Prince William returns to public duties amid wife Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis
- Carrying out royal duties for the first time since late February, William went to a surplus food redistribution charity in the southwest of London
- Prince William has been largely out of sight since Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced last month that she was undergoing preventive chemotherapy
Prince William returned on Thursday to official duties, visiting a charity ahead of a planned youth centre event, in his first public engagements since his wife Catherine revealed a shock cancer diagnosis.
Heir to the throne as King Charles III’s eldest son, William has been largely out of sight since Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced last month that she was undergoing preventive chemotherapy.
The revelation that the 42-year-old was receiving treatment for a cancer discovered following abdominal surgery triggered a wave of support from global leaders, family members, media and the public.
Charles had only weeks earlier revealed he was being treated for an unspecified cancer, leaving the British monarchy in crisis with two of its most senior members simultaneously fighting serious illness.
Carrying out royal duties for the first time since late February, William went to a surplus food redistribution charity in Surrey, southwest of London.
The 41-year-old was then set to tour a youth centre in the west of the capital.
At the Surplus to Supper charity, the prince was to meet volunteers and join chefs in the kitchen to help prepare meals, Kensington Palace said in advance.
