Overview

• Kate Middleton will scale back her public roles for the rest of 2025 to concentrate on her health after demanding post-remission engagements.
• She abruptly withdrew from this month’s Royal Ascot, with palace insiders citing that multiple appearances in quick succession proved too taxing.
• Anonymous sources told the Daily Beast that she found three engagements in one week “too difficult” and plans to slow her schedule significantly.
• Palace insiders expect her to attend no more than three public events over the next three months as she reassesses her work-life balance.
• Since her cancer remission announcement in January, she has taken part in high-profile events such as Trooping the Colour and the Order of the Garter.