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Kate, wearing a pale outfit, rode in a carriage with her three
children before the "Trooping the Colour", an annual military
parade near Buckingham Palace in central London that marks the
official birthday of the British monarch, King Charles.
Crowds lining the streets waved and cheered as the carriage went
past.
Charles rode in a separate carriage with Queen Camilla, followed
by Prince William, Charles' heir and Kate's husband, who was on
horseback along with other senior members of the royal family.
Kate, 42, has undergone preventative chemotherapy since the
cancer announcement, and while treatment is continuing, her
improved health meant she was able to appear in public for the
first time since last December.
In a rare personal written message on Friday, she said she was
making good progress but was "not out of the woods". She said
she was looking forward to attending Saturday's parade and hoped
to join a few public engagements over the summer.
Kate spent two weeks in hospital in January after she underwent
major abdominal surgery, and two months later she announced in a
video message that tests had revealed the presence of cancer.
In her message on Friday, Kate said she had been "blown away" by
thousands of kind messages from across the globe, which had made
a world of difference to her and William.
"I am making good progress, but as anyone going through
chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days,"
Kate's statement said.
Her office, Kensington Palace, has declined to give any details
about the type of cancer or about her treatment, other than to
say the preventative chemotherapy had begun in February.
Her illness has coincided with that of Charles, 75, who has also
been undergoing treatment for cancer. He returned to public
duties in April, and has remained busy, although his diary
commitments are being limited to minimise risks to his recovery.
(Reporting by David MillikenEditing by William Maclean and
Frances Kerry)
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