Emotional return for Kate on Remembrance Sunday

First time Princess of Wales carries out royal duties on two consecutive days since her cancer diagnosis earlier this year

- ATHENA STAVROU

An emotional Princess of Wales completed a milestone in her return to royal duties yesterday, as she joined other members of the royal family at the Cenotaph.

The appearance marks the first time Kate has carried out commitments on two consecutive days since she was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of the year. Kate looked on at the Remembrance Sunday service as the King, who is still undergoing treatment for his own cancer diagnosis, led the nation in a two-minute silence to honour fallen servicemen and women.

Dressed in black, as is the tradition, Kate wore a netted hat with her hair in a twisted chignon and a military-style coat featuring black epaulettes, which was embellished at the neck with a black velvet bow. On the princess’s coat were three red poppies, often rumoured to be in honour of her great-grandmother’s three brothers, who all lost their lives in the First World War.