Kate confirms next big appearance after finishing chemotherapy treatment

The Princess of Wales has made a major announcement, two months after completing her cancer treatment.

IN LONDON

The Princess of Wales has confirmed she will join the royal family at Remembrance Day services in London as she continues to recover from her “hardest year”.

Buckingham Palace announced on Friday, UK time, that Kate will attend the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday and the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph the following day.

The news came just hours after Prince William spoke candidly for the first time about how “dreadful” the past several months have been for his family, who have been dealing with both King Charles and Kate’s cancer diagnoses.

The Princess of Wales during the National Service of Remembrance at The Cenotaph in London last year. Picture: Ian Vogler - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

She made an unexpected appearance alongside William in Southport last month, where they met with those impacted by A horror stabbing attack earlier this year. Picture: Danny Lawson – WPA Pool/Getty Images

On the final day of his trip to Cape Town for the Earthshot Prize Awards, the Prince of Wales was asked by journalists how the past year has been for him.

“Honestly? It’s been dreadful,” he admitted in a rare display of emotion.

“It’s probably been the hardest year in my life.”

William, who took time off from royal duties during Kate’s treatment, explained that “trying to get through everything else and keep everything on track has been really difficult.”

“But I’m so proud of my wife, I’m proud of my father, for handling the things that they have done,” he said.

“But from a personal family point of view, it’s been, yeah, it’s been brutal.”

However, he added, he just had to “crack on” with life.

Kate spoke of her “relief” at finishing chemo in a sweet family video released last month. Picture: Will Warr/Prince and Princess of Wales/Instagram

Kate announced in March that cancer had been found during abdominal surgery a few weeks prior.

She was forced to retreat from the public eye and take indefinite leave from royal work as she underwent preventive chemotherapy, but made a handful of appearances, including at the Trooping the Colour and the Wimbledon tennis tournament, throughout the process.

In early September, the princess released an emotional video featuring herself with William and their children – Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince George, 6 – as she described her “relief” at having finally finished her cancer treatment.