Prince William's return to Royal Family duties confirmed as exact date revealed

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Prince William is set to return to work for the first time since Princess Kate announced that she was undergoing treatment for cancer.

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Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 16/04/2024

- 11:27

Updated: 16/04/2024

- 12:14

The Prince of Wales will visit Surrey and London on Thursday

  • Prince William is returning to work in just two days
  • The royal will spotlight the impact community and environment organisations across Surrey and West London are having in the area
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Prince William is set to return to work for the first time since Princess Kate announced that she was undergoing treatment for cancer.

Last month, the Princess of Wales announced in an emotional video message that cancer was found in tests following her abdominal surgery in January.


Princess Kate has not undertaken any public duties in 2024 and is not expected to return to royal engagements for the foreseeable future.

Prince William took a short break from undertaking engagements following his wife's announcement.

Prince William

Prince William took a short break from undertaking engagements following his wife's announcement.

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Kensington Palace released Kate's video message confirming her diagnosis on the evening of March 22nd.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis broke up for Easter from Lambrook School on the same date.

The young royals are set to return to school tomorrow and William will return to public duties on Thursday.

The royal will spotlight the impact community and environment organisations across Surrey and West London are having in the area

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Kensington Palace released Kate's video message confirming her diagnosis on the evening of March 22nd.

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It comes as Prince William is set to take a new approach to work as Princess Kate continues her treatment, according to a friend of the royal.

A friend of William and Kate told the Daily Beast: "In many ways, the next few weeks and months will be a template for his future reign because he will have similar personnel available after he succeeds to the throne, even if that doesn’t happen for many years.

"I think you’ll see him try and balance the demands of the state with the demands of being a good family man, taking care of his sick wife and making sure his kids are doing OK.

"I’m sure that will mean doing more stuff online. He can ‘WFH’ and do hybrid working a bit. Frankly, it has more impact because it reaches many more people."

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Last week, Prince William was seen for the first time in public since Kate's cancer announcement.

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Last week, Prince William was seen for the first time in public since Kate's cancer announcement.

The Prince of Wales took his son Prince George to watch Aston Villa's Europa League Conference match against French side Lille.

The royals were seen cheering as Villa secured a 2-1 win in the first leg of the quarter-final.

Princess Kate did not join her husband and eldest son at Villa Park.

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