The Prince and Princess of Wales are becoming “more open” with their public affections following Kate’s cancer diagnosis, it has been claimed.
The princess marked a significant royal milestone as she attended her first two consecutive royal engagements since undergoing preventative chemotherapy.
Kate offered her support to husband William from the balcony of Whitehall, as he and King Charles lead the nation in commemorating Remembrance Sunday.
The royal couple also attended the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance on Saturday evening in the capital, with Princess Kate appearing in good spirits at the event.
Princess Kate marked her first consecutive royal duties since being diagnosed with cancer
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Analysing Kate and William’s public affections following the princess’s cancer treatment, royal historian Richard Fitzwilliams claimed that the royals are becoming “more open” with the public, after a year Prince William described as his “most brutal”.
Fitzwilliams told host Dawn Neesom: “I think one of the things that we’re seeing is that the Prince and Princess of Wales are becoming somewhat more open in their displays of public affection.
“You don’t normally get that with the Royal Family – and certainly their most recent video, which she announced the finish of chemotherapy and also the fact that she was cancer free.”
Noting the significance of Kate’s appearances this weekend, Fitzwilliams hailed the “significance of soft power” in marking the Remembrance weekend.
The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance on Saturday evening
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Fitzwilliams said: “This is the first time since her cancer diagnosis that she’s attended consecutive public events. So we’re looking forward.
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“This has been trailed by William’s trips abroad in the coming year. And also that will be very, very significant for British soft power.”
Praising Prince William’s appearance at the Remembrance service after admitting to his “hardest” and most “brutal” year of his life, Fitzwilliams said it was “splendid” to see him in his RAF uniform with his father.
Fitzwilliams told GB News: “William used the word brutal, and that it’s been the hardest year of his life – also balancing various commitments and bringing up three children, being in the centre, one, quite frankly, of media firestorm, very unjustly earlier in the year.
“There’s no question at all that it is splendid to see him today in the Wing Commander’s uniform and, that commemorates his service personally with the RAF.”
Fitzwilliams told GB News that the royal couple are being ‘more open’ with the public following Kate’s cancer diagnosis
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Highlighting the absence of his brother, Prince Harry, the royal historian admitted it is “unlikely” that the Duke of Sussex will appear at The Cenotaph ever again.
Fitzwilliams explained: “I quite honestly think that it’s probably unlikely that we will see him at The Cenotaph again. On the other hand, the Sussexes are unpredictable and so is life, so who knows?
“Of course, this is tremendously unfortunate, and when they stepped down the senior working royals, that was their decision to go to California, and that means that he can’t wear a uniform, and it means he has no military patronages.
“Clearly, it is upsetting, and I think he will unquestionably miss it. The main commemoration is obviously tremendously moving, and he will clearly in a sense wish he were part of it.”