Kate Middleton travelled to northern Italy on Wednesday for her first overseas engagement since being declared in remission from cancer, in a closely watched visit that insiders said she saw as a way of answering the 'sick backlash' over her early childhood work.
It has been just over a year since Kate revealed that she had undergone treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, including six months of chemotherapy in 2024. She largely stepped back from public life during that period and only recently began rebuilding a fuller royal schedule, with a strong emphasis on family, health and the causes she has made central to her role.
