Britain’s Prince William returns to public duties for the first time since Kate’s cancer diagnosis

LONDON – Prince William returns to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife’s cancer diagnosis, bolstering the ranks of the royal family as health problems continue to sideline the princess and King Charles III.

William is expected to visit a surplus food redistribution center and a youth club he serves, highlighting efforts to reduce food waste as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and feed people in need. The prince stepped back from public duties after Kate, Princess of Wales, announced on March 22 that he was being treated for an unspecified type of cancer.

In a video message released that day, Kate asked for “time, space and privacy” as she and her family adjust to the diagnosis.

“I have done everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family,” she said at the time.

“We took time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that was appropriate for them and to reassure them that I was going to be okay,” she added.

Both Charles and Kate have been largely absent from the public stage since January due to health problems, leaving Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and other members of the royal family to make up for the whirlwind of events and awards ceremonies that dominate the work of the Monarchy. Great Britain.

Charles announced on February 5 that he had been diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer following treatment for an enlarged prostate two weeks earlier. Kate’s diagnosis came after she was hospitalized in late January for unspecified abdominal surgery.

William is due to visit a surplus food distribution charity – Surplus to Supper – in Surrey, south-west London, where he will help in the kitchen and help load prepared meals into delivery vans. He will then travel to a youth center in west London that benefits from food deliveries.