Kate Middleton gives Trooping the Colour update as Harry and Meghan face fresh snub

Should the Princess appear, it will be the first time she has been seen in public since Christmas day last year after taking a step back from her duties because of her ongoing cancer battle.

Royal expert Katie Nicholl told Entertainment Tonight that it is “very unlikely” that the British public will see Kate again anytime soon.

“These are strong drugs that she’s on, but she’s tolerating it better, and she’s doing better,” Nicholl said.

“She’s still going to be prone to infection as she goes through this preventative chemotherapy. She’s going to be very careful about who she’s coming into contact with. S

“She’s not going to want to put herself at any risk,” Nicholl explained.

The expert speculated that Prince William will appear alone on the balcony with the couple’s three young children, George, Charlotte and Louis.

King Charles’s participation in the event has also been altered because of his ongoing cancer treatment and he will inspect the guards from a carriage as opposed to horseback.

According to royal author Ingrid Seward, “family has always been important to the King” and he does not believe that digital interactions are enough to sustain a relationship with his youngest grandchildren, who live in California.

Seward said: “That’s why he will never break ties with Harry. He does not want a FaceTime relationship with his son’s children.

“He wants to know them and be involved with their lives while they are still young enough to be able to learn from his wisdom.

“His cancer has made it all the more poignant to him as he knows that he won’t be around forever.”

Polly, 73, and Sheila, 69, were attested after they set off a canister of orange gas after the 33-year-old British aristocrat’s wedding to bride Olivia Henson, 31.

The group, Just Stop Oil, subsequently claimed responsibility for the incident.

A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: “Shortly after 1pm on Friday a coloured flare was released by two women, believed to be protesting on behalf of Just Stop Oil, in St Werburgh Street, Chester.

“Officers were immediately on the scene and two women were quickly arrested on suspicion of public order offences.

“The 69-year-old woman, from Bristol, and 73-year-old woman, from Ipswich, have both been released on police bail until September 2.”

Grant Harrold, the King’s former Butler, told OK! magazine that Harry’s attendance was likely not possible because of the media coverage it would have garnered and the effect that his ongoing rift with William has likely had on mutual friends.

He said: “I’m sure [Harry] would have wanted to attend. But Harry and William shared friends and they have likely been drawn into this dispute. Plus, he may have worried that the rift with William would pull focus from the wedding.

“It will be hard for William to attend the wedding without Kate as I’m sure they planned to go together. They’re such a partnership and he’s his best self when she’s by his side.”

American author Harlan Coben described the royal as “fantastic” and said she had “such a warm personality” as they discussed “how pleased” they both were by the literary world.

Coben said: “There’s nothing bad about a book festival, it’s one of the few things in life, there’s no controversy, there’s nothing negative. It’s just people enjoying books.

“Everybody is smiling, the Queen’s Reading Room festival has done a great job in using science to show us that reading is actually good for us, reduces stress, it increases our mental health and our empathy. And so I’m very excited to be able to help spread that message.”

Queen Camilla has revealed that King Charles refuses to “slow down” as he undergoes treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer.

The Queen consort made the revelation on Saturday to author Lee Child at the Queen’s Reading Room Literary Festival at Hampton Court Palace.

When told that the King, who recently returned to work, also “won’t do what he’s told”, the author joked: “Sounds to me like a typical husband.”

Child said: “I asked her how the King was doing because he did my investiture when I got the CBE, so I have a soft spot.

“And I hope he’s doing fine. She said he is doing fine, except he won’t slow down and he won’t do what he’s told, which sounds to me a typical husband.”

The colours will be displayed at the King’s official birthday parade on Saturday, 15 June.

After being presented by the King, the new colours will be consecrated by the Chaplain General.

The King will later inspect the colours at Saturday’s event, where he will carry out his duties via a carriage rather than on horseback because of his ongoing cancer treatment.

Palace sources said the Princess is considering an appearance on Buckingham Palace balcony if she feels well enough after Kensington Palace confirmed that she will not officially be taking part in the event.

Kate has been absent from public life since January after having what was then described as planned abdominal surgery.

The Princess later revealed in a poignant message that she had been diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer and would remain on leave from her duties for the foreseeable future as she undergoes “preventative chemotherapy”.

Kate was last seen in public on Christmas day last year when she attended church on the Sandringham Estate with her family.

News of the Sussex’s apparent latest snub comes after Prince Harry recently returned to the UK to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.

While in the country, he was seemingly snubbed twice when his father failed to meet with him because of his ‘busy schedule’ and was then informed that Prince William was about to be made the colonel-in-chief of his old military regiment.

Publicist Michael Levine told The Mirror: “This continued exclusion of Meghan and Harry from Trooping the Colour is a poignant reflection of their ongoing estrangement from the core of the British monarchy.

“Their absence for the second year running underscores the deep rifts that persist despite the pageantry and tradition that define the Royal Family. It’s a stark reminder that personal conflicts can ripple through the public spectacle even in the most revered institutions.”