Kate Middleton cancer news: Expert reveals how King’s public Easter appearance could help princess

Members of the public who attended an Easter Sunday church service with the King have said he looked well and in “good spirits”.

Charles attended the service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle with the Queen in what was his most significant public appearance since his cancer diagnosis.

He shook hands and spoke with those who had gathered at the castle in a surprise walkabout following the service, and told them: “You’re very brave to stand out here in the cold.”

King Charles made a joke about his wife Queen Camilla during his Windsor Easter walk-about on Sunday (31 March).

Charles, who was diagnosed with cancer in January and is currently underdoing treatment, met members of the public following the annual Easter service.

A woman in the crowd told him: “Your Majesty, Camilla is 17 now, my King Charle’s Spaniel.”

Charles then joked: “I would get a new one as well.”

The King’s appearance on Sunday seemingly reassured the public following the royal family’s double cancer scare.

The Princess of Wales, who announced her own diagnosis just over a week ago, did not attend.

The King’s public appearance on Easter Sunday will be a “form of reassurance” to people in the wake of the royal family’s recent health announcements, an expert on the monarchy has said.

Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, smiled and waved at crowds as he arrived for the annual Easter Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Sunday morning.

The managing editor of Majesty magazine, Joe Little, said the “hugely encouraging” event would help draw the focus away from the Princess of Wales, who disclosed just over a week ago that she had started a course of preventative chemotherapy.

A royal expert has revealed how the King’s public appearance on Easter Sunday could help the Princess of Wales as both royals undergo treatment for cancer.

The managing editor of Majesty magazine, Joe Little, said the “hugely encouraging” event would help draw the focus away from Kate.

“I think people accept and understand that the Prince and Princess of Wales and their family are on Easter holiday now and that they need their privacy… [to] just get on with being a family,” he said. “I think whatever the King has done today wouldn’t have been with that specifically in mind, but it certainly helps.”

Gary Goldsmith, Kate’s maternal uncle, has praised the Princess of Wales for her adept handling of her cancer diagnosis announcement in an interview with the Spanish show ¡De Viernes!.

“I have been in touch with my sister Carole [Middleton] to make sure my niece is okay. I thought Kate handled it incredibly well, especially in such a difficult and tricky situation.

“I don’t know anybody else who’s had to deal with something like that, deal with their children and then have to offer explanations to the national and international media in such a public scenario.”

He continued: “It’s hard to imagine that they haven’t been affected by so many comments and conspiracy theories. I have sent messages to Kate so she knows what I feel and the love I have for her.”

The monarch visited St George’s Chapel alongside the Queen in what was his most significant public appearance since his cancer diagnosis.

Charles shook hands and spoke with those who had gathered at the castle in a surprise walkabout following the service, and told them: “You’re very brave to stand out here in the cold.”

Many who had gathered also sent their best wishes to the Princess of Wales, who shared news of her cancer diagnosis earlier this month.

King Charles is said to be responding well to his cancer treatment, with his road to recovery looking “very positive”, as he appeared “looking well” on Easter Sunday.

The 75-year-old monarch was making his first major public appearance having been diagnosed with an unspecific form of cancer in January.

His attendance at the Easter matins service in Windsor, followed by greeting members of the public, was reportedly a result of a change in doctors’ guidance due to him responding “very encouragingly” to treatment.

A Palace source stressed that the King’s treatment remained ongoing and that caution remained the “watchword”, but it was hoped he could make further appearances over the summer.

“Nothing will be confirmed until nearer the time, plans remain in flux and are subject to medical guidance, but there is great hope and optimism from both doctors and the patient,” the source told The Daily Telegraph.

Gary Goldsmith, Kate’s maternal uncle, has praised the Princess of Wales for her adept handling of her cancer diagnosis announcement in an interview with the Spanish show ¡De Viernes!.

“I have been in touch with my sister Carole [Middleton] to make sure my niece is okay. I thought Kate handled it incredibly well, especially in such a difficult and tricky situation.

“I don’t know anybody else who’s had to deal with something like that, deal with their children and then have to offer explanations to the national and international media in such a public scenario.”

He continued: “It’s hard to imagine that they haven’t been affected by so many comments and conspiracy theories. I have sent messages to Kate so she knows what I feel and the love I have for her.”

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, delivered a message during his Easter Sunday sermon that acknowledged the cancer struggles of King Charles and the Princess of Wales.

“In each of our lives, there are moments which change us forever,” he said.“We’ve watched and sympathised with and felt alongside the dignity of the King and the Princess of Wales, as they have talked of their cancer, and in doing so by their lack of selfishness, by their grace and their faith, boosted so many others,” he said.

He delivered his message at Canterbury Cathedral in the English county of Kent.

After members of the royal family came together for the Easter matins service – attention will turn next to the next public engagements.

Although nothing is in the public diary for King Charles, there are a number of other engagements involving Princess Anne and Sophie, Durches of Edinburgh, in the coming weeks:

• 6 April – Princess Anne at 40th aniversary event for Working Clumber Spaniel Society at Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire
• 8 April – Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, attending the Wallace Collection Director’s Dinner at Hertford House in London
• 9 April – Princess Anne at St Olave’s Church Rededication Service on the occasion of its 70th anniversary in London
• 9 April – Princess Anne opening the Tideway public open space in Chelsea Quay, London
• 10 April – Princess Anne visiting HMS Venturer at Rosyth Royal Dockyard in Fife
• 10 April – Princess Anne visiting Trawden Community Projects in Colne, Lancashire