Prince William returns to royal duties for first time since father King Charles’s diagnosis and Kate Middleton’s surgery

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The Prince of Wales has returned to his royal duties for the first time since his father was recognized with most cancers and his spouse underwent surgery.

William carried out an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday morning, the first time he has been seen since information of King Charles’ diagnosis was revealed by Buckingham Palace on Monday.

Charles is receiving common remedy for an unknown type of most cancers that was discovered throughout his latest keep in hospital for a process on an enlarged prostate. He has postponed all public duties and different members of the royal household are anticipated to tackle extra engagements.

Other royals are anticipated to increase their duties whereas Charles is present process remedy, together with his eldest son and inheritor William.

The prince, who’s president of the Football Association, honoured record-scoring former England footballer Ellen White with an MBE on the occasion this morning.

Other recipients on the ceremony included David Shreeve – who co-founded an environmental motion group with TV botanist David Bellamy – and Francis Dickinson – who solved an 80-year-old maritime thriller by finding the wreck of a submarine misplaced at sea in the course of the Second World War.

In the night, William will attend the gala fundraising dinner for London’s Air Ambulance Charity in central London in his function because the organisation’s patron.

The gala dinner is elevating funds for London’s Air Ambulance Charity’s Up Against Time enchantment, which is in search of £15 million to substitute the service’s helicopter fleet by the autumn.

William is a former air ambulance pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance and in the course of the occasion will meet crew members, former sufferers and supporters earlier than delivering a brief speech.

While he returns to his duties, the prince continues to be targeted on caring for his spouse and three youngsters within the aftermath of Kate’s well being scare.

In January, the Princess of Wales spent 13 days in a personal London hospital recovering from an stomach surgery and is just not anticipated to return to work till after Easter.

A supply instructed the Daily Mail: “The Prince has always made clear that his priority is to support his wife and family for the time being – and he did not put a timescale on that.

“He will make a return to duties on Wednesday but you should not expect to see him again for a bit after that.”

The prince is the second royal to proceed royal duties since the King revealed his diagnosis, with notoriously hard-working royal Princess Anne finishing up an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

His busy day comes as his brother, Prince Harry, has made a uncommon go to to the UK to see their father after his most cancers diagnosis.

The Duke rushed to London from his house in California yesterday for a short assembly with Charles, however is just not anticipated to see William earlier than he returns to LA.

Instead of staying in one of many many royal residences, sources instructed the Mail Online that the Duke opted to keep in a central London lodge.

A supply shut to William instructed The Times that there have been “no plans” for the long run king to meet Harry and royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams stated the connection between the brothers confirmed “no signs of thawing”.