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UK royals unite on palace balcony, with Kate back at her first public event since cancer diagnosis

Jun. 15, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III, a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales ’ first appearance at a public event since her cancer diagnosis early this year. The annual event was also a show of stability by the...

A timeline of recent British royal events as Kate appears in public while battling cancer

Jun. 15, 2024 10:17 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, stood alongside King Charles III and other royal family members on a Buckingham Palace balcony on Saturday, making her first public appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer early this year. Her attendance at the King's Birthday Parade comes after a...

Princess of Wales joins royals on Buckingham Palace balcony as she makes first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

Jun. 15, 2024 08:03 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Princess of Wales joins royals on Buckingham Palace balcony as she makes first public appearance since cancer diagnosis.

Princess of Wales says she's making ‘good progress’ in cancer treatment, will attend a public event

Jun. 14, 2024 18:59 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales said Friday she is “making good progress” in her cancer treatment and will attend King Charles III 's ceremonial birthday parade on Saturday, Kate’s first public appearance since her diagnosis. The 42-year-old wife of Prince William has...

A statement from Kate, Princess of Wales on her cancer treatment

Jun. 14, 2024 13:31 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has given an update on her cancer treatment, saying she is making good progress and hopes to return to some public duties. Here is her statement in full: "I have been blown away by all the kind messages of support and...

Kate, Princess of Wales, says she's making ‘good progress’ in cancer treatment, will attend public Trooping the Color

Jun. 14, 2024 13:01 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, says she's making ‘good progress’ in cancer treatment, will attend public Trooping the Color.

Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for missing Irish Guards final rehearsal before king's parade

Jun. 08, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, apologized for missing Saturday's final rehearsal before the Trooping the Color parade in honor of the king's birthday. Kate, who is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards, wished the regiment good luck as she recovers from cancer. ...

The first Black leader of Wales loses a no-confidence vote but says he won't resign

Jun. 05, 2024 15:25 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The first minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, lost a no-confidence vote in the Welsh parliament on Wednesday, less than three months after he made history as the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. The opposition Conservatives called the nonbinding vote in...

King Charles III to take part in official birthday celebrations

May. 30, 2024 14:51 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will take part in his official birthday celebrations in a little over two weeks, as the monarch eases his way back into public duties while continuing to undergo cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday. The news came amid reports...

Rise in UK knife attacks leads to a crackdown and stokes public anxiety

May. 12, 2024 00:39 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A familiar horror reached Pooja Kanda first on social media: There had been a sword attack in London. And then Kanda, who was home alone at the time, saw a detail she dreaded and knew all too well. A man with a sword had killed a 14-year-old boy who was walking to...