Kate Middleton cancer news: Royal expert reveals how King’s public Easter appearance could help princess

A royal expert has revealed how the King’s public appearance on Easter Sunday could help the Princess of Wales as both royals undergo treatment for cancer.

The managing editor of Majesty magazine, Joe Little, said the “hugely encouraging” event would help draw the focus away from Kate.

I think people accept and understand that the Prince and Princess of Wales and their family are on Easter holiday now and that they need their privacy… [to] just get on with being a family,” he said. “I think whatever the King has done today wouldn’t have been with that specifically in mind, but it certainly helps.”

Charles’s attendance at the annual Easter Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Sunday morning was his most notable public appearance since he announced his cancer diagnosis in February

Afterwards, the 75-year-old monarch surprised onlookers by greeting gathered members of the public, who later said he “looked good” and was in “high spirits”.

The Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend with their children – Prince George, Prince Louise and Princess Charlotte – as the family are spending the holiday together after Kate announced her cancer diagnosis just over a week ago.