{"id":200836,"date":"2025-06-20T21:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T21:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/200836\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T21:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T21:04:18","slug":"prince-william-to-spend-birthday-privately-with-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/200836\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William to spend birthday privately with family"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Prince of Wales is expected to spend his 43rd birthday on Saturday privately with his family in Windsor after his wife pulled out of attending Royal Ascot this week.<\/p>\n

The Princess of Wales was said to be disappointed that she couldn\u2019t attend the annual race meeting on Wednesday, however it is understood that she is still trying to find the balance between returning to royal duties and focusing on her recovery from cancer treatment last year.<\/p>\n

Kate\u2019s public appearances have increased in recent weeks. On Monday she attended the Order of the Garter service at St George\u2019s Chapel, Windsor, and Trooping the Colour<\/a> the previous Saturday. She also carried out a solo engagement, visiting the V&A museum\u2019s new storage facility<\/a> in east London.<\/p>\n

\"Prince<\/p>\n

The Prince and Princess of Wales with Prince Louis, Prince George and Princess Charlotte during Trooping The Colour last Saturday<\/p>\n

SAMIR HUSSEIN\/WIREIMAGE\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

It is understood that the princess is trying to find the right balance as she fully returns to public-facing engagements, and builds in flexibility to her schedule to allow her to rest when required. William wishes to protect his family\u2019s privacy as he supports the princess in her return to work. <\/p>\n

Kate announced in January that she was in remission from cancer<\/a> after several months of chemotherapy last year. In November, William<\/a> described the family\u2019s ordeal as \u201cbrutal\u201d and \u201cprobably the hardest year in my life\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, the princess has spoken about her desire to get back to work with a \u201cfulfilling\u201d year in 2025. On Friday, she issued a statement praising the \u201clife-changing work\u201d of the UK\u2019s children\u2019s hospices.<\/p>\n

Paying tribute to the support provided by 54 institutions that specialise in caring for young people at the end of their lives, she said that the care workers lift \u201cspirits through laughter, fun and play\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Princess<\/p>\n

Kate speaks to Katherine Field on a visit to The Royal Marsden Hospital in London in January<\/p>\n

CHRIS JACKSON\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

In a written message posted on social media, the princess said: \u201cNo parent expects to hear that their child has a serious health condition that could shorten their life.<\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, this is the reality faced by thousands of families across the country, leaving them heartbroken, fearful of the future and often desperately isolated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking in her role as royal patron of two children\u2019s hospices, Kate<\/a> added: \u201cBeing able to access the support of one of the UK\u2019s 54 children\u2019s hospices means they don\u2019t have to face that future alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs patron of East Anglia\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospices and T\u0177 Hafan Children\u2019s Hospice in South Wales, I have the immense privilege of seeing for myself the extraordinary work of our children\u2019s hospices.<\/p>\n

\u201cLifting spirits through laughter, fun and play, as well as listening, holding, caring and sharing, they support children and families through life, death and beyond.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Children\u2019s Hospice Week, I hope you will join me in celebrating the life-changing work they do and thanking them for the vital care they provide to children and families experiencing the most challenging times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Prince and Princess of Wales at Pontypridd Market in south Wales in February. Kate is a patron of the nearby T\u0177 Hafan Children\u2019s Hospice<\/p>\n

AARON CHOWN\/PA<\/p>\n

The national Children\u2019s Hospice Week is led by children\u2019s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives and the event is dedicated to raising awareness of children\u2019s hospice services.<\/p>\n

Nick Carroll, chief executive officer of Together for Short Lives, said of the princess: \u201cHer ongoing support for Children\u2019s Hospice Week over many years has helped to raise much-needed awareness of the life-changing work children\u2019s hospices do, every day of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir extraordinary lifeline care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses enables families to make the most of their lives together, whether that\u2019s for years, months or only hours.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Prince of Wales is expected to spend his 43rd birthday on Saturday privately with his family in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200837,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-200836","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-royal","9":"tag-royal-families","10":"tag-royal-family","11":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114717725449038129","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}