All eyes on Kate Middleton as she returns to public view for the first time after cancer diagnosis
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00:00Well across the channel the UK is putting on a display of birthday pageantry the Saturday for King Charles the third a
00:07Military parade is being held to honor the 75 year old monarch
00:11Which will also mark the first public appearance by Catherine the Princess of Wales since her cancer diagnosis earlier this year
00:18Well for more, let's cross now to London and speak to our correspondent Benedict Pavio
00:23Benedict the event is obviously in celebration of King Charles's birthday
00:27But all eyes will be on Kate presumably who's been largely absent from the public eye since her diagnosis
00:36Eat on Kate it is indeed her first public
00:41appearance and
00:42Much awaited appearance in a way. It's it's very reassuring to see her. We haven't seen her since Christmas then the sudden
00:51Apparently we were told planned operation at the beginning of this year
00:55We had been told that we could see her after Easter, but that didn't happen
01:00So what's very interesting when you watch the live coverage on British television is although it is
01:06Trooping the color there. We see the standard of the king, which is his official residence in London confirming his presence
01:14and it is
01:17Really interesting to see that British television is not saying just trooping the color
01:21But the Princess of Wales is attending trooping the color which
01:26really signifies
01:28heralds this first
01:30Official appearance we've seen her in a carriage process down the mall with her children all three children along with her husband also
01:37Prince William and I have to say it's quite rainy and windy here unusually for for June there
01:45We see Prince Louis stepping up Prince George
01:48and then we see
01:50Their sister and here they're princess Catherine herself. So it's a welcome reappearance
01:57And of course, she's not the only one to be diagnosed with cancer because King Charles himself is also undergoing treatment
02:03But he's remained quite busy compared to the Princess of Wales
02:07Well, first we have to point out that he is the head of state. He is the monarch
02:12Yes, we know that Princess Catherine has cancer that she's undergoing
02:17Chemotherapy
02:18Preventative chemotherapy that's ongoing treatment
02:21She published a personal message last night saying how touched she was by the messages of support, but she and her husband
02:27but here this is the official birthday of
02:31King Charles and we know he has also in what were shock announcements. Let's remember at the beginning of the year
02:38Both by by Catherine and also then by the king that they have cancer. We don't know what type of
02:45Cancer King Charles has and he has cancelled quite a few engagements a because of the advices of his doctors
02:51but also remember we're in a general election campaign here with the general election taking place on the 4th of July and
02:59Therefore some of the quite a few events have been cancelled but not this key event
03:04His actual birthday is on the 14th of November
03:06But the tradition here is as indeed like his mother Queen Elizabeth the second to have this official
03:13Trooping of the colour he wasn't on horseback today because of his health
03:18But also on the advice of doctors, but also processed in a carriage and has been reviewing the troops now
03:24We await that famous balcony appearance and hopefully a fly past from the RAF with the Red Arrows weather permitting
03:32Right our correspondent Benedict Pavia reporting from London. Thank you very much for that update