Catherine, Princess of Wales, visits the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust — a youth sports charity — in Bath, England, in 2023.
In pictures: Catherine, Princess of Wales
Updated 12:06 PM EDT, Mon September 9, 2024
Catherine, Princess of Wales, said she has completed her chemotherapy and is “doing what I can to stay cancer free,” as she plans to return gradually to public life in the months ahead.
Catherine, 42, revealed in March that she had been diagnosed with cancer. In a highly personal video released Monday, she said is entering a “new phase of recovery” and will be “undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when I can.”
Catherine, who is often known as Kate, married Prince William, now the heir apparent to the British throne, in 2011. They met while attending the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. They have three children together: George, Charlotte and Louis.
Kate Middleton, seen here at age 3, was born on January 9, 1982, in Reading, England.
Kate and her younger sister, Pippa, are seen with their father, Michael, in Jerash, Jordan. The Middleton family lived in Jordan for two and a half years.
Kate poses for a picture outside Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, in 2004.
Kate and Prince William met at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in 2001 and the pair started dating two years later. They are seen here on their graduation day in 2005.
Prince William and Kate cheer on the English rugby team during a Six Nations Championship match against Italy in 2007.
Kate and Prince William pose for photographers during an event to mark their engagement in 2010. William proposed with the engagement ring that belonged to his late mother, Princess Diana.
William and Kate are followed by Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton as they leave Westminster Abbey in London after their wedding ceremony in 2011.
William and Kate kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day.
The Obamas meet with the royal couple at Buckingham Palace in 2011.
Queen Elizabeth II, William and Kate stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012.
In 2012, Kate and William drink coconut milk from a tree that Queen Elizabeth II planted decades ago in the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu.
Prince Harry, Kate and William visit the set used to depict Diagon Alley in the “Harry Potter” films in 2013.
Kate and William depart St. Mary’s Hospital in London in 2013 with their newborn son, Prince George.
Prince George looks at his newborn sister, Princess Charlotte, as the family departs her christening in 2015.
Queen Elizabeth II stands with her husband, Prince Philip; her son, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla; and her grandson Prince William, and his wife, Kate, as they pose photo a photograph ahead of an evening reception at Buckingham Palace in 2016.
Kate holds her newborn son, Prince Louis, as they arrive for his christening service in 2018.
Princess Charlotte arrives for her first day of school with her parents and her brother Prince George at Thomas’s Battersea in London in 2019.
Kate and Camilla watch as Queen Elizabeth II uses a sword to cut a cake at a charity event in St. Austell, England, in 2021.
William and Kate play drums while visiting the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum in Kingston, Jamaica, in 2022. They were on a royal tour of the Caribbean.
Prince Louis holds his hands over his ears during the six-minute flypast staged by the Royal Air Force during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022. From left are Prince Charles, the Queen, Prince Louis, Kate and Princess Charlotte.
From left, Prince William, Kate, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, wave to a crowd outside Windsor Castle ahead of the Queen’s funeral in 2022.
Prince Harry and Meghan walk behind Prince William and Kate as they leave Westminster Hall in London, where the Queen’s coffin was lying in state.
Kate travels in a State Coach to Buckingham Palace following a ceremonial Welcome on Horse Guards Parade in London in 2022.
Prince Louis points out something to his sister, Princess Charlotte, during the coronation of their grandfather, King Charles III, in 2023.
Kate meets with Irish wolfhound Turlough Mor (aka Seamus), the regimental mascot of the Irish Guards, during a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 2023.
Kate walks alongside Choo Kyung-ho, the Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea, while attending a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in 2023.
Kate attends the National Service of Remembrance at The Cenotaph in London in November 2023. Every year, members of the British royal family join politicians, veterans and members of the public to remember those who have died in combat.
Police officers stand guard outside the London Clinic in January 2024, where Kate was recovering after undergoing abdominal surgery.
British newspaper front pages feature cover stories on Kate in March 2024 after several major news agencies withdrew a photo distributed by Kensington Palace showing Kate and her children, saying they believed the photo had been manipulated. Kate later apologized and admitted that she had edited the photograph, which was released amid speculation about her health.
People watch a broadcast of Kate revealing that she is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer. The pre-recorded video was released in March 2024.
Kensington Palace released this photo of Kate in June 2024, when she gave an update on her health. She wrote that she has experienced “good days and bad days” while undergoing chemotherapy, and she expects her treatment to continue “for a few more months.”
Prince George, Prince William, Prince Louis, Kate, Princess Charlotte, King Charles III, Queen Camilla and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh wave from Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London in June 2024. This was Kate’s first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer.
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