Prince William and wife Kate Middleton have shared a sweet post on X to wish people a happy new year, complete with several photos of the last twelve months

Prince William and wife Kate have shared a number of sweet photos as they wish they nation a happy new year, after a particularly difficult 2024 for the family.

The couple’s official X page posted a number of happy photos from the last twelve months, including of the family laughing together in a field, and another on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with the King. This year has been incredibly difficult for the family, after Kate was diagnosed with cancer in March.

Poignantly, one of the photos was from her first engagement back after treatment when she joined William to meet some of the survivors of the horrific Southport stabbings. Another image was taken at Kate’s beloved Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey earlier this month.

One of the photos was from Kate’s Christmas concert ( 
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Alongside a tick next to 2024, the family’s X account posted: “Happy New Year! Wishing you all a wonderful 2025.” Despite their difficult 2024, several of the pictures nodded at some of their happiest moments from the year, including when William, Charlotte and George shared a selfie with Taylor Swift at Wembley.

Prince William gives Kate a peck on the cheek

The moment Taylor Swift took a photo with the royals ahead of one of her shows ( 

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Another was from January, when Prince William met Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow, as well as the MND campaigner’s family. Today’s post drew several comments from royal fans keeping an eye on the account.

One said: “Wishing a very happy and healthy New Year to my favourite little family. I truly hope 2025 will be a much better year and that our Princess will continue to get stronger and healthier everyday. I love you guys so much and I’m so ready to keep supporting you in 2025.”

Another of the photos was from Kate’s first engagement after her treatment, meeting those in Southport ( 

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Another added: “Wishing you a very Happy healthy, happy and brilliant New Year. 2024 was a tough year but you stayed strong and I hope 2025 will be very positive for you.”

The last twelve months – dubbed by William as “brutal” – have seen the future King forced to balance his royal duties with his familial responsibilities, and while he has continued with many of his landmark projects, his actions have made it clear