Beaming Kate arrives at 1st Royal event since finishing chemo as she joins William & Charles at Festival of Remembrance

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KATE Middleton has arrived at her first royal event since finishing chemotherapy.

The beaming Princess of Wales, 42, joined husband Prince William for the annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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William and Kate arrive at the ceremony[/caption]

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Kate has not attended a royal event for eight months[/caption]

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William put his arm around Kate as they stepped out of a car
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria attend the ceremony[/caption]

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Princess Anne is among the other royals at the event[/caption]

The Prince of Wales put his hand on his wife’s back as they got out of a car and made their way up the stairs to the main entrance.

They were shortly followed by King Charles – though he has not been joined by Queen Camilla.

She is continuing to rest up as she recovers from a chest infection.

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria are among the other attendees.

Kate will also appear at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph tomorrow.

It marks a significant step in the brave princess’ return to public duties, having eight months ago revealed she had an undisclosed form of cancer.

In a video released in September, Kate said she had finished her chemotherapy treatment.

She also spoke of how she was “looking forward to being back at work” and taking part in “a few more” engagements in the coming months.

But Kate said her focus remained “doing what I can to stay cancer free”.

The latest public appearance also comes days after Prince William described how 2024 has been “the hardest year in my life”.

But the Prince of Wales insisted he just had to “crack on” with life.

He opened his heart in an interview with UK print media in Cape Town, where he was for the presentation earlier this week of his environmental Earthshot Prize.

William also said his wife was “doing really well” and has been “amazing this whole year”.

Meanwhile, the Queen’s attendance over the weekend is understood to be subject to medical advice.

Camilla, 77, is unwell with a chest infection and was forced to pull out of engagements earlier this week.

She is still resting at her Wiltshire home Raymill.

Kate’s last public engagement was last month, when she made a surprise trip to meet families of the Southport knife attack victims.

At the start of October, she was also pictured hugging an aspiring teenage photographer with a rare and aggressive form of cancer – after inviting her to take photos at Windsor Castle.

Liz Hatton, 16, from Harrogate, and her family privately met with Kate and WIlliam after the Investiture ceremony.

In June, Kate looked relaxed during her first day in public outing since her diagnosis when she appeared at Trooping the Colour.

A few weeks later she made another rare appearance when she presented the Wimbledon men’s final trophy to Carlos Alcaraz.

The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance is staged annually on the Saturday evening of Remembrance weekend.

It honours sacrifices made by the British and Commonwealth armed forces community and includes musical performances and personal testimonies.

This year’s festival will showcase the contribution of the World War Two generation 80 years on from the D-Day landings.

It will also commemorate 25 years since Nato peacekeeping forces were deployed in Kosovo and 10 years since the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan.

Also attending are Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent will also be in attendance.

Timeline of Kate's health battle & recovery

Jan 16: Kate is admitted to the London Clinic for abdominal surgery

Jan 17: Kensington Palace announce the princess underwent surgery

Jan 18: William spends time at Kate’s bedside

Jan 23: The princess’ hospital stay passes one week

Jan 29: Kate leaves hospital

Feb 27: Prince William pulls out of service last-minute due to ‘personal matter’, sparking wave of unfounded conspiracy theories about Kate’s health

Mar 4: Princess pictured in the car with mum Carole on the Windsor estate

Mar 10: Royal posts a sweet snap of her and the kids for Mother’s Day – then fans started spotting flaws, and massive agencies put out ‘kill notice’ on photo

Mar 11: Kate admits she edited photo, and is snapped in car with William

Mar 16: Royal fans spot the princess at farm shop near Windsor

Mar 17: Onlookers see Kate watching her youngsters playing sport

Mar 18: The Sun exclusively published video of Kate and Wills from two days prior

Mar 22: Kate bravely reveals in an emotional video that she was given a shock cancer diagnosis

April 29: Kate and William mark 13th anniversary releasing unseen wedding photos

June 8: Kate does not attend Colonel’s Review but letter she penned to Irish Guards reveals she said: “I do hope that I am able to represent you all once again very soon”

June 14: Kensington Palace announces the princess will attend the King’s Birthday Parade

June 15: Kate beams as she joins her family at the annual Trooping the Colour event

July 14: The royal attends Wimbledon with sister Pippa and Princess Charlotte to hand out trophies to players

July 15: Kate shares a touching photo of Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis watching England in the Euro 2024 final

August 11: She joins a bearded Prince William in a video to congratulate Team GB in the Olympics

September 9: Kate reveals her treatment for cancer has finished

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Kate received a standing ovation as she attended Wimbledon for the men’s final over the summer[/caption]

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Kate was joined by daughter Charlotte for the tennis[/caption]

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