Kate Middleton Shares Heartwarming Moment With King Charles After Royal Funeral

Kate Middleton was photographed sharing a royally sweet exchange with King Charles III at the funeral of Katharine, Duchess of Kent on Sept. 16.

Kate Middleton and King Charles III shared a royally sweet moment during an emotional event.

After attending the Sept. 16 funeral for Katharine, Duchess of Kent—the wife of Queen Elizabeth II‘s cousin Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the Princess of Wales was photographed putting an arm on her father-in-law’s shoulder and keeping it there while kissing him on both cheeks and curtsying.

In response to the touching gesture, the 76-year-old monarch looked down for a moment before peering back at Kate, with his arm placed gently by her side.

As for Prince William, he looked somber while standing by the princess and his father during the funeral proceedings.

Meanwhile, Charles’ wife Queen Camilla was unable to attend due to illness, with Buckingham Palace saying in a statement that she “is recovering from acute sinusitis,” or a sinus infection.

Charles and Kate, 43, have also been going through challenging health battles as of late: Both were diagnosed with cancer in 2024.

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After the princess—who is in remission—revealed her diagnosis in March of that year, the King’s rep noted to NBC News that Charles has “remained in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law throughout the past weeks” and that he and Camilla “will continue to offer their love and support to the whole family through this difficult time.”

Charles—who, like Kate, has not detailed what type of cancer he was diagnosed with—last shared an update on his health earlier this month.

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Per Hello!, Charles told a fellow cancer patient, “I’m not too bad” after being asked about his recovery during a royal visit to the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.

“Half the problem is detecting it, isn’t it, in time,” Charles said, according to the 73-year-old patient, Matthew Shinda. “The great thing I think is they’re getting better and better at dealing with these things.”

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Charles also reportedly shared an update about his health with another fan during a visit to Jockey Club Rooms in Newmarket in July.

“I asked him how he was,” Lee Harman, 54, told PA Media, per Hello!, “and he said he was feeling a lot better now and that it was ‘just one of those things.'”

That same month, Kate officially returned to public duties and spoke out about her own cancer battle and recovery.

“You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment,” she said during a visit to Colchester Hospital in Essex, per People. “Treatment’s done, then it’s like, ‘I can crack on, get back to normal,’ but actually, the phase afterwards is really, really difficult.”