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Prince William resumes public duties after Kate’s cancer announcement
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN
Updated:
6:26 AM EDT, Fri April 19, 2024
Source: CNN
The was back in action on Thursday, carrying out his first public
engagements during which he promised to “take care” of his wife,
Catherine, who revealed her last month.
William, 41, visited a surplus food charity in Surrey before he headed
to a youth center in west London.
The Princess of Wales, who has not carried out any official duties
since Christmas Day, announced in a powerful video on March 22 that her
diagnosis had been and she had already started preventative
chemotherapy. Kate’s cancer was found in tests following an abdominal
surgery in January.
The revelation followed over her whereabouts and bizarre conspiracy
theories circulating online.
William started his engagements on Thursday by visiting Surplus to
Supper, a food redistribution organization where he met with volunteers
and helped load vans with food to dispense to local groups.
He also chatted with chefs on how they are bridging the gap between
food waste and food poverty while donning an apron and pitching in with
the preparation of meals.
While in the kitchen, one volunteer gave the prince several get well
cards for his wife and father, King Charles III, who also revealed in
February that he was getting treatment for an unspecified form of
cancer.
William then jumped into one of the vans and joined volunteers as they
drove to Hanworth Centre Hub, a youth center that benefits from the
Surplus to Supper’s work.
The prince appeared touched by the gesture from volunteer Rachel
Candappa. According to Britain’s PA Media news agency, she told the
future king to “take care of” Kate, to which William replied: “I
will.”
Kensington Palace said his visits aimed “to spotlight the community
and environmental impact organisations in the area are having through
their work.”
The palace added: “Reducing food waste has a considerable number of
environmental benefits, including reducing emissions from landfill that
contribute to climate change.”
The prince’s last official engagement was on March 19 when he visited
the English city of Sheffield for his Homewards homelessness project.
However, he and his eldest son delighted soccer fans when they in
Birmingham last week.
William’s presence will be a welcome signal to royal-watchers that
his wife is feeling well enough for him to resume public-facing duties.
However, it also had been expected that the heir to the British throne
would be out and about once more after his children were back at school
following the Easter break, which restarted on Wednesday.
The Waleses have been out of the public eye over the past few weeks
during the school holidays.
In Kate’s video message, she explained that it had “taken us time
to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is
appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be ok.”
She added that she hoped “that you will understand that, as a family,
we now need some time, space and privacy while I complete my treatment.
King Charles has also taken a step back from public-facing duties while
undergoing treatment. He made his on Easter Sunday following the
tradition family church outing.
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