Kate Middleton has slowly been returning to royal duties since being diagnosed with cancer in March 2024, and while the princess has made a number of appearances this year, she's not officially back to full-time royal work just yet. The Wales family skipped celebrating Easter with the royals in April, and didn't attend a Buckingham Palace garden party on Wednesday, May 7—but on May 8, the Royal Family announced the Prince and Princess of Wales would be unexpectedly attending a new event.
The King and Queen were scheduled to host a concert to honor the 80th anniversary of VE Day with British presenter Zoe Ball on Thursday night, but just after the Royal Family attended a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, the palace revealed that the Prince and Princess of Wales would be joining Their Majesties after all.
