It is her second appearance since her cancer diagnosis: Princess Kate is coming to the tennis tournament in Wimbledon and is bringing her daughter Charlotte with her. Are things looking up for the royals after difficult months?
After months of cancer treatment, Princess Kate (42) has appeared in public for a second time. When she comes into the stands at the tennis tournament in Wimbledon, people stand up and cheer. She has her daughter Princess Charlotte (9) and her sister Pippa (40) with her. The pictures give hope.
The daughter-in-law of King Charles III withdrew from public life for a long time. Four weeks ago she appeared again for the first time at a parade in London. Now it was Wimbledon, one of the most famous tennis tournaments in the world.
What connects Kate with the tennis tournament
Accompanied by applause, Kate takes her seat in the stands in her purple dress before Serbian record Grand Slam tournament winner Novak Djokovic and Spanish defending champion Carlos Alcaraz meet in the men’s singles final.
Kate is patron of the host club, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, and has been to Wimbledon many times. She can play tennis herself and was on the court with tennis legend Roger Federer a year ago.
Why Kate’s illness shocked some people so much
When Kate made her illness public in a video message in March, it was perhaps the contrast that struck some people as so jarring. Here is this woman who seems almost perfect, quite fit, a mother of three children, in the prime of her life – and yet facing such a difficult challenge.
At the time, Kate announced that after an operation on her abdomen, it had been discovered that she had cancer and that she was receiving chemotherapy as a precaution. Before that, there had been a lot of speculation about her absence.
Since then, things have been quieter. British media, which are not exactly reserved when it comes to other topics, have refrained from using paparazzi photos. And if you ask people on the street how they feel about the whole story, some say that Kate now needs privacy.
How Kate talks about her illness
When Kate announced her appearance at the military parade, Kensington Palace also released a message. She was making good progress, but as anyone undergoing chemotherapy knows, there are good days and bad days, Kate wrote. She hopes to be able to make a few public appearances over the course of the summer.
“But I also know that I’m not out of the woods yet,” said a message from Kate, whose official name is Catherine. Her treatment will continue for a few more months. She is learning to be patient. To take each day as it comes. To listen to her body.
Royals have had a tough time
Kate’s illness was not the only serious news that Britain’s most famous family had to deal with. King Charles (75) is also being treated for an unspecified form of cancer. His former sister-in-law Sarah Ferguson (64) also made another cancer diagnosis public.
And recently Charles’ sister Princess Anne (73) had to go to hospital because she was probably hit in the head by a horse in an accident. Kate and William were delighted to comment on Anne’s return to performing on their X-channel at the weekend. Charles is also out and about a lot again.
While a lot of things were at a standstill for the royals at the beginning of the year, things are now back to normal. William (42) was not at Wimbledon, but wanted to travel to Germany for the final of the European Football Championship. It is not known when Kate will appear again in the near future. But the pictures from Wimbledon give us hope.
Source: Stern
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