Princess Kate preparing for 'two possibilities' and aides are 'ready'

Princess Kate's return to Royal duties has been kept under wraps, but a Royal expert has hinted at two possible dates for her comeback. The Princess of Wales has been away from the public eye since March after revealing her cancer diagnosis.

She shared a personal video message announcing her diagnosis after having major abdominal surgery in January and starting chemotherapy in late February. She stated then: "My work has always brought me a deep sense of joy and I look forward to being back when I am able."

So far this year, Kate has only made two significant public appearances - at Trooping the Colour in June and at the Wimbledon men's final in July.

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Before her June appearance, the princess said in another personal message: "As anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days." Friends of the princess say her statement about good and bad days "still rings true", according to an analysis by The Times' Royal editor Roya Nikkah.

She went on to suggest that more "good days" could see Kate aiming for a "potential" return to public life for the National Service of Remembrance on November 10. If the date goes ahead, it would mean she would join the King and Royal Family at the Cenotaph.

However, Nikkah reports that Royal aides are also making separate preparations. Nikkah suggests that Kate might make an appearance at the "Together at Christmas " carol service in Westminster Abbey. If she doesn't attend in person, she could leave a video message as the event is televised annually.

Nikkah also reports that Kate has been having regular meetings with her private secretary, assistant private secretary and the Waleses' communications secretary to plan for the future.

Kate might mark her return to public life with an appearance at the "Together at Christmas" carol service in Westminster Abbey. Historian Simon Heffer, speaking to GB News back in August, suggested that Princess Kate's return to Royal life gives people hope for a "bright future".

Heffer said on GB News: "She's enormously popular. And the fact that she turned up at Wimbledon and Trooping the Colour, I think he's reassured people that she's not perhaps as ill as some of them feared. It's quite clear that she's being very ill and that her recovery is going to take some time."

"I think that it's made people feel more confident that [the monarchy's] got a bright future."

"And everybody wishes her a rapid and complete recovery. And it's been good for morale to see that she can do these things now."