See All the Photos of Princess Kate at Trooping the Colour 2024

For the first time in six months, the Princess of Wales has made an official public appearance.

Princess Kate returned to the public eye today to join in on this year’s Trooping the Colour festivities; the annual event, held each year in June, celebrates the birthday of the reigning British monarch. Today's ceremony marks her first official outing since she shocked the world with news of her cancer diagnosis in March.

Kate confirmed she’d be at the event in a candid letter released by Kensington Palace on Friday, but her attendance doesn’t mean she will resume her full-time duties just yet. As she explained in her message: “I’m looking forward to attending the King’s Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer, but equally knowing I am not out of the woods yet. I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. Taking each day as it comes, listening to my body, and allowing myself to take this much-needed time to heal.”

The princess revealed that her chemotherapy treatment will last “for a few more months.” She added, “I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. On those bad days you feel weak, tired, and you have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well.”

Scroll ahead to see all the best photos of Kate at Trooping the Colour 2024.

london, england june 15 catherine, princess of wales and princess charlotte of wales during trooping the colour on june 15, 2024 in london, england trooping the colour is a ceremonial parade celebrating the official birthday of the british monarch the event features over 1,400 soldiers and officers, accompanied by 200 horses more than 400 musicians from ten different bands and corps of drums march and perform in perfect harmony photo by samir husseinwireimage
Samir Hussein
london, england june 15 prince george of wales, prince william, prince of wales, prince louis of wales, princess charlotte of wales and catherine, princess of wales on the balcony of buckingham palace during trooping the colour on june 15, 2024 in london, england trooping the colour is a ceremonial parade celebrating the official birthday of the british monarch the event features over 1,400 soldiers and officers, accompanied by 200 horses more than 400 musicians from ten different bands and corps of drums march and perform in perfect harmony photo by karwai tangwireimage
Karwai Tang
london, england june 15 prince william, prince of wales, prince louis of wales, princess charlotte of wales and catherine, princess of wales during trooping the colour on june 15, 2024 in london, england trooping the colour is a ceremonial parade celebrating the official birthday of the british monarch the event features over 1,400 soldiers and officers, accompanied by 200 horses more than 400 musicians from ten different bands and corps of drums march and perform in perfect harmony photo by samir husseinwireimage
Samir Hussein
london, england june 15 princess charlotte of wales and catherine, princess of wales during trooping the colour at buckingham palace on june 15, 2024 in london, england trooping the colour is a ceremonial parade celebrating the official birthday of the british monarch the event features over 1,400 soldiers and officers, accompanied by 200 horses more than 400 musicians from ten different bands and corps of drums march and perform in perfect harmony photo by chris jacksongetty images
Chris Jackson
prince george, the prince of wales, prince louis, the princess of wales and princess charlotte on the balcony of buckingham palace, london, to view the flypast following the trooping the colour ceremony in central london, as king charles iii celebrates his official birthday picture date saturday june 15, 2024 photo by james manningpa images via getty images
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london, england june 15 catherine, princess of wales, and princess charlotte of wales on the balcony during trooping the colour at buckingham palace on june 15, 2024 in london, england trooping the colour is a ceremonial parade celebrating the official birthday of the british monarch the event features over 1,400 soldiers and officers, accompanied by 200 horses more than 400 musicians from ten different bands and corps of drums march and perform in perfect harmony photo by chris jacksongetty images
Chris Jackson
london, england june 15 prince george of wales, prince william, prince of wales, prince louis of wales, princess charlotte of wales and catherine, princess of wales during trooping the colour on june 15, 2024 in london, england trooping the colour is a ceremonial parade celebrating the official birthday of the british monarch the event features over 1,400 soldiers and officers, accompanied by 200 horses more than 400 musicians from ten different bands and corps of drums march and perform in perfect harmony photo by samir husseinwireimage
Samir Hussein
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the princess of wales travels along the mall to the trooping the colour ceremony at horse guards parade, central london, to celebrate king charles iii's official birthday on her first official engagement since her diagnosis for cancer picture date saturday june 15, 2024 photo by james manningpa images via getty images
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london, england june 15 catherine, princess of wales during trooping the colour on june 15, 2024 in london, england trooping the colour is a ceremonial parade celebrating the official birthday of the british monarch the event features over 1,400 soldiers and officers, accompanied by 200 horses more than 400 musicians from ten different bands and corps of drums march and perform in perfect harmony photo by samir husseinwireimage
Samir Hussein
princess kate makes a glowing royal comeback
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britains catherine, princess of wales, shelters from the rain with an umbrella as she walks with her children britains prince george of wales c, britains princess charlotte of wales r and britains prince louis of wales back to the glass state coach at horse guards parade during the kings birthday parade trooping the colour in london on june 15, 2024 catherine, princess of wales, is making a tentative return to public life for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer, attending the trooping the colour military parade in central london photo by justin tallis afp photo by justin tallisafp via getty images
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