Catalina awaits green light: eight months of convalescence and 4 public events

BRITAIN.— Last Sunday, Catherine appeared in a video alongside her husband, Prince William, on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a way of reassuring her followers about her convalescence.

The Princess of Wales, who has been suffering from cancer since the beginning of this year, is awaiting the green light from her doctors to fully resume her official duties, reports the magazine “Point de Vue”.

Eight months have passed and she has made only four appearances – two of them in public – despite sources at Kensington Palace having said she would visit the French capital during the Games.

Surgery

Since January 16, when she underwent surgery that resulted in the discovery of a cancerous tumor, the Princess of Wales has retired from her official duties.

There was talk that she would return to work in September, after the start of the school year for her children Jorge, Carlota and Luis.

However, according to Daily Mail reporter Rebecca English, Catherine will not be able to make any commitments this autumn.

“The news is positive, but there will be no major changes since Sunday (last Sunday, the date of Catherine and William’s last video appearance) and no one can set a timetable for their return,” a source for the British journalist said.

This is a disappointment for those who had received the green light from doctors at the end of the summer.

Kensington Palace will provide information in due course about a return to regular official engagements, but “this is by no means for now.”

“He will continue to work privately and make public appearances when he feels able,” the source added.

According to the Daily Mail, Catalina is continuing her preventive chemotherapy treatment and her sessions will continue after the start of the school year.

Wales is facing Catherine’s cancer but also that of King Charles III, a double burden for Prince William.

According to a family friend, he and his wife are facing “the most difficult year of their lives.”

Catalina’s health problems did not start at the beginning of the year.

According to the Daily Mail, the Princess of Wales has been suffering for more than eight months.

When the abdominal operation was planned, Catherine had already been experiencing severe pain for some time, the British daily reports.

“I don’t think people realize what went on unsaid, or how long it went on. It was a lot more than everyone thinks,” another source said.

Strong woman

The last public appearance of Jorge, Carlota and Luis’ mother before her operation was on December 25 during Christmas mass in the town of Sandringham.

At that time, nothing suggested that he had such a serious illness or that he was in pain.

Smiling and pleasant with the public, Catalina showed nothing.

“She is an incredibly strong woman who has suffered a lot,” adds the entourage of the Princess of Wales.— Point de Vue

At a glance

Esperanza

Since her participation in “Trooping the Color” on June 15, hope has been reborn: Catalina seems to want to return to work.

Video

After attending the men’s final at Wimbledon in early July, he appeared in a video on Sunday congratulating British athletes on their performances at the Paris Olympics.

Recharge batteries

For now, the Princess of Wales is regaining her strength with her family. After a few weeks at Anmer Hall in Norfolk and a getaway to the Isles of Scilly, it is at Balmoral in Scotland that William and his family are recharging their batteries.