2024-04-18 20:44:18
After Princess Kate made her cancer diagnosis public, Prince William withdrew. Now he was attending another royal appointment.
The heir to the English throne, Prince William, has made his first official appointment since his wife’s cancer diagnosis was announced. On Thursday, April 18, he visited a nonprofit organization in the English county of Surrey. Although the 41-year-old performed this appearance alone, Princess Kate was present.
His royal duties initially took Prince William to the site of the “Surplus to Supper” project. This has been taking care of surplus food since 2017. The father of three was informed about how the food would be delivered, sorted, repackaged and redistributed. The royal then went to a youth center in west London, which is regularly supplied by “Surplus to Supper”. There, William learned how young people benefit from the nonprofit organization.
Prince William scores with his first appearance
However, Prince William did not stand idly by and instead made himself useful in the kitchen. As the British newspaper “Daily Mail” reports, he demonstrated in front of numerous photographers how well he can cut celery. According to the report, when he saw the kitchen equipment, the Prince of Wales was worried about possible cuts: “This is the biggest knife, I hope for the best. I don’t want to spoil everyone’s lunch,” he made those present laugh.
The fact that Prince William brought a private box of unused food with him to the appointment also caused excitement among those present. According to his own statement, he found the food in the kitchen cupboards of his Adelaide cottage at home. This included pasta, potatoes and canned soup.
Although Prince William was keen to spread a good mood at the appointment, he could not completely ignore the past few weeks. Rachel Candappa, 71, who volunteers at the nonprofit, made for a particularly emotional moment. When she gave the heir to the throne two get-well cards – one for his wife, who was suffering from cancer, and one for his father, King Charles III, who was also suffering from cancer. – when he handed it over, he seemed visibly moved. “You’re very nice. Thank you, that’s very kind of you,” he appreciated the gesture – and gently touched the volunteer’s arm. According to the Daily Mail, he then promised to take good care of his family.
On the short message service X, Prince William receives a lot of praise for his public comeback. “He coped brilliantly. The Prince of Wales is only human and has a lot of burden on his shoulders at the moment. God bless him and his lovely wife,” “You can tell straight away that he was touched by her kindness. He is such a good man” and “I wish him only the best. He is such a strong heir to the throne” are just a few comments.
Prince William’s wife made her cancer public about a month ago, on March 22nd. Princess Kate announced at the time that her treatment had already begun. The family had immediately retreated to Adelaide Cottage after this announcement. They spent the British Easter holidays there, secluded from the press and public.