The Trooping the Colour ceremony takes place next month, which bears the question: will King Charles III and Kate Middleton be there amid their cancer battles?
Buckingham Place confirmed to BBC Thursday that Charles, 75, will be at the June 15 ceremony.
Meanwhile, Kate, 42, will not be at the dress rehearsal for Trooping the Colour on June 8, a Kensington Palace spokesperson confirmed to NBC News.
Kate will be replaced by Lieutenant General James Bucknall, KCB, CBE in her usual role of Inspecting Officer at the traditional Colonel’s Review “as she continues her recovery,” the spokesperson said.
The Colonel’s Review ceremony always takes place one week before the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
It’s unclear if the Princess of Wales will be at Trooping the Colour on June 15.
While Charles will be at Trooping the Colour, he’s expected to arrive to the event in a different fashion.
The monarch — who is receiving outpatient treatment for his cancer — will be driven in a horse-drawn carriage alongside wife Queen Camilla instead of riding on horseback as he’s done in the past.
The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace for comment.
This will be the royal family’s second Trooping the Colour ceremony since Charles was named king in May 2023.
Nine months after the historic ceremony, Charles was diagnosed with cancer. He underwent a procedure for an enlarged prostate and doctors discovered “a separate issue of concern” that requires treatment.
Charles spoke out about his cancer battle just days after going public with the news.
“I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks for the many messages of support and good wishes I have received in recent days,” he said in a message released by Buckingham Palace on Feb. 10. “As all those who have been affected by cancer will know, such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement.”
Charles was sidelined from his public duties for about three months before returning to the job in late April. He visited a cancer treatment center in London with Camilla.
Since then, he’s been busy making his rounds in the UK and is expected to travel overseas to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day the week before the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
On the contrary, Kate has completely disappeared from the public eye since revealing her cancer diagnosis in a pre-recorded video in March.
The princess was reportedly seen “out and about” with her family in recent days — though no images from the apparent outing have surfaced at this time.
A family friend of Kate’s recently revealed that she’s “turned a corner” with her cancer treatments.
“It has been a great relief that she is tolerating the medication and is actually doing a lot better,” Kate’s pal told Vanity Fair.
“It has, of course, been a very challenging and worrying time. Everyone has rallied around her — William, her parents, and her sister and brother,” they added.
Kate revealed her health woes to the world on March 22.
She said doctors discovered her cancer during a planned abdominal surgery in January, and noted that she is now in the early stages of “a course of preventative chemotherapy.”
The Post revealed that Kate and William “sugarcoated” her health woes when breaking the news to their youngest son, Prince Louis, 6, but had a more “difficult” conversation with Prince George, 10, and Princess Charlotte, 9.
William, 41, has carried on with his royal duties amid his wife’s absence.
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