Kate to miss Colonel's Review event
31 أيار 2024 20:41
The Princess of Wales will not be returning to public duties for the Colonel's Review after speculation she would be well enough to take part.
The ceremonial military event will be held in London on 8 June, and as colonel in chief of the Irish Guards, Kate would usually take the salute.
The news she will not be taking part this year comes as Buckingham Palace confirmed the King, 75, will participate in Trooping the Colour on 15 June.
The Colonel's Review is a dress rehearsal for Trooping the Colour - a ceremonial event performed on Horse Guards Parade on Whitehall every year to celebrate the official birthday of the British sovereign.
The King returned to public duties last month after it was confirmed in February that he had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer.
Kate, 42, revealed in March that she also had cancer and was undergoing preventative chemotherapy.
The princess has not been taking part in public engagements since, and it is unclear if she will attend Trooping the Colour alongside other members of the Royal Family.
In February, the Ministry of Defence appeared to confirm she would attend the ceremony but subsequently had to remove the announcement on its website.
Instead the salute will be taken by Lieutenant General James Bucknall.
The former commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps has attended every King's Birthday Parade since 2009 when he was appointed colonel of the Coldstream Guards, having served as a Coldstream Guards officer for more than 45 years.
The ceremonial military event will be held in London on 8 June, and as colonel in chief of the Irish Guards, Kate would usually take the salute.
The news she will not be taking part this year comes as Buckingham Palace confirmed the King, 75, will participate in Trooping the Colour on 15 June.
The Colonel's Review is a dress rehearsal for Trooping the Colour - a ceremonial event performed on Horse Guards Parade on Whitehall every year to celebrate the official birthday of the British sovereign.
The King returned to public duties last month after it was confirmed in February that he had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer.
Kate, 42, revealed in March that she also had cancer and was undergoing preventative chemotherapy.
The princess has not been taking part in public engagements since, and it is unclear if she will attend Trooping the Colour alongside other members of the Royal Family.
In February, the Ministry of Defence appeared to confirm she would attend the ceremony but subsequently had to remove the announcement on its website.
Instead the salute will be taken by Lieutenant General James Bucknall.
The former commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps has attended every King's Birthday Parade since 2009 when he was appointed colonel of the Coldstream Guards, having served as a Coldstream Guards officer for more than 45 years.