Princess Kate will make two public appearances this weekend for Remembrance

Looking back on the Princess of Wales’s appearances in the fall of 2023, I completely buy that she was already in really poor health even then, and something happened over the Christmas holiday which meant surgery and a lengthy recuperation. What I’ve never understood is why Kensington Palace and Kate herself never considered disclosing more – or anything at all – about what she was going through last year, nor any information about her surgery (or surgeries) this year. I was thinking about that as I pulled the photos of Kate at last year’s Remembrance events, because Kate is making another rare public appearance this weekend for Remembrance.

Kate Middleton will join the royal family for the annual Festival of Remembrance and Remembrance Sunday after completing chemotherapy. On Nov. 9, the Princess of Wales, 42, will join her husband Prince William and other family members for the Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall, according to Buckingham Palace. She will then take part in the royals’ traditional appearance at The Cenotaph war memorial in London to remember those who died in war and conflict on Remembrance Sunday, Nov. 10.

Remembrance Sunday is observed on the second Sunday of every November in the U.K., and the royal family’s website calls The Cenotaph ceremony “the focal point of the nation’s homage.”

This weekend will mark Princess Kate’s first appearance at a major ceremonial event since she announced on Sept. 9 that she completed chemo, after sharing in March that she was undergoing treatment for cancer.

Buckingham Palace confirmed on Nov. 8 that King Charles, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent would attend the Festival of Remembrance and Remembrance Sunday. As she continues to recover from a chest infection, Queen Camilla’s attendance wasn’t confirmed for either event.

[From People]

Re: Queen Camilla’s non-confirmation of attendance, it’s worth noting that Camilla IS confirmed for next week’s Gladiator II premiere. So they think she’ll be well enough from her chest infection to go to a premiere, but not well enough to stand on a balcony at the Cenotaph? Interesting. As for the confirmation that Kate will attend both events, I figured she would. The only thing surprising is that the confirmation came from Buckingham Palace (and not KP) and that Kate didn’t issue another photo or video ahead of Remembrance Day, so that everything could be centered on her.

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49 Responses to “Princess Kate will make two public appearances this weekend for Remembrance”

  1. yipyip says:

    The ceremony event is worthy and correct.
    Making it about Kate is not correct.
    I find it offensive that she thinks her attending is needed.
    It is not.
    She can stay hidden until the end of time as we know it, no loss to anyone.

    • LRB says:

      But with no Cowmilla she will be the senior lady… she has been waiting for that to happen .

      • Kat says:

        I was waiting for that to happen.If Camilla does not attend it will make her day.Disgusting she is.Using a memorial for the war dead to push herself forward after claiming she has been “too weak”to do anything else.
        She must consider the Remembrance services to be “impactful”

  2. Hypocrisy says:

    Oh yay🎉 says no one😉😅

  3. Sarah says:

    Kitty is trending here in the UK for showing up this weekend, with most media presenting this as like climbing Mount Everest.
    Now, from Slumlord Willy we heard she just had pre-cancer cells, but of course the sycophantic press don’t talk about that.

    • Mayp says:

      What?!! The cells they found, in an excised portion of her body, were pre-cancerous?! You mean when I had some removed from my colon a few years ago during a routine check I should have made a big deal about it? 😆😆😆😆. Oh my god, I know when the whole “cancer” thing came up with Kate some people were saying it was probably just pre-cancerous cells but I thought, no, even that would be too much! Holy crap!!!! If that’s true then they were absolutely flat out lying about Kate having cancer, even lying about having had cancerous cells removed! So, for what types of precancerous cells is chemotherapy required? Or, have they been lying about her even having had chemotherapy?

    • Becks1 says:

      Wait, when did he say this?? Pre cancerous cells are very different from saying “cancer had been present.”

      • Amy Bee says:

        Yesterday, Sky News had an article that said Kate had pre cancerous cells. But it’s now been changed to cancer.

      • Nic919 says:

        This was said in a Sky News video segment. A few accounts in Sussex squad accounts on Twitter have the video.

        We have been sold a bill of goods for a while.

