Kate Middleton will attend the festival of remembrance on Remembrance Sunday

Kate Middleton will join the royal family for the annual Festival of Remembrance and Remembrance on Sunday after completion of chemotherapy.

On November 9, the 42-year-old Princess of Wales will join her husband. Prince William and other family members at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, Buckingham Palace said. She will then take part in the royals’ traditional appearance at the Cenotaph war memorial in London to remember those who have died in war and conflict on Remembrance Sunday, November 10.

Remembrance Sunday is celebrated on the second Sunday of every November in the UK, and on the Royal Family website calls The Cenotaph ceremony is the “centre of national veneration”.

This weekend will be Princess Kate’s first major gala appearance since she announced on September 9 that she had completed chemotherapy, after revealing she was undergoing chemotherapy in March. cancer treatment.

Buckingham Palace confirmed on November 8 that King CharlesPrince and Princess of Wales, Prince Edward And Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne and her husband, Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Lawrence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent will take part in the Festival of Remembrance and Remembrance on Sunday. As she continues recover from a chest infection, Queen Camillaparticipation has not been confirmed for any event.

The Princess of Wales attended the National Service of Remembrance every year since she married Prince William in 2011, including while pregnant with their three children, Prince George11, Princess Charlotte9 and Prince Louis6. Kate is known to watch from the balcony of the Foreign Office.

The annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, another highlight of William and Kate’s calendar each year, honors fallen soldiers from the UK and Commonwealth.

In a Sept. 9 video of Princess Kate surrounded by her family, she announced that she completed chemotherapy two months ago, unprecedented in the closeness of their lives. personal life. In an accompanying audio recording, the royal said she would continue to prioritize her health but looked forward to making public appearances when possible.

“Right now I’m focused on doing everything I can to avoid cancer. Although I have completed chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes,” Princess Kate said in part. “However, I am looking forward to getting back to work and hosting some more public events in the coming months when I can.”

It has since emerged that the royal had hoped to join her family at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday, which is the day before Veterans Day in the US. However, this does not mean a full return to work, and there is no set date for this wait.

As the Princess of Wales settled into a new routine after finishing chemotherapy, a source close to her said she would not be taking on as much as before.

“She has had a wonderful summer and is very focused on her wellbeing. She’ll definitely be working out less,” an insider previously told PEOPLE.

Ahead of her planned appearance at the Festival of Remembrance and Remembrance Sunday, Princess Kate made several unannounced appearances after undergoing chemotherapy. On October 2, the Princess of Wales surprised teen photographer was treated for cancer at Windsor Castle after his investiture ceremony and joined Prince William, 42, on October 10 in Southport to support the grieving community after three children were killed in a mass stabbing in July.

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The National Service of Remembrance has been a key event in the royal family’s calendar for generations, with the sovereign solemnly leading the nation in remembrance of those who died in war. King Charles, senior members of the royal family and government officials gather with current and former military personnel, including veterans of the world wars, for a ceremony organized by the government.

It includes a two-minute silence, a commemorative laying of poppy wreaths, a short service, a bugle call, the playing of the National Anthem and a Veterans March, which Royal British Legion figures of 10,000.