Princess Catherine of Wales will attend the Wimbledon men’s final in London on Sunday as she continues her recovery from a cancer diagnosis, her Kensington Palace office said.
“The Princess of Wales, Patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Gentlemen’s Singles Final of the Wimbledon Championships on Sunday 14 July,” the Palace said in a press release.
British media also reported that the princess would present the trophy to the winner of the final, which will see Serbia’s all-time great Novak Djokovic take on reigning Spanish champion Carlos Alcaraz.
Catherine returned to British public life for the first time since her diagnosis last month, attending a military parade in London to mark the official birthday of King Charles III.
The 42-year-old future queen was cheered by the crowd below as she arrived on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
The incident came nearly three months after the princess revealed she was receiving chemotherapy treatment. She had not been seen at a public event since last year’s Christmas Day service.
In a statement released at the time, Kate said she was “making good progress” in her treatment, which is set to last several more months, but was “still not out of the woods”.
“I am looking forward to attending the King’s Birthday Parade with my family this weekend and to attending some public events over the summer,” the Princess said.
Angela Perry, a 50-year-old teacher from Reading, told AFP at the event: “She is our future queen. She is very important,” describing Kate’s reemergence as “reassuring”.
The announcement of Kate’s cancer comes just weeks after it was revealed that British head of state Charles has also been diagnosed with the disease.
Neither of them revealed what type of cancer they had.
Charles, 75, was given the go-ahead to resume public duties in April after doctors said they were “very encouraged” by his progress.
Since then he has taken part in commemoration events held in northern France on the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Royal officials are keen to manage expectations about Kate’s gradual return to public life and have said her public appearances will depend on her treatment and recovery.
In her statement, Kate explained that she has “good days and bad days” and that she “takes each day as it comes.”
The king’s sister Princess Anne has taken on more responsibilities during Charles and Catherine’s absence, but she was recently hospitalised for five days following an incident involving a horse, which also forced her to take time off duty.
Anne, 73, returned to public duties on Friday after weeks of treatment for a brain stroke.
Catherine and her husband William celebrated his return on social media, writing: “Super trooper! So good to see you back so soon!”, signing off “W and C x”.
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