.O will carry out the role of Inspecting Officer,” a Kensington Palace spokesperson told NBC News May 30, “on behalf of HRH The Princess of Wales at Colonel’s Review as she continues her recovery.”
While Kate has chosen to battle the disease privately, William assured the public that she and the kids are staying positive.
“All doing well, thank you,” the 41-year-old shared, per The Daily Mail back in April. “We’re all doing well.”
As for Kate, she highlighted how supportive William has been since she stepped back from her royal duties in March to focus on her health.
“It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family,” she said in her video message. “Having William by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance.”
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Kate Middleton Focusing on Health
Nearly two months after the Princess of Wales went public with her cancer diagnosis, a spokesperson for Kensington Palace said the royal has no immidiate plans to return to her public-facing duties.
“The princess is not expected to return to work,” the rep said in a May 21 statement to BBC, “until it’s cleared by her medical team.”
New Role for Prince William
On May 13, King Charles III bestowed the title of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to his oldest son, sparking controversy as many royal watchers believed the title would be more suited for Prince Harry, who trained and served in the military branch.
Kin Charles III Returns to Public Duties
On April 26, nearly three months after sharing his cancer diagnosis, Buckingham Palace announced that Charles will return to public-facing duties.
Queen Camilla Attends Royal Maundy Service
The queen consort attended the Royal Maundy Service on March 28 in place of King Charles III, making her the first spouse of the Monarch to continue the ancient tradition.
Kate Middleton Shares Cancer Diagnosis
In a March 22 video message, the Princess of Wales shared that she’d been diagnosed with cancer after undergoing abdominal surgery in January.
“It was thought that my condition was non-cancerous. The surgery was successful,” she said before noting that tests after the operation found cancer had been present. “My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.”
Kate Middleton Apologizes for Edited Family Photo Controversy
After photo agencies pulled the picture Kensington Palace shared of Kate since having her abdominal surgery on March 10, the Princess of Wales addressed claims the photo was doctored.
“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” she tweeted on March 11. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C.”
Lady Kitty Spencer Privately Welcomes Baby
Princess Diana’s niece celebrated Mother’s Day in the U.K. by sharing she and her husband Michael Lewis privately welcomed their first baby.
“It’s the joy of my life to be your mummy, little one. I love you unconditionally,” she captioned her March 10 Instagram post. “Happy Mother’s Day to those who celebrate today.”
Queen Camilla Takes a Break
After keeping up her full slate of engagements in the wake of her husband’s cancer diagnosis, the palace cleared Camilla’s schedule.
The Times pointed out March 2 that the 76-year-old didn’t have any engagements on her calendar until March 11, when she’d be due at Westminster Abbey to observe Commonwealth Day.
Thomas Kensington Dies at 45
The husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor and ex-boyfriend of Pippa Middleton, was found dead Feb. 25. Days later, a coroner’s inquest found that he died by suicide.
King Charles Diagnosed With Cancer
While King Charles III was in the hospital for his benign prostate enlargement procedure, the royal family member was diagnosed with cancer.
“His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties,” Buckingham Palace said Feb. 5. “Throughout this period, His Majesty will continue to undertake State business and official paperwork as usual.The King is grateful to his medical team for their swift intervention, which was made possible thanks to his recent hospital procedure. He remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible.”
