Kate, Princess of Wales, waves to crowds in first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

Undated handout photo provided by Kensington Palace of the Princess of Wales obtained by Reuters on June 14, 2024 taken earlier this week in Windsor. The Princess of Wales will attend Trooping the Colour in London on Saturday and said she "hopes to join a few public engagements over the summer" as she continues cancer treatment "for a few more months". Matt Porteous/Kensington Palace/Handout via Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, waved to crowds and smiled broadly from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after watching a military parade on Saturday, making her first public appearance this year as she undergoes treatment for cancer.

The princess, 42, spent two weeks in hospital in January after she underwent major abdominal surgery. Two months later she announced in a video message that tests had revealed the presence of cancer and she was receiving preventative chemotherapy.