Kate Middleton, battling cancer, apologises for missing parade rehearsal

Kate, the Princess of Wales, apologized for missing Saturday’s final rehearsal before the Trooping the Color parade in honor of the king’s birthday.

Kate, who is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards, wished the regiment good luck as she recovers from cancer.

“Being your colonel remains a great honor and I am very sorry that I’m unable to take the salute at this year’s Colonel’s Review,” she wrote in the letter shared by the Irish Guards on the social media platform X. “Please pass my apologies to the whole regiment, however I do hope that I am able to represent you all once again very soon.”