Prince William today announced his first public engagements since his wife, the Princess of Wales’s cancer diagnosis was revealed almost four weeks ago.
This Thursday he will visit Surrey and west London to “highlight the community and environmental impact that organizations in the area are having through their work.”
The Prince of Wales will first visit the Surplus to Supper charity to see how surplus food is delivered, sorted and repackaged for delivery to community organisations.
You will then visit a youth center in west London which receives regular deliveries of surplus food from the charity and hear how this helps the young people it supports.
The announcement comes on the day William’s sister-in-law Meghan Markle launched the first product from her new business venture American Riviera Orchard in California, sending influencers and friends a jar of her brand’s strawberry jam.
April 11 – Prince William and Prince George watch Aston Villa v Lille at Villa Park last Thursday.
March 23: WhatsNew2Day front page in a London store, reporting on Kate’s diagnosis.
March 22: Kate reveals in a video that she is receiving preventive chemotherapy.
A Kensington Palace spokesperson said: ‘Reducing food waste has a considerable number of environmental benefits, including reducing landfill emissions that contribute to climate change.
‘Protecting the environment for future generations is one of the Prince of Wales’s key priorities and in 2020 he launched the Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize and platform to discover, reward, celebrate and scale innovative solutions to repair and regenerate the planet.
“In 2021, the city of Milan won an Earthshot Award in the ‘Building a World Without Waste’ category for its innovative food hubs that collect excess food and distribute it to communities in need.”
It comes after William and his son, Prince George, attended an Aston Villa match together last Thursday in their first public outing since Kate’s cancer announcement.
The Prince was seen smiling and applauding in the stands at Villa Park during the club’s 2-1 victory against Lille in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final.
March 19 – Prince William is pictured during a visit to the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield.
March 11: William and Kate are seen leaving Windsor together while being driven in a car.
William also posted a message congratulating the Lionesses’ Rachel Daly on her retirement on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ social media accounts last week.
In March, the Princess of Wales, 42, revealed she was receiving cancer treatment in an emotional video message.
She, the Prince of Wales and their three children missed the Easter Sunday service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle after the announcement, despite attending last year.
The family spent the Easter holidays together as they adjusted to Kate’s diagnosis, which was discovered in post-operative tests following major abdominal surgery.
In the message revealing the diagnosis on March 22, Kate said: “This, of course, came as a huge shock, and William and I have been doing our best to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young woman.” family”. As you can imagine, this has taken time.
March 10: A Mother’s Day photograph of Kate with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, released by Kensington Palace. Kate later apologized for editing the image.
December 25, 2023: Kate was last seen at a royal event attending church in Sandringham.
‘It has taken me time to recover from major surgery to be able to start my treatment.
“But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be okay.”
Since the diagnosis was revealed, the Prince and Princess of Wales are said to be “hugely moved” and “extremely touched” by the public’s warmth and support.
The king, who has been carrying out discreet official duties behind palace walls, made his most significant public appearance at the Easter Sunday service since his own cancer diagnosis was announced in early February.
The palace described him as “very proud” of the princess for her bravery in speaking out and is said to be in “closest contact with her beloved daughter-in-law.”