Kate Middleton he will have to wait even longer before returning to his official duties. A spokesperson for Kensington Palace explained that the treatment the princess is undergoing does not currently allow her to resume her normal daily life and work. However, Kate continues to follow the activities of her charities and receive updates on upcoming philanthropic initiatives.
A postponed return
“It is not expected that the princess [Catherine] return to work until you have the green light from the medical team.”a spokesperson for said on May 21, 2024 Kensington Palace, quoted by the BBC. The Palace has broken the silence for this brief update which does not exactly clarify Kate’s health conditions, but would nevertheless implicitly reveal an important fact: the “preventive chemotherapy” which the princess is undergoing would not allow her, at least for now, to attend the numerous commitments that the institutional role entails.
We had understood that the return would not be a matter of weeks. The first official press release, dating back to January 17th, the day of Kate’s abdominal operation, informed that the resumption of commitments would take place “after Easter”. That note, however, was overtaken by the diagnosis of cancer, which altered the initial prediction. Since January 2024, Kensington Palace has maintained the strictest confidentiality about Kate’s health without making any claims about her possible return to work. It was the Princess of Wales who, last March 22, revealed her diagnosis, avoiding, however, going into details regarding the nature of the cancer.
The tabloids hoped that Trooping The Colour, scheduled for June 15th, would be the right opportunity to see her in public again. Now, however, this hypothesis becomes more uncertain. The spokesperson, however, attempted to mitigate the disappointment for this prolonged absence, clarifying that the future Queen he has not stopped working on the causes he cares about most, but continues to follow them from afar, receiving regular updates.
“Enthusiastic” about the new charitable initiatives
There Princess of Wales, his spokesperson assured, never stopped working. Her illness forced her to cancel public appointments, but did not stop her from carrying out her humanitarian projects. “Early childhood will continue to be central to his public work”continued the representative of Kensington Palace, recalling that in recent days the report from the Royal Foundation Center for Early Childhood, the body dedicated to supporting early childhood and maternity, was delivered to the wife of the heir to the throne.
The executive producer of the charity initiative, Christian Guy, said that Kate would be “enthusiastic” of the results reported in the report and of the fact that the campaign organized by the foundation “It’s moving forward while she recovers.” The spokesperson underlined: “Work on the Prince and Princess’ projects is always ongoing…early childhood is a big priority for the Princess, so she has been kept constantly updated on the development of the task force’s work and has seen the report.”
An insider, quoted by Daily Mailstated in this regard: “The Princess of Wales is the driving force behind the work of the working group”, suggesting that, at least from this point of view, nothing would have changed. The news of the postponement of Kate’s public return would have been accompanied by that relating to the humanitarian projects that her princess is following to reassure the media and people about his health condition. To make the hope of a future, complete resumption of work more concrete. However, this is not to say that it is enough.
Everything will depend on how much longer the wait will last, strictly linked to the results of the treatment.