      • Jais says:

        A sky news reporter referred to Kate having had pre-cancerous cells found earlier this year in a news video about William talking about Kate’s health. So the reporter either misspoke about calling it pre-cancerous cells or knows more about it and accidentally revealed something. Which I mean…yeah. I didn’t realize it had been updated or corrected.

        https://x.com/rimmesfk/status/1854442970277138877?s=46&t=Y0OeEXif8mMcMgPE2AExEQ

      • Kokiri says:

        They found pre cancerous cells/polyps during my husband’s colonoscopy.
        They were removed & send to the lab to ensure the margins were clean.
        They were, & no regrow so no further treatment needed.
        If the margins were not clean they would have prescribed chemo to ensure the cancer spread was stopped or minimized.

        We don’t say he had cancer. We say he had a very close call & are extremely grateful his doctor caught it all & answered all our questions & we’re kind & patient with us.

        So if her margins were not clean there was a possibility of cancer but that doesn’t mean she had cancer. They were just being as safe as possible so nothing developed.
        It’s gross they are saying she had cancer. It diminishes all this who do.

      • Ramona says:

        Yikes! Who hasn’t been called back in after a PAP smear because a few pre-cancerous cells were found? Didn’t realize I could have a year off for that!!

  4. Becks1 says:

    I wonder if BP told her she had to be there and that they would announce it, not KP, to prevent another glossy photo or video.

    I expected her at the Cenotaph so that doesn’t surprise me. Royal Albert does a little bit but overall I think this is Kate very clearly setting the standard for her appearances going forward. Her christmas concert, maybe sandringham for the christmas walk, Easter, Trooping, Wimbledon, Remembrance.

    And then she MAY sprinkle in one or two small engagements in between those, but that will be pretty much it. This is her new schedule.

    • Nic919 says:

      They need to stop acting like her showing up to these things is some kind of achievement. She already said in her video she was cancer free. She is fine now so her lack of appearances relates to her being lazy. She’s not a hero. Actual heroes served something kate chose not to do herself despite having lots of time to volunteer.

      I also agree with the appearances listed above but I would add the St Patrick’s day thing since she is a colonel of shamrocks or something.

      • Becks1 says:

        It’s really tiresome. She is going to expect a standing ovation at every public appearance from here on out.

      • Unblinkered says:

        A “spontaneous” standing ovation. Just like the “spontaneous” standing ovation at Wimbledon. All totally unplanned.
        Funny how only Prince Michael of Kent, seated to her right in pictures of Wimbledon, remained steadfastly seated and not clapping…….

  5. Harla says:

    Will she be wearing the Nipple Tassels of Remembrance again this year?

    • Dee says:

      *Spits out coffee* Yes, the Nipple Tassels of Remembrance!

    • Dilettante says:

      Words cannot describe how happy I am to have Celebitchy and its witty community of posters while i avoid all the usual legacy media news sites to maintain my sanity.

    • SarahCS says:

      Outstanding work, as I’ve said before about this site, we come for the gossip and stay for the comments.

    • Interested Gawker says:

      😂😂😂

    • Jais says:

      😂omg. But will they be brand new nipples tassels of remembrance or the same recycled ones? And will the papers super shop the photos or leave them as is? That will be the true tell of the state of things with the Wales and the press. I still have remembrance of the unshopped photos from one of her Remembrance Day appearances. Although I’d imagine if Chris Jackson is there, she’ll come out alright.

      • Nic919 says:

        She will be wearing something new. She has not stepped out in a repeat in years. Especially now that it’s less than a dozen times per year.

    • Gabby says:

      Call me crazy, but I really like that jacket, nipple tassles and all. I love the military cut. It’s one of her few outfits that I like.

  6. Cerys says:

    There’s no way that Kate was going to miss this as Camilla is not attending. She will now be in the No1 spot on the balcony. I can picture the headline now – “Brave Kate honours fallen soldiers”. Yuk

    • Nic919 says:

      She was always going to go, Camilla or not. It is pretty clear the separation agreement has set out her mandatory appearances which include Remembrance Day. She just gets to hog the spotlight if Camilla isn’t there.

