Army withdraws claim Kate Middleton will attend first public event in months

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The military has eliminated a claim on its web site that Kate, Princess of Wales, would make an look to assessment the Trooping the Colour in June.

The military reportedly made the announcement on the web site about Kate’s 8 June look with out consulting Kensington Palace.

Tickets had been being offered for the navy spectacle on the official web site on Tuesday night, advertising an look by Kate. It is known that the small print had been revealed due to Kate’s function as Colonel of the Irish Guards, the regiment which is trooping its color this yr.

However, solely Kensington Palace, Kate’s official workplace, can announce her attendance at a royal event and affirmation shouldn’t be anticipated till nearer the time.

The princess was pictured being pushed by her mom Carole Middleton close to Windsor amid rising issues over her lack of look in public following a surgical procedure.

The Palace earlier mentioned Kate was “doing well” publish her deliberate stomach surgical procedure, which she underwent on 16 January at an undisclosed location.

Kate left the hospital on 29 January and is recuperating at her Adelaide Cottage house near Windsor Castle and isn’t anticipated to return to official duties till after Easter.

Theories about her absence intensified on-line after Prince William bowed out of a deliberate look at a memorial service of his godfather, King Constantine of the Hellenes, who died in January final yr. William attributed an unspecified “personal reason” for lacking the service.

The Palace final week issued a clarification, saying: “We were very clear from the outset that the Princess of Wales was out until after Easter and Kensington Palace would only be providing updates when something was significant”.

The military’s official web site has additionally claimed King Charles III could be reviewing the troops on 15 June, also called the Birthday Parade. But there was no official affirmation from Buckingham Palace thus far.

The king was receiving remedy for most cancers and has cancelled all public engagements. He was pictured earlier on Tuesday throughout a pre-budget viewers with chancellor Jeremy Hunt at Buckingham Palace.