The Princess of Wales will not be returning to public duties for the Colonel’s Review next month, it has been revealed, following speculation she would be well enough to take part.
As colonel in chief of the Irish Guards, a role Kate was given in 2023, she would be expected to take the salute on June 8.
The news she is not taking part comes as the princess continues her cancer treatment away from the public eye, as she has done since her diagnosis in January.
The King, who was also diagnosed with cancer in January, has however confirmed his attendance at a major annual event lat night.
Charles will attend the Trooping of the Colour on June 15, which traditionally culminates in the royal family gathering on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after a display of pomp and military pageantry.
While the King has been confirmed to take part in the ceremony, he will inspect the soldiers from a carriage as opposed to on horseback, which he did last years.
Though some conflicting reports suggest Kate could return as early as autumn and as late as into the new year, the Palace and royal insiders have been keen to stress that no official comeback date has been planned.
Meanwhile, a Welsh bed and breakfast has shared a never-seen-before picture of the Prince and Princess of Wales taken on a getaway last year. Duffryn Mawr Country House shared the picture featuring the royal couple with their staff to their social media.
ICYMI: King Charles and Queen Camilla enjoy outing to watch play about family betrayal
In recent years, the Windsors have been at the centre of some very public rows, but on Tuesday night the 75-year-old was allowed to watch another dramatic tale unfold.
Attending his first major public event since Rishi Sunak called a general election, Charles and Camilla visited a student performance of House Of Ife by Beru Tessema at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada).
The play follows a family in the wake of the sudden death of their eldest son. The tense story sees characters “forced to confront the traumas they have long tried to bury”.
“As the sun beats down on their North London flat, and the authoritarian head of the family arrives from Ethiopia for the funeral, tensions rise, cultures clash and past betrayals are unearthed,” the RADA website describes the production as.
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The King is to take part in the Trooping the Colour, it is understood.
The King is to take part in the Trooping the Colour ceremony next month and will inspect the soldiers from a carriage, it is understood.
The annual event has marked the official birthday of the King or Queen for more than 260 years and will take place on June 15th.
The confirmation comes after Buckingham Palace was forced cancel and review dozens of royal engagements after the General Election was called for July 4.
Athena Stavrou30 May 2024 12:13
Royal photographer claims Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding was a ‘miserable day’
A royal photographer has opened up about what it was like to take the wedding photos for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
In a recent interview with The Sun, photographer Arthur Edwards explained that six years after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding, he can now admit that the wedding was “miserable” for him.
“The day was a miserable day,” Edwards told the interviewer. “I can tell you now it was the worst royal wedding I ever did. Because Harry was determined to keep the newspapers away from it as much as possible.”
Athena Stavrou30 May 2024 11:28
Nigeria’s First Lady slams US celebs after Meghan Markle visit: ‘We don’t accept nakedness’
The First Lady of Nigeria has seemingly taken aim at Meghan Markle’s choice of clothing following her and Prince Harry’s recent trip to the country.
The couple, who visited in their capacity as private citizens, spent three days in Nigeria celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, 63, made the comments during a speech celebrating her husband’s first year in office and discussed her hopes for the modesty of Nigerian women and girls.
The First Lady said Nigerian women and girls “do not want to mimic and try to emulate film stars from America” with their “nakedness.”
“The message here is we have to salvage our children. We see the way they dress,” she said.
Athena Stavrou30 May 2024 10:27
Kate and William’s never-before-seen holiday snap
A Welsh bed and breakfast has shared a never-seen-before picture of the Prince and Princess of Wales taken on a getaway last year.
Duffryn Mawr Country House shared the picture featuring the royal couple with their staff to their social media.
“It’s been 1 year since we welcomed William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, to Duffryn Mawr!” the social media post read.
It added: “So kind and friendly, it was a pleasure to have them stay here.”
Athena Stavrou30 May 2024 09:16
What’s in the Royal Diary today?
The Royal Diary, which is circulated by Buckingham Palace, sets up a rather quiet day ahead for the royal family.
The Duke of Gloucester is set to attend two engagements.
Prince Richard, who is the late Queen Elizabeth’s cousin, will open a dental facility at the University of Suffolk on Thursday before attending a nearby county show in Ipswich.
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Kate wanted people ‘to see she was doing okay’ in cancer video
The poignant footage came in March following weeks of speculation about Kate’s whereabouts after she stepped back from public duties for planned abdominal surgery.
The revelation was made by insiders to Vanity Fair alongside the revelation that the Princess has now “turned a corner” in her cancer treatment.
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Royal family removes Harry and Meghan statement from website
The royal family has removed a historic statement confirming Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s relationship from their website.
The statement, from Prince Harry’s spokesperson in 2016, confirmed that the pair were together and requested for the “wave of abuse and harassment” Meghan was facing to stop.
It cited “racial undertones of comment pieces” and “outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments.”
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