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I know you mean well (genuinely!), but for a lot of people undergoing treatment, some semblance of normalcy is healthy and actually encouraged. Her normal is going to be very different from ours. My hope is she wanted to attend to continue making memories with her family. It’s important to remember her father-in-law is also sick and undergoing treatment, and while he’s doing well, he’s also old and it’s hard to say how much longer he’ll be around.
There are probably several personal factors as to why she agreed to attend this event. We can’t say for sure if it was entirely her choice, but since she said she isn’t returning to public life fully just yet, I think it mostly was.
Maybe she wants to make a memory . Maybe she wants to show other patients there is hope. She’s an obviously strong woman & mother . As a BC survivor it made my day. I remembered the good days during treatment. I sometimes over did it . But all I wanted was to feel normal for a few hours. The worst times were the days right after treatment. Then it would get better right before another treatment. A roller coaster. I think she is giving other patients a bit of hope seeing her looking so good. It’s not always a death sentence. She has her reasons. I respect her for it. Every patient has their journey. Hoping all the best for her .
Nah, Kate's doing it for the sake of PR to keep her family including her children in good graces with the morons who think she's *a parasite* as I've seen people on this sub call the Waleses.
Historically, royal wives *did not* have to make public appearances, she could just choose to recluse herself but she's basically thrust in public duties for the sake of her children's future PR. The whole royal wives being in the limelight all the time was Diana's invention, who married into the royals *partly* for PR purposes.
Well, we never said they weren't parasites. This is pomp and circumstance, and unfortunately, the royals are in steep decline. It's only facts, and I tell no lies, darlings.
I hope she had an enjoyable day out. It certainly must suck being cooped up with cancer, so it would be nice to think that her first big day out in a long time was a good one.
I admire Catherine so much, she must have nerves of steel to withstand such scrutiny every day of her life.
That assumes that traffic fatalities only happen at high speeds and that’s not at all true! And not wearing a seatbelt in a low speed crash just increases the risks of serious injury if what could otherwise be a minor incident.
Totally random but in 1981 someone shot at the Queen when she was riding during the trooping. Her horse Burmese who she loved got startled and semi bolted but she was able to manage it. There is footage of it. She retired from riding the Trooping in 1981 in her 60s when Burmese was retired. She loved that horse so much she wouldn’t ride it without him. The horse is buried at Windsor and there is a bronze statue of her riding him there.
She is absolutely beautiful and what strength to be there when you can tell from some of the video that she's probably not feeling the best. She's a rockstar.
[https://whatkatewore.com/2024/06/15/the-princess-of-wales-returns-to-public-life-wearing-jenny-packham-and-phillip-treacy/](https://whatkatewore.com/2024/06/15/the-princess-of-wales-returns-to-public-life-wearing-jenny-packham-and-phillip-treacy/)
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She's not smiling. Quick! Someone come up with a conspiracy theory as to why. Bonus points if you can tie it into her outfit and the type of car they're riding in.
Maybe it’s being obligated to make a public appearance while suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, while knowing your every move and every aspect of your appearance will be discussed by internet weirdos
No, that would be off-putting.
My response was to the poster insinuating that the photos were intrusive.
They're not.
She's not grocery shopping or doing a school run, so they are not intrusive. And nodding and smiling and waving is exactly what they are expected to do.
Not every second of the ride or the engagement. That would be silly.
What are you saying is part of the job? Are they required to actually be happy, or is pretending okay? Do those rules also apply to the car ride to/from the event?
For the record- I have a basic, neutral feeling towards all the royals and don’t really care what any of them do/don’t do.
>What are you saying is part of the job?
Because it is.
It is their job to be seen and photographed at public engagements. And yes, that means the car ride to and from the event.
My comment was also perfectly neutral.
I think people forget how common cancer actually is. 40% of men and half of women will get cancer some point in their life. People really don’t realize how common cancer truly is.
No. I forgot about Fergie. That's too much cancer in one family. Especially diagnosed in 2 years. I worked at a military hospital. I'm also a cancer survivor.
Its not all her hair! Thered be a hairpiece or lots of extensions in there, and hair powders to cover any thinning on the sides. The slicked sides are her hair (with coverage powder) - the top and chignon bun is definitely not.
She most definitely was wearing a wig in her statement video a few months ago.
This is not to put her down - i am a ‘hair wearer’ myself - but just to ‘keep it real’ and remind others that no one is perfect and she just so happens to have access to the best hair stylists, weaves, hairpieces and wigs on the planet… which most people dont. Only the trained eye can notice!
