Britain's Kate apologises for missing parade, hopes to be back 'very soon'

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, reacts as she visits Sebby's Corner in north London, Britain November 24, 2023. The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood to provide support to families with young children in the run up to Christmas. Sebby's Corner was formed in January 2021 and provides items to families in need across Barnet, Hertfordshire and London. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales who is undergoing preventative chemotherapy for cancer, has written to an army regiment to apologise for missing a military parade on Saturday, adding that she hoped to be back very soon.

"Being your Colonel remains a great honour, and I am very sorry that I'm unable (to) take the salute at this year's Colonel's Review," Kate wrote in a letter to the head of the Irish Guards regiment.