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Kate Middleton and King Charles Publicly Reconnect for the First Time Since Their Cancer Diagnosis

Buckingham Palace announced King Charles' cancer diagnosis on Feb. 5. Kate Middleton shared her cancer diagnosis on March 22.

Kate Middleton and King Charles III reconnected on the public stage for the first time in six months when they stood next to each other Saturday on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the 2024 Trooping the Colour in London, England. But after the holidays ended, there was palpable concern just weeks into the new year, when Kensington Palace on Jan. 17 sent out an alert that Kate had been admitted into The London Clinic for a planned abdominal surgery. "I'm looking forward to attending The King's Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer," she wrote in her statement, "but equally knowing I am not out of the woods yet."

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