AFP – Catherine, Princess of Wales celebrated her 43rd birthday today, seeking to turn the page on a turbulent year which saw her retreat from public life to fight cancer.
Kate, as she is commonly known, is expected to step up her royal engagements in 2025 after announcing in September that she had completed chemotherapy for an unspecified cancer.
Kensington Palace has not said where the Princess of Wales plans to mark the start of her 44th year but she usually spends it surrounded by family in Norfolk.
Her husband Prince William, heir to the British throne, was regularly photographed alone last year as both Kate and his father King Charles III received treatment for the disease.
But the royal couple are set to make more appearances together over the next 12 months as they eye a return to normality, with William suggesting that an overseas trip may even be on the cards.
The princess has not taken part in an official foreign visit since she attended the Rugby World Cup in France in October 2023.
“I think hopefully Catherine will be doing a bit more next year, so we’ll have some more trips maybe lined up,” William said during a visit to Cape Town in November.
