UK’s Prince William’s Returns To Public Duties For First Time Since Wife’s Cancer Diagnosis

Prince William returned Thursday to official duties, visiting a food charity and youth centre, in his first public engagements since his wife Catherine revealed a shock cancer diagnosis.

Heir to the throne as King Charles III’s eldest son, William, 41, has been largely out of sight since Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced last month that she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy.

The revelation that the 42-year-old was receiving treatment for a cancer discovered following abdominal surgery triggered a wave of support from global leaders, family members, media and the public.

Charles had only weeks earlier disclosed he was being treated for an unspecified cancer, leaving the British monarchy in crisis with two of its most senior members simultaneously fighting serious illness.

Carrying out royal duties for the first time in weeks, William went to a surplus food redistribution charity in Surrey, southwest of London, before heading to the youth hub in the west of the capital.

Although not at official engagements, William has been seen in public in recent weeks, most recently at an Aston Villa football match last week with his 10-year-old son Prince George.