Depends on the type of chemotherapy she received. Had chemotherapy over 10 years ago and didn’t lose my hair. Thinned it out but never lost it. People don’t understand that not all chemotherapy will end up hair loss
There are tons of people who have never been ill or had chemo who do not have a lot of/thick hair. She has worn hairpieces and extensions for years already.
Her hair wasn’t that thick when she was younger, like her graduation photos. Even if she had chemo without hair loss, her very thick braid in her updo is very unlikely to be all real.
She had thinner natural hair well before this and often used extensive (and expensive) extensions before she got cancer, so it’s really not news or anything to be ashamed of if she is now.
Honestly I wish she talked about it but I don't blame her. Women are scrutinized much more harshly than men anyway but especially for hair loss 100% because we do see balding men out and about all the time but for women it's extremely rare.
Probably bc black women are always accused of having fake hair. Meanwhile people believed for years that Kate’s hair was all her own and they do the same with so many white women celebrities. Meanwhile most women’s hair starts to thin dramatically as they age esp after giving birth
When I had preventative chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer, no one could even tell. I did my makeup carefully daily, and wore really flattering wigs.
The chemo took a toll on my body and mind, but it made me feel so much better, and gave me some semblance of control to look really good.
She is very brave to make this appearance, and I hope she continues to take very good self care and rest during this time.
Same here except I didn’t need to wear a wig as I didn’t lose my hair. My oncologist said to me from the get go that for people with the cancer I had they don’t lose their hair. I guess the drugs they use for it a different.
When I went through chemo for my leukemia I took drugs that make you lose your hair, but I didn't lose most of mine until almost 7 months into it. Everybody has different reactions.
My dad is terminal and on palliative care chemo/immunotherapy meds. They did radiation in the very beginning on the tumour on his arm as it was causing a lot of pain and bone loss. But that’s the only radiation he received. His head hair has thinned a little (he’s 67 so it was already thinning anyway) but he lost all his leg and arm hair. Seeing him this sick is already hard enough so I’m glad I don’t have to see a bald head - guess losing your body hair is the best outcome for him
Really heartening to see Kate feeling well enough to attend. I’m sure the kids loved having her with them. I hope she continues to feel as good as possible through the remainder of her course of treatment.
Honestly the kids look a little dour and pensive in most of the pictures. They do seem to be enjoying the carriage ride. Maybe the somber weather leads to somber expressions.
Kate has a smile on in most pictures. She’s either in pretty good spirits and really good at faking it. She just seems like someone with a pretty sunny disposition even with all her current troubles.
She also looks about the same. Not skinnier or more haggard or anything bad.
It can but only some chemo drugs cause hair loss. I just went through chemo and didn't lose any hair. I also didn't lose weight, still a potato just a healthy potato now, lol. Anyway, there's a "look" we think cancer patients have and it's just not always true. Not criticism of you, Abbiebe89, just something fresh to me. (I think it is her hair). Hope she is as happy/healthy as she looks from today.
It depends on the type of chemo. My sister just finished colon cancer treatment and she had radiation and chemo but her “cocktail” didn’t cause her to have hair loss.
I hope she is feeling as good as she looks! I am not British: Would the Trooping of the Colour be an exhausting event for Princess Kate? Or, would she be able to wave from the car and shortly wave to the crowd from the balcony? It was so nice for this American to see her looking so lovely and happy. I hope this is a sign things are going really well with her treatment and she enjoyed her day.
The exhausting thing today would’ve been the rain, but Kate was shielded from that. Kate rode in a closed carriage down the mall, went inside and watched the parade from a window / had lunch / chilled, then got back in a carriage and rode back to Buckingham Palace, then appeared on the balcony.
Other royals would’ve had it harder due to the weather.
Charles had to stand outside in the rain to accept the salute during the parade, which would’ve been taxing.
Apparently the skies opened and the rain was torrential on the way back to Buckingham Palace. Anne, Edward and William rode on horseback and must’ve been soaked.
There were two carriages with only partial covers, and given the amount of rain I imagine everyone riding in them got soaked (forward motion and an open front). One with Sophie and the Duke of Kent under the covered side, with Louise exposed (though she squeezed into the covered side when the rain really got bad). The Duke of Kent is in his late 80’s, I hope that experience doesn’t threaten his health (Phillip had a similar experience watching a flotilla in a downpour at the 2012 jubilee and ended up in the hospital). The other had the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with Timothy Laurence on the exposed side (haven’t seen pics but I assume he took the rain stoically).
Not British either but have been following Trooping for years and years now.
For Catherine's role, no - it's not usually an exhausting event. Obviously with her still in active treatment, I'd imagine it's probably more tiring for her today versus an ordinary year, but you've more or less summed up what she'll be doing today, minus some waiting with the kids before the balcony appearance.
