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Kate Middleton to miss Trooping the Color event amid cancer treatment

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Kate Middleton focuses on his health.

The Princess of Wales will be absent from the Colonel’s Review ahead of the Trooping the Color ceremony on June 8 as she continues her treatment for cancer.

“This year, General James Bucknall KCB, CVO will take on the role of inspection officer,” a Kensington Palace spokesperson told NBC News on May 30. “On behalf of HRH The Princess of Wales to Colonel’s Review as she continues her recovery.”

The annual Colonel’s Review and Trooping the Color military ceremonies, which will take place on June 8 and 15 respectively, will see 1,400 soldiers and hundreds of musicians parade to celebrate the sovereign’s birthday. Each event is almost identical, with the Colonel’s Review only including a few additional mounting officers.

This year’s events reportedly saw Kate, who shares children Prince Georgeten, Princess Charlotte9, and Prince Louis6 with Prince William-play a more important role in the ceremony. After all, the 42-year-old was appointed colonel of the Irish Guards in 2023, and the group will wear his colors this year.

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