Kate Middleton is set to make her second royal public appearance since she announced her cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
Kensington Palace confirmed Saturday that the Princess of Wales is slated to attend the 2024 Wimbledon men’s final Sunday, according to The Associated Press.
Kate will be present to watch Carlos Alcaraz face off against Novak Djokovic from the Royal Box on Centre Court, the palace said, but she will not attend the women’s final Saturday.
The winner’s trophy for Sunday is set to be presented by Deborah Jevans, the chair of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
The Princess of Wales, who was named the patron of the All England Club in 2016, has handed out winning trophies in men’s and women’s singles finals in the past.
Jevans had told The Telegraph last month that the organization was “hopeful” Kate would be able to present the trophies this year, but that “her health and recovery is the priority.”
“We don’t know what we don’t know,” she said at the time. “All we’ve said is that we’ll work with her and give her as much flexibility as possible.”
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Last month, the Princess of Wales made her first official return to public engagements since December when she attended Trooping the Colour alongside her husband, Prince William, and their children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Kate rode in a state carriage alongside her three children at the annual military parade, which celebrates the monarch’s birthday.
The day before that event, she released an update on her journey with cancer.
“I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days,” the Princess of Wales wrote in a message shared with HuffPost. “On those bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to give in to your body resting.”
She continued: “But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well. My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months.”
Kate revealed in March that she’d been diagnosed with cancer and that she’d undergone “major abdominal surgery.” The type of cancer was not specified.
At the time, the princess said initially “it was thought that my condition was noncancerous,” but that “tests after the operation found cancer had been present.”
She added, “My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.”