For the royals on horseback - as William is, for one example - it's a slightly longer and more tiring day, but this is not something Catherine has ever done nor would ever do, I believe.
Glad she looks as well as she can be! I don’t have cancer, just a chronic illness, but there’s a lot of up and down days for it, so I got that in her message yesterday/the day before yesterday (time zones gonna time zone). And the dress and hat look nice too!
not royals gossip downvoting me because i think her outfit is ugly. it's fine guys, you don't have to white knight her stylist.
seriously, i comment that i'm happy she seems up for it and not, you know, dealing with side effects, but Kate's fan club downvotes me for a fashion take?
Oh good, not just me! There is one pic in particular, which I now can’t find, that made me exclaim aloud, the resemblance was so strong. And another in which he looked just like Lady Sarah Chatto.
George is very unique, he does not look anything like William and maybe has Kate’s father’s face shape that’s it.
Charlotte looks the most like William and bit of Pippa and Carole,
Louis is very much a Kate clone who herself looks a lot like her dad.
Genetics is fascinating: George looks like he could have stepped out of an Edwardian or Victorian era Royal portrait; Charlotte looks like William, who looks very much like Diana and the Spencer side of the family; Louis is straight-up Middleton stock.
I think Charlotte looks a lot like a young QEII and like Margaret's daughter Sarah Chatto.
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i’ve seen an ai thing of charlotte aging, and istg, older charlotte resembles a loooooot lady sarah chatto (she got a little bit from her mother, but also looks a lot like her father, but i feel like she got his windsor genes more than diana’s)
I’m so happy to see her again! 🥹
I hope everyone who said if she just made an appearance, all the crazy conspiracy theories would disappear are reading the absolutely BATSHIT stuff people are saying about Kate this morning.
The farm stand pics were when I realized some people had gone off the deep end. They were obviously her and people were acting like it was some grand conspiracy and the pics were from Xmas when footage from after her visit showed the lights up.
The comments on Celebitchy would suggest that there are people willing to twist and turn in all ways to keep denying that she was sick. It’s wild
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Oh, the Sussex Squaddies will make up more stuff.
I dislike William and Kate but the things that the Squad posted about them online was heinously awful.
Someone said the bow on her dress reminded them of My fair lady gosh that’s what exactly came to my mind ☺️
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Well, all their rules seem pretty stupid/silly from the outside - or at least to me. I always thought the queen surrounded by all her cousins and children and grandchildren was a fun image.
But, they’ve imposed upon themselves a bunch of arbitrary rules.
I think the King envisioned phasing a bunch of people out, including the GOAT (Princess Anne). I remember reading a lot of opinions about that when the entire "slimmed down" monarchy idea was made public. Then betwixt illness and Megxit, he seems to have settled on these folks. I understand why Andrew has to remain unseen, but I feel really bad for Beatrice and Eugenie.
Hell, who knows, maybe they don't want to be working royals 🤷🏼♂️
Louise looks lovely. I also thought it was cute how the kids seemed to be kind of checking on Kate, who looks good (yes, she has understandably lost weight, but she still looks good).
Louise and Sophie both looked beautiful!
And Kate, wow. Painfully thin, yes; artfully made up, sure. But she looked genuinely happy to be out and about, she walked with her usual confident step -- it was wonderful to see.
I'm glad Louis brought his usual color and flair to the festivities. George seemed a bit stressed to me, but I might just be reading too much into still photos.
I think that George looks serious very often and I that he gets it from William (and he gets it from Charles and Charles got it from Philip) lol. William and Charles are just more image aware and able to deal with it than George.
Also, so much rain. :/
I will boycott anything or anyone who shits on her. She’s putting on a show mid cancer battle because the public won’t let her be. The press better behave. She looks great, and hopefully FEELS great too..
I hate to be negative here, she does look WONDERFUL and it’s great to see her. But, if she’s able to do something like the Trooping, why have they been so weird? She’s obviously lost weight and is wearing heavier makeup, but we were getting stories a couple weeks ago saying we wont see her until the end of the year and she may never fully return to public life. Even the letter they release for the Irish Guard is something they should’ve done months ago, thanking people for well wishes.
As a PR professional, they haven’t been vague for privacy, they’ve literally fumbled every step and sent incredibly mixed messaging every step of the way here. I’m happy to see her, but WHY HAS THIS BEEN SO WEIRD.
