Army removes claim Princess of Wales will attend event in June
The army has removed a claim made on its website that the Princess of Wales will attend an event in June, it has been reported, after apparently publishing the information without approval from Kensington Palace.
Tickets being sold for trooping the colour, which will take place on 8 June, were advertising an appearance by Catherine. Event details were reportedly published due to the Princess of Wales’s role as colonel of the Irish guards, the regiment that is trooping its colour this year.
However, it is understood, the army did not seek approval from Kensington Palace, her official office, before publishing the page. The website is due to be updated shortly.
Catherine has been recovering from abdominal surgery for the past seven weeks and, while no confirmed date has yet been given for her return to public duties, she was due to be recuperating until at least Easter.
The army’s website names King
Charles as attending the main ceremony – also known as the Birthday Parade, as it marks the sovereign’s official anniversary.
The princess has been spotted being driven close to her home in Windsor amid speculation about her health. An image circulating online showed the princess, wearing sunglasses, sitting in the front seat of a car being driven by her mother, Carole Middleton.
She left hospital on 29 January and is recuperating at her Adelaide Cottage home close to Windsor Castle.
Upon her discharge, a Kensington Palace spokesperson said: “She is making good progress. The prince and princess wish to say a huge thank you to the entire team at the London Clinic, especially the dedicated nursing staff, for the care they have provided.
“The Wales family continues to be grateful for the well wishes they have received from around the world.”
It was understood then that her return to official duties would depend on medical advice nearer the time.
The king, who is receiving treatment for cancer, has also postponed all public-facing duties. But he is continuing with behind the scenes work on his red boxes of state papers and some in-person meetings.
Charles was pictured on Tuesday during a pre-budget audience with the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, at Buckingham Palace, before the politician’s major financial statement on Wednesday.