Princess of Wales breaks her silence on missing big event ahead of Trooping the Colour - 9Honey

Catherine, Princess of Wales, wished the Irish Guards good luck on their final rehearsal on Saturday ahead of Trooping of the Colour, a parade in honour of the King's birthday.

Kate, who has been recovering from cancer, apologised for not being there in her capacity as the guards' honorary colonel.

"Being your colonel remains a great honour and I am very sorry that I'm unable to take the salute at this year's Colonel's Review," she wrote in the letter shared by the Irish Guards on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, wished the Irish Guards good luck on their final rehearsal on Saturday ahead of Trooping of the Colour, a parade in honour of the King's birthday. (Chris Jackson, Pool via AP)

"Please pass my apologies to the whole regiment, however I do hope that I am able to represent you all once again very soon."

The Colonel's Review is a dress rehearsal for the annual military parade held each June to mark the monarch's official birthday.

The Irish Guards said they were touched by the letter from Kate and wished her well in her recovery.

King Charles III will oversee the ceremony June 15 but it remains unclear if Kate will attend the ceremony next week.

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Kate, who has been recovering from cancer, apologised for not being there in her capacity as the guards' honorary colonel. (Twitter/Irish Guards)

The Colonel's Review, for Trooping the Colour, at Horse Guards Parade in London, Saturday June 8, 2024, ahead of the King's Birthday Parade on June 15. (Jeff Moore/PA via AP)

Kate revealed that she is being treated for an unspecified type of cancer back in March.

The video announcement came after speculation proliferated on social media about her wellbeing because she had not been seen in public for several months.

She has revealed few details about her illness or treatment.

Following his own cancer diagnosis, King Charles eased back into public duties while continuing to undergo his own treatment.

The Colonel's Review, for Trooping the Colour, at Horse Guards Parade in London, Saturday June 8, 2024, ahead of the King's Birthday Parade on June 15. (Jeff Moore/PA via AP)

This week, he attended multiple commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe on June 6, 1944.

Trooping the Colour is a 460-year old tradition in which troops in full dress uniform parade past the monarch with their ceremonial flag, also known as their "colour".

On doctor's orders, King Charles will travel to the event by carriage alongside his wife, Queen Camilla, rather than on horseback, as he did last year.

He's also expected to watch the ceremony seated on a dais.

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