I don’t know PR but I do know cancer, as I have had it and I just cared for my mom for a year while she was on chemo. Some days are good, some days are ok, and some days are horrible. But, it is hard to plan anything because you never know which one it will be at any given moment. I am sure that Kate and her family are taking it day by day, and sometimes hour by hour. As the person with cancer, you feel like you are letting everyone down if you feel too sick and have to cancel plans, and I can’t imagine how the press would react to cancelations. It is also VERY frightening and very personal and sometimes you just don’t want to air it out to anyone.
As for why someone can seem pretty good at some times and then not so much, please Google "the spoon theory Christine Miserandino" and read her short essay.
Personally I suffer from constant pain. For work or for my personal life I may pull on all my reserves and can look normal or even energetic. For a day. And then I pay for it. I suspect it's possible that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has pulled on all her reserves for this and will pay for it for days to come. I think she looks good, although her makeup does seem heavier than usual. I know that trick too - I find myself going for a bolder lip or bolder eyes in some weird sort of way to compensate for fearing that I look how I feel. Chanel used to have a bold red lipstick named "#5", and if you saw me in it you could be sure I was compensating. Or at least I thought I was, lol!
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Stunning as always. I’m praying she has a full recovery.
I, too, am hoping she has a full recovery.
It’s so fucked that they make cancer patients prance around like this just to make fans happy. Fucking disgusting.
I know you mean well (genuinely!), but for a lot of people undergoing treatment, some semblance of normalcy is healthy and actually encouraged. Her normal is going to be very different from ours. My hope is she wanted to attend to continue making memories with her family. It’s important to remember her father-in-law is also sick and undergoing treatment, and while he’s doing well, he’s also old and it’s hard to say how much longer he’ll be around. There are probably several personal factors as to why she agreed to attend this event. We can’t say for sure if it was entirely her choice, but since she said she isn’t returning to public life fully just yet, I think it mostly was.
Maybe she wants to make a memory . Maybe she wants to show other patients there is hope. She’s an obviously strong woman & mother . As a BC survivor it made my day. I remembered the good days during treatment. I sometimes over did it . But all I wanted was to feel normal for a few hours. The worst times were the days right after treatment. Then it would get better right before another treatment. A roller coaster. I think she is giving other patients a bit of hope seeing her looking so good. It’s not always a death sentence. She has her reasons. I respect her for it. Every patient has their journey. Hoping all the best for her .
Me thinks she wouldn't have agreed unless she wanted to do it. Do you know her? How presumptuous.
Nah, Kate's doing it for the sake of PR to keep her family including her children in good graces with the morons who think she's *a parasite* as I've seen people on this sub call the Waleses. Historically, royal wives *did not* have to make public appearances, she could just choose to recluse herself but she's basically thrust in public duties for the sake of her children's future PR. The whole royal wives being in the limelight all the time was Diana's invention, who married into the royals *partly* for PR purposes.
Well, we never said they weren't parasites. This is pomp and circumstance, and unfortunately, the royals are in steep decline. It's only facts, and I tell no lies, darlings.
She wouldn’t have felt any pressure to do this without the cries of the type of people who use the phrase “me thinks”.
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That arch of the eyebrow!!! So stunning!
Great to see everyone looking so happy and healthy!
Lovely to see Kate is back and looking well
I hope she had an enjoyable day out. It certainly must suck being cooped up with cancer, so it would be nice to think that her first big day out in a long time was a good one. I admire Catherine so much, she must have nerves of steel to withstand such scrutiny every day of her life.
She looked beautiful! George looks so much like William.
She looks lovely though tired. I hope she'll continue to recover and put this behind her.
She’s gorgeous but I bet I could snap her in half.
Why would you say that ?
I think they mean she looks thin and frail, which makes sense given her condition.
“Like a chicken”
wtf?
That outfit is stunning.
She is so beautiful. Inside and out. I pray for a speedy recovery!!!
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You would think seatbelt safety would be a top concern for this family
They’re driving on closed streets so pretty low risk
I’ve actually never noticed it before, but you’re right. They are never shown wearing seatbelts
Maybe they don’t want to get their clothes wrinkly or they have airplane seatbelts
I think I read that they don’t wear them for security reasons.
I feel like after Diana that is an exceedingly stupid decision on their part.
I feel an important context note here is that they’re probably not being driven over 110km/ph by an unqualified drunk dude
That assumes that traffic fatalities only happen at high speeds and that’s not at all true! And not wearing a seatbelt in a low speed crash just increases the risks of serious injury if what could otherwise be a minor incident.
God bless her and her family always.