  7. QuiteContrary says:

    She looks like such a villain in that get-up. Suits her.

    • Interested Gawker says:

      Military Mary Poppins/buttons is Kate’s true aesthetic, she should lean into it always. That’s her signature look.

  8. tamsin says:

    The BM are starting to treat Kate’s appearances like the second coming of Christ. William apparently let drop that pre-cancerous cells were found during Kate’s surgery. Again, I feel a massive manipulation of the public. Smiling and waving and wearing something nice is the role that Kate is really good for and she is well into it.

  9. Hgtfd says:

    If I were her I too would not share my personal health information with the world especially because she has young children in school whose friends would them talk about it all the time and constantly offer condolences etc etc… This is something better handles inside families rather than having to constantly talk about it with everyone

    • Aerie says:

      Children under the age of ten are not generally known for offering compassionate condolences. W&K already said that they had a sit down with the kids and explained Kate’s situation (to spare them from hearing it elsewhere) so it’s not like they’re completely clueless. Besides, just think how many people Kate could have helped by sharing her Cancer Journey with current patients, survivors and their families. George, Charlotte and Louis are not unique when it comes to having a parent/grandparent living with the disease.

    • Jais says:

      And yet she had a whole summer’s eve style video production to make a health announcement.

      • Nic919 says:

        If she had the energy to do that video running in the meadows, we really don’t need to praise this woman for just showing up to watch things. It is beyond absurd.

      • Jais says:

        The world is beyond absurd at this point so yeah. Feel like we’re all just waiting for Godot at this point.

      • Jes says:

        Summers eve 😂

  10. Tessa says:

    I hope she does not resort to those fashion shoots like at Philip funeral and expect applause. It will be all about her

  11. aquarius64 says:

    As soon as Meghan appeared with Harry wearing a poppy out comes Kate news. If Kate were already scheduled to attended Remembrance weekend it would have been announced prior to the Sussexes appearance. Too much of a coinkidink.

  12. SueBarbri33 says:

    It’s amazing how they act like Kate doing anything is such a feat. Even their “work” is merely dressing, reading a briefing binder, giving a short speech/interacting with people, cutting a ribbon, and then posing for photos. And I still say that I first noticed the weirdness about Will and Kate with that awful black and white Christmas picture–that was last year, right? She looked awful last year. And so did he.

    • VilleRose says:

      Oh right last year’s Christmas card was pretty bad! Even the comments at What Kate Wore couldn’t hide their disappointment in how bad the pictures were and they typically fawn over her for just holding a pencil. I still remember last year around this time when Kate was trying to rebrand herself as Miss Pantsuit and they were freaking out over the pants parade on that website. Now looking back, I wonder if the constant pantsuits were to hide whatever health issues she was dealing with?

      • HouseofTanya says:

        The pantsuits were obviously copying Princess Meghan. The void has to be filled by Jecca’s hat, then Rania’s slim silhouettes now Meg’s monochromatic ensembles.

        Seems like Kate is just fine health-wise but stays ducking work, Camzilla and Bulliam-

  13. Amy Bee says:

    As expected.

  14. Vanya says:

    Bless hope she keeps that energy for the Carol service and banging out chopsticks on the piano before dissapearing bar the Xmas walk for 6 months.

  15. Libra says:

    Camilla is out of Remembrance Day due to Ill health. Kate will show up because she will have the spotlight alone which is her favorite place.

  16. Tessa says:

    She can get more us and people cover stories from this.

  17. Kat says:

    The remembrance service must be one of the things that are “impactful”, interest her or dare I say it “bring her joy”.
    When are the sycophants going to realise they are being fooled?
    If she is well enough to sit through a boring service, then the next day stand on a palace balcony then she is well enough to do everything else.

  18. Tessa says:

    The dm just made it all about Kate. William looks like Emmett kelly with medals. She grins away.

  19. sunnyside up says:

    And the concert is not about our fallen soldiers it is about Kate according to the Daily Mail.

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