Overview

• The Princess of Wales made her first public appearance since missing Royal Ascot with an unannounced visit to the RHS Wellbeing Garden at Colchester Hospital.
• Kate described the phase after cancer treatment as “really difficult,” noting patients leave clinical care but still struggle to function normally at home.
• She emphasized that having someone to guide patients through the post-treatment phase is “really valuable” for finding a new normal.
• The princess praised Colchester Hospital’s holistic Wellbeing Centre for offering counselling, dietary advice and creative therapies.
• Kate planted a coral-pink ‘Catherine’s Rose’ in the garden, with RHS sales proceeds benefiting the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.