Palace Provides Update on Kate Middleton’s Return to Royal Duties

Kensington Palace has issued an update about Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, returning to her royal duties.

The 42-year-old wife of United Kingdom heir apparent Prince William announced earlier this year that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was going through treatments. Middleton originally stepped back from her role in public life in January as she was having abdominal surgery. Cancer was discovered at that time, royal reps said.

Most details about the Princess of Wales’s condition have been kept quiet, but the palace issued a rare update this week confirming that she won’t be returning to her public role anytime soon.

“The princess is not expected to return to work until it’s cleared by her medical team,” a spokesperson for Middleton said Monday, per Newsweek. “Early childhood will continue to be central to her public work.”

Speculation about the royal’s return heated up recently after Princess Kate’s main cause, the Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood, published  a new report identifying a potential £45 billion ($57 billion) boost to the U.K. economy through investing in early childhood, the outlet noted.

The report detailed  “Prioritizing early childhood for a happier, healthier society” but did not include a statement from Middleton or mention her involvement.

The foundation is one of several ventures the Princess of Wales is involved in that deal with early childhood, which Kensington Palace confirmed is still the royal family member’s focus when she returns.

Middleton broke her silence in March to reveal her cancer diagnosis after weeks of fan and media speculation about her health.

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“It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but I’ve had a fantastic medical team who have taken great care of me, for which I am so grateful,” Middleton said in a videotaped message at the time, as The Daily Wire previously reported.

“In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous,” she continued. “The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present.”

“My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment,” Middleton said. “This of course came as a huge shock, and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.”