King Charles and Queen Camilla Wish Kate Middleton a Happy Birthday: See the Tribute!

Mar. 15, 2025

Kate Middleton speaks to members of the public on Christmas Day.Photo:Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty

Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty

King CharlesandQueen Camillaare leading the way in wishingKate Middletona happy birthday.

The British royals have celebrated Christmas at their private home in the Norfolk countryside for generations, and fans were heartened to see the tradition continue on the heels of a difficult year in which Charles and Kate were both diagnosed with cancer.

‘Happy Birthday to The Princess of Wales," the image was captioned on the Instagram Stories of the official royal family page.

King Charles and Queen Camilla wish Kate Middleton a happy birthday.The Royal Family/Instagram via Getty

The Royal Family/Instagram via Getty

Buckingham Palaceshared the newsabout the King’s health in February 2024, and Princess Kate announced she wasundergoing treatment for cancerthat March.

In accordance with the palace’s tight-lipped approach to medical conditions, the types of both of their cancers remain unknown to the public. However, the Princess of Wales shared on Sept. 9 that shecompleted chemotherapy, and palace sources said on Dec. 20 that the King’s treatment willcontinue intothis year.

“His treatment has been moving in a positive direction and as a managed condition the treatment cycle will continue into next year,” the sources said before Christmas. The King is also planning to travel abroad and around the U.K. in the coming year, similarly filling his schedule as he did towards the end of 2024.

Kate Middleton, King Charles and Queen Camilla at Trooping the Colour on June 15, 2024.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Princess Kate seemed to be in bright spirits as she joined her family for thetraditional Christmas marchto St. Mary Magdalene, where she walked in step with her husbandPrince Williamand their children,Prince George, 11,Princess Charlotte, 9, andPrince Louis, 6. It was Princess Kate’s first public walkabout of the year, as she was outside of the limelight for most of 2024 to focus on her health and was in her element as she spoke with well-wishers.

At one point, the Princess of Wales was so focused on the moment that she joked, “I seem to have lost my family!,” as Prince William and their kids wound up way ahead of her on the path.

Kate Middleton, Queen Camilla, Prince William, King Charles, Prince George and more royals walk at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Jordan Peck/Getty

Jordan Peck/Getty

The Princess of Wales’ poignant conversations on Christmas Day included aone-on-onewith Karen Maclean, 73, who has had cancer for over 20 years, two sisters who visited in memory of their grandmother, who died of cancer in 2024 and was a “massive royal fan” and teacher Louis Beauchamp, who traveled from Paris specifically to see Kate.

Louis Beauchamp chats with Kate Middleton in Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty

“She thanked me very much and said it was wonderful and so kind of me to have come again,” Beaucamp tells PEOPLE. “She was as genuine and close to people as I remembered. She seemed so happy to be with us again. You could tell she was truly touched.”

Kate Middleton following the Christmas church service at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty

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“You can’t say she is back … but she is coming back,” royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith previously told PEOPLE. “She is doing it in her own way and at her own pace, and carefully.”

source: people.com