The Ministry of Defence has officially confirmed that this marks the Princess of Wales's inaugural royal engagement following her recent surgery

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The Ministry of Defence has officially confirmed that this marks the Princess of Wales's inaugural royal engagement following her recent surgery
The Princess of Wales is listed as reviewing the June parade on the Trooping the Colour website, although Kensington Palace has not confirmed the engagement.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the Princess of Wales will participate in Trooping the Colour on June 8—her first confirmed formal engagement since surgery.


The 42-year-old future queen was last seen on official business in late December when she was captured on camera strolling around Sandringham, Norfolk, on Christmas Day among other members of the Royal Family.

On January 16, she was brought into the London Clinic, a private medical facility where the King received treatment for an enlarged prostate, in preparation for an upcoming abdominal procedure.

Trooping the Colour may not be the princess's first formal appearance after her operation, as the palace had previously stated that she would not return to public duties until after Easter.

According to the event website, there will be three Trooping the Colour sessions this summer: on June 1st, Maj Gen Bowder will review the first; on June 8th, the Princess of Wales will review the second; and on June 15th, King Charles will review the third.


Kensington Palace has not yet confirmed the princess's presence, but some 1,400 soldiers from the Household Division and The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery will parade on Horse Guards Parade for her review.

The information is received at a time when the princess's and her 75-year-old father-in-law, King Charles, are receiving treatment for cancer.

It's known that palace staff continue to organise significant royal occasions while exercising flexibility in consideration of the monarchs' well-being.

On social media, there has been conjecture on the princess's well-being, with several conspiracy theories circulating.

The palace has simply stated that her surgery had nothing to do with cancer and that she wants her private medical records to stay that way.