Kate Middleton Gives First Public Speech In 2 Years Since Cancer Diagnosis

Kate Middleton is sharing an important message. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the Princess of Wales gave her first public speech since revealing her cancer diagnosis in March 2024 as she attended the Future Workforce Summit hosted by The Royal Foundation Business Taskforce of Early Childhood. In her remarks, the 43-year-old stressed the importance of children receiving proper care and nurture. “Every child deserves respect and safety, and everyone who cares deserves recognition and appreciation. Every act of care creates community because we are all essentially weavers of the same fabric. I believe in restoring the dignity to the quiet, often invisible work of caring, of loving well, as we look to build a happier, healthier society,” she said in part. Earlier in her speech, the royal noted how that “love is the first and most essential bond. But it is also the invisible thread, woven with time, attention and tenderness, through consistent, nurturing relationships which creates the grounded and meaningful environments around a child.” The London based event drew over 80 of “UK’s most influential business leaders,” per the Prince and Princess of Wales and Centre for Early Childhood.