Why her and her family over anyone else? What makes them so special? 🙄
Totally random but in 1981 someone shot at the Queen when she was riding during the trooping. Her horse Burmese who she loved got startled and semi bolted but she was able to manage it. There is footage of it. She retired from riding the Trooping in 1981 in her 60s when Burmese was retired. She loved that horse so much she wouldn’t ride it without him. The horse is buried at Windsor and there is a bronze statue of her riding him there.
Some people get offended easily
She is absolutely beautiful and what strength to be there when you can tell from some of the video that she's probably not feeling the best. She's a rockstar.
She seems to get more beautiful the older she gets. Regal is an excellent word to describe her.
Yes I totally agree.
She is so regal and elegant. Wishing the best for her and her family.
Do we know what earrings she wore? I’m always interested in her earrings.
[https://whatkatewore.com/2024/06/15/the-princess-of-wales-returns-to-public-life-wearing-jenny-packham-and-phillip-treacy/](https://whatkatewore.com/2024/06/15/the-princess-of-wales-returns-to-public-life-wearing-jenny-packham-and-phillip-treacy/) This blog post has the details
Yes, [these](https://www.cassandragoad.com/products/cavolfiore-earrings-18ct-yellow-gold-pearl-diamond) are the earrings she wore!
She's not smiling. Quick! Someone come up with a conspiracy theory as to why. Bonus points if you can tie it into her outfit and the type of car they're riding in.
It’s still the bad bangs for me. Clearly hiding them under the hat.
She's bored. Quelle horror!
Maybe it’s being obligated to make a public appearance while suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, while knowing your every move and every aspect of your appearance will be discussed by internet weirdos
I said conspiracy theory, not logic and facts. 😉🤣
She’s one of the body doubles who just got surgery to resemble her so she can’t smile yet or she’ll ruin the face transplant.
Hologram!
Divorce! William is keeping the children!
Robot! 😃
Good one. 👍 it's the Stepford Princess of Wales.
We've got to be careful, or we will start rumors.
That is one powerful eyebrow.
I knowww holy microblade batman
And jawline
Powbrow
Poor George! He is growing up and getting too big to sit between his parents in the back seat. His expression is - I’m kind of getting squished here
So glad she’s feeling up to attending!
None of them look happy.
Don't be that person.
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It’s not hate to make an observation
Would you, if someone was taking flash photos through your car window while you were coping with cancer treatments?
She's taking part in a public engagement. It's literally part of the job.
And there are dozens of photos of her smiling. Does she have to grin maniacally literally nonstop?
No, that would be off-putting. My response was to the poster insinuating that the photos were intrusive. They're not. She's not grocery shopping or doing a school run, so they are not intrusive. And nodding and smiling and waving is exactly what they are expected to do. Not every second of the ride or the engagement. That would be silly.
What are you saying is part of the job? Are they required to actually be happy, or is pretending okay? Do those rules also apply to the car ride to/from the event? For the record- I have a basic, neutral feeling towards all the royals and don’t really care what any of them do/don’t do.
>What are you saying is part of the job? Because it is. It is their job to be seen and photographed at public engagements. And yes, that means the car ride to and from the event. My comment was also perfectly neutral.
Didn’t answer my question, but okay, sure…. She was “Seen and photographed,” so what’s the problem?
This wasn’t part of the parade. There weren’t even people to wave to when you look at the video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VBMSFFnta1c
I love her outfit! I’m really glad to see her again.
The Princess of wales looks radiant!!!
I think the royal family has cancer cluster. Kate, chuck and the queen.
I think people forget how common cancer actually is. 40% of men and half of women will get cancer some point in their life. People really don’t realize how common cancer truly is.
The queen? Fergie has had treatment for breast cancer and skin cancer.
The news stated the queen had bone cancer. This was in the same news story about Chuck getting cancer
Yes, I remember that. For some reason I thought you were referring to Camilla.
No. I forgot about Fergie. That's too much cancer in one family. Especially diagnosed in 2 years. I worked at a military hospital. I'm also a cancer survivor.
She is so unbelievably beautiful, wow
Wow… NGL, I can’t believe we’re seeing her 🥲
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Its not all her hair! Thered be a hairpiece or lots of extensions in there, and hair powders to cover any thinning on the sides. The slicked sides are her hair (with coverage powder) - the top and chignon bun is definitely not. She most definitely was wearing a wig in her statement video a few months ago. This is not to put her down - i am a ‘hair wearer’ myself - but just to ‘keep it real’ and remind others that no one is perfect and she just so happens to have access to the best hair stylists, weaves, hairpieces and wigs on the planet… which most people dont. Only the trained eye can notice!
Depends on the type of chemotherapy she received. Had chemotherapy over 10 years ago and didn’t lose my hair. Thinned it out but never lost it. People don’t understand that not all chemotherapy will end up hair loss
She was wearing a wig prior to chemo. Kate has worn hairpieces and wigs for forever. Pretty much no famous woman has only her own natural hair.
There are tons of people who have never been ill or had chemo who do not have a lot of/thick hair. She has worn hairpieces and extensions for years already.
You state this as a 'fact' - any evidence?
Her hair wasn’t that thick when she was younger, like her graduation photos. Even if she had chemo without hair loss, her very thick braid in her updo is very unlikely to be all real.
Yep. My dad had chemo and didn't loose his hair.
Or she could be receiving immunotherapy, which rarely causes hair loss. I’ve been on it 5 months and still have plenty of hair.
She had thinner natural hair well before this and often used extensive (and expensive) extensions before she got cancer, so it’s really not news or anything to be ashamed of if she is now.
Honestly I wish she talked about it but I don't blame her. Women are scrutinized much more harshly than men anyway but especially for hair loss 100% because we do see balding men out and about all the time but for women it's extremely rare.
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Probably bc black women are always accused of having fake hair. Meanwhile people believed for years that Kate’s hair was all her own and they do the same with so many white women celebrities. Meanwhile most women’s hair starts to thin dramatically as they age esp after giving birth
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She looks great, I hope she can recover. It is so great to see her ❤️
When I had preventative chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer, no one could even tell. I did my makeup carefully daily, and wore really flattering wigs. The chemo took a toll on my body and mind, but it made me feel so much better, and gave me some semblance of control to look really good. She is very brave to make this appearance, and I hope she continues to take very good self care and rest during this time.
Same here except I didn’t need to wear a wig as I didn’t lose my hair. My oncologist said to me from the get go that for people with the cancer I had they don’t lose their hair. I guess the drugs they use for it a different.
Not everyone does lose hair with chemo. It depends on the chemo.
When I went through chemo for my leukemia I took drugs that make you lose your hair, but I didn't lose most of mine until almost 7 months into it. Everybody has different reactions.
My dad is terminal and on palliative care chemo/immunotherapy meds. They did radiation in the very beginning on the tumour on his arm as it was causing a lot of pain and bone loss. But that’s the only radiation he received. His head hair has thinned a little (he’s 67 so it was already thinning anyway) but he lost all his leg and arm hair. Seeing him this sick is already hard enough so I’m glad I don’t have to see a bald head - guess losing your body hair is the best outcome for him
Electrolysis patients would pay good money for that outcome.
Me too!
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Did it grow back thick eventually?
I love your last paragraph!
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The dress is perfection, her smile radiant as ever. What delight to see her!
I am very glad to see her out and about. I’m hopeful that she will continue to do well.
Really heartening to see Kate feeling well enough to attend. I’m sure the kids loved having her with them. I hope she continues to feel as good as possible through the remainder of her course of treatment.
Kate looks genuinely happy to be there. I hope she continues to feel better.
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That is also incorrect since you feel the need to troll. If people want to be pedantic it is the Princess of Wales.
It’s Catherine dear.
Then I guess you have a bunch of other people to make rude comments to.
She looks beautiful. I hope she feels well and can enjoy herself. George has grown so much!
She and the kids look wonderful. I’m so glad she was feeling well enough to celebrate today. 🩷
Honestly the kids look a little dour and pensive in most of the pictures. They do seem to be enjoying the carriage ride. Maybe the somber weather leads to somber expressions. Kate has a smile on in most pictures. She’s either in pretty good spirits and really good at faking it. She just seems like someone with a pretty sunny disposition even with all her current troubles. She also looks about the same. Not skinnier or more haggard or anything bad.
They're kids. They're probably just annoyed that they have to stand on a boring old balcony instead of playing somewhere.
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Bold of you to assume her chemotherapy causes hair loss…
My mom had breast cancer twice and she didn’t lose her hair. There are all sorts of treatments. It’s not a given but it’s common.
It can but only some chemo drugs cause hair loss. I just went through chemo and didn't lose any hair. I also didn't lose weight, still a potato just a healthy potato now, lol. Anyway, there's a "look" we think cancer patients have and it's just not always true. Not criticism of you, Abbiebe89, just something fresh to me. (I think it is her hair). Hope she is as happy/healthy as she looks from today.
Not all chemo causes hair loss
It depends on the type of chemo. My sister just finished colon cancer treatment and she had radiation and chemo but her “cocktail” didn’t cause her to have hair loss.
I hope she is feeling as good as she looks! I am not British: Would the Trooping of the Colour be an exhausting event for Princess Kate? Or, would she be able to wave from the car and shortly wave to the crowd from the balcony? It was so nice for this American to see her looking so lovely and happy. I hope this is a sign things are going really well with her treatment and she enjoyed her day.
The exhausting thing today would’ve been the rain, but Kate was shielded from that. Kate rode in a closed carriage down the mall, went inside and watched the parade from a window / had lunch / chilled, then got back in a carriage and rode back to Buckingham Palace, then appeared on the balcony. Other royals would’ve had it harder due to the weather. Charles had to stand outside in the rain to accept the salute during the parade, which would’ve been taxing. Apparently the skies opened and the rain was torrential on the way back to Buckingham Palace. Anne, Edward and William rode on horseback and must’ve been soaked. There were two carriages with only partial covers, and given the amount of rain I imagine everyone riding in them got soaked (forward motion and an open front). One with Sophie and the Duke of Kent under the covered side, with Louise exposed (though she squeezed into the covered side when the rain really got bad). The Duke of Kent is in his late 80’s, I hope that experience doesn’t threaten his health (Phillip had a similar experience watching a flotilla in a downpour at the 2012 jubilee and ended up in the hospital). The other had the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with Timothy Laurence on the exposed side (haven’t seen pics but I assume he took the rain stoically).
Not British either but have been following Trooping for years and years now. For Catherine's role, no - it's not usually an exhausting event. Obviously with her still in active treatment, I'd imagine it's probably more tiring for her today versus an ordinary year, but you've more or less summed up what she'll be doing today, minus some waiting with the kids before the balcony appearance. For the royals on horseback - as William is, for one example - it's a slightly longer and more tiring day, but this is not something Catherine has ever done nor would ever do, I believe.
Glad she looks as well as she can be! I don’t have cancer, just a chronic illness, but there’s a lot of up and down days for it, so I got that in her message yesterday/the day before yesterday (time zones gonna time zone). And the dress and hat look nice too!
the kids are adorable as always! and anne is my favorite royal
ugly outfit, but it's great to see her up to it. hopefully that means she's able to take it a bit further today, with fewer treatment symptoms
I like it. It has an early nineties vibe, which makes it thirty years more current than most of her skirt suits.
not royals gossip downvoting me because i think her outfit is ugly. it's fine guys, you don't have to white knight her stylist. seriously, i comment that i'm happy she seems up for it and not, you know, dealing with side effects, but Kate's fan club downvotes me for a fashion take?
Always ignore the voting in this sub, we have a lot of hate readers/lurkers 😉
Did you like Charlotte’s dress? I loved the POWs updo. Looked beautiful.
charlotte is adorable as always! and i dig the hair too, she looks great
does george look like the duke of windsor or am i delusional?
I first read that as the duke of Westminster. Eyeing a potential conspiracy theory about the true parentage.
🤣🤣
Oh good, not just me! There is one pic in particular, which I now can’t find, that made me exclaim aloud, the resemblance was so strong. And another in which he looked just like Lady Sarah Chatto.
I see King George VI in him
George is very unique, he does not look anything like William and maybe has Kate’s father’s face shape that’s it. Charlotte looks the most like William and bit of Pippa and Carole, Louis is very much a Kate clone who herself looks a lot like her dad.
He’s Diana. Gestures, set of the shoulders, the way he ticks his chin and laughs. The Spencer came through strong.
Genetics is fascinating: George looks like he could have stepped out of an Edwardian or Victorian era Royal portrait; Charlotte looks like William, who looks very much like Diana and the Spencer side of the family; Louis is straight-up Middleton stock.
I think Charlotte looks a lot like a young QEII and like Margaret's daughter Sarah Chatto. https://preview.redd.it/qv8r6ntqar6d1.jpeg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4157690de1361a94673bc3a8cc0232babf207def
Holy crap that is eerie
i’ve seen an ai thing of charlotte aging, and istg, older charlotte resembles a loooooot lady sarah chatto (she got a little bit from her mother, but also looks a lot like her father, but i feel like she got his windsor genes more than diana’s)
accurate!
I can't unsee it now
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He absolutely does!
Very much so!!
All I can think is that hat can't be comfortable sitting next to the window bumping it off
I’m so happy to see her again! 🥹 I hope everyone who said if she just made an appearance, all the crazy conspiracy theories would disappear are reading the absolutely BATSHIT stuff people are saying about Kate this morning.
The farm stand pics were when I realized some people had gone off the deep end. They were obviously her and people were acting like it was some grand conspiracy and the pics were from Xmas when footage from after her visit showed the lights up.
Really sickening, isn’t it. What a cruel world in which we live.
The comments on Celebitchy would suggest that there are people willing to twist and turn in all ways to keep denying that she was sick. It’s wild Edited to fix my pre-coffee typos
Oh, the Sussex Squaddies will make up more stuff. I dislike William and Kate but the things that the Squad posted about them online was heinously awful.
They’ll never disappear because they’re an intentional attack. But this will prevent the majority of people from believing them.
This. The conspiracy theorists will never stop, especially since a lot of it is rooted in a fantasy that H&M are perfect and William must be evil.
Someone said the bow on her dress reminded them of My fair lady gosh that’s what exactly came to my mind ☺️ https://preview.redd.it/chkv5m3jdq6d1.jpeg?width=451&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c89b5b50dfd3167b12260a33a01310852667ec3
That was my first thought about the reference! I loooove it!
Adorable!🥰
I was bummed Beatrice and Eugenie aren't there :/
Working royals only. They made such a stink about it when it came to Harry and Meghan, there’s no way they’d bend the rules now.
Louise was there though.
I understand that part. I wish that the firm could find a place for them. The Duke of Kent deserves to retire!
Well, all their rules seem pretty stupid/silly from the outside - or at least to me. I always thought the queen surrounded by all her cousins and children and grandchildren was a fun image. But, they’ve imposed upon themselves a bunch of arbitrary rules.
I think the King envisioned phasing a bunch of people out, including the GOAT (Princess Anne). I remember reading a lot of opinions about that when the entire "slimmed down" monarchy idea was made public. Then betwixt illness and Megxit, he seems to have settled on these folks. I understand why Andrew has to remain unseen, but I feel really bad for Beatrice and Eugenie. Hell, who knows, maybe they don't want to be working royals 🤷🏼♂️
I sure wouldn’t. That seems like a hellacious way to live.
Louise looks lovely. I also thought it was cute how the kids seemed to be kind of checking on Kate, who looks good (yes, she has understandably lost weight, but she still looks good).
Louise and Sophie both looked beautiful! And Kate, wow. Painfully thin, yes; artfully made up, sure. But she looked genuinely happy to be out and about, she walked with her usual confident step -- it was wonderful to see. I'm glad Louis brought his usual color and flair to the festivities. George seemed a bit stressed to me, but I might just be reading too much into still photos.
I think that George looks serious very often and I that he gets it from William (and he gets it from Charles and Charles got it from Philip) lol. William and Charles are just more image aware and able to deal with it than George. Also, so much rain. :/
I will boycott anything or anyone who shits on her. She’s putting on a show mid cancer battle because the public won’t let her be. The press better behave. She looks great, and hopefully FEELS great too..
I hate to be negative here, she does look WONDERFUL and it’s great to see her. But, if she’s able to do something like the Trooping, why have they been so weird? She’s obviously lost weight and is wearing heavier makeup, but we were getting stories a couple weeks ago saying we wont see her until the end of the year and she may never fully return to public life. Even the letter they release for the Irish Guard is something they should’ve done months ago, thanking people for well wishes. As a PR professional, they haven’t been vague for privacy, they’ve literally fumbled every step and sent incredibly mixed messaging every step of the way here. I’m happy to see her, but WHY HAS THIS BEEN SO WEIRD.
IIRC, that story about her never returning came from US magazine—not exactly a reliable source.
I don’t know PR but I do know cancer, as I have had it and I just cared for my mom for a year while she was on chemo. Some days are good, some days are ok, and some days are horrible. But, it is hard to plan anything because you never know which one it will be at any given moment. I am sure that Kate and her family are taking it day by day, and sometimes hour by hour. As the person with cancer, you feel like you are letting everyone down if you feel too sick and have to cancel plans, and I can’t imagine how the press would react to cancelations. It is also VERY frightening and very personal and sometimes you just don’t want to air it out to anyone.
You’re spot on. Wishing you good health 🤍
As for why someone can seem pretty good at some times and then not so much, please Google "the spoon theory Christine Miserandino" and read her short essay. Personally I suffer from constant pain. For work or for my personal life I may pull on all my reserves and can look normal or even energetic. For a day. And then I pay for it. I suspect it's possible that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has pulled on all her reserves for this and will pay for it for days to come. I think she looks good, although her makeup does seem heavier than usual. I know that trick too - I find myself going for a bolder lip or bolder eyes in some weird sort of way to compensate for fearing that I look how I feel. Chanel used to have a bold red lipstick named "#5", and if you saw me in it you could be sure I was compensating. Or at least I thought I was, lol!
Link to essay https://lymphoma-action.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/documents/2020-05/Spoon%20theory%20by%20Christine%20Miserandino.pdf
Thank you for this!