Prince William comes back into business following his wife Princess Kate Middleton and father King Charles IIIThe respective cancer battles.
William, 41, visited the north-east of England on Tuesday April 30 and started his day with a trip to low carbon materials. As he was shown the process of making low-carbon concrete, William looked serious as he donned a lab coat, safety glasses and gloves.
He also paid a visit to James’ Place in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. The charity offers free treatment to men struggling with suicidal thoughts.
William resumed his public duties on the same day that 75-year-old Charles returned after being diagnosed with an unknown form of cancer. Charles and his wife, Queen Camillawaved to a crowd as she visited a specialist cancer center in London on Tuesday.
Ahead of the event, Buckingham Palace confirmed Charles’ appearance. “His Majesty the King will shortly return to public duties following a period of treatment and recovery following his recent cancer diagnosis,” said a statement on Friday, April 26. “To mark this milestone, the King and Queen will make a…joint visit next Tuesday to a cancer treatment center where they will meet specialists and patients.”
The palace noted that Charles’ medical team is “encouraged by the progress he has made” and is “positive” about his recovery. “Future engagements will be adjusted as necessary to minimize any risks to His Majesty’s continued recovery,” the statement continued. “The pace of King’s program will be carefully tailored in close consultation with his medical team as his recovery progresses.”
William, who is first in line to the throne, is feeling the pressure given his family’s health problems. “It was stressful,” a source said exclusively Us weekly earlier this month. “William is deeply committed to maintaining the stability of the monarchy and instilling public confidence that everything will be OK. It’s an immense responsibility.”
William and Kate, 42, have been trying to navigate a new normal since their diagnosis and have made sure to celebrate their life’s milestones, including their son Prince Louis’s 6th birthday and their recent wedding anniversary. (In addition to Prince Louis, the couple also has son Prince George (10) and daughter Princess Charlotte (8).)
“She remains a bright spot in the often suffocatingly stuffy environment behind palace walls,” said the royal author Christopher Andersen told exclusively Us from Kate on Monday, April 29, which marked their 13th wedding anniversary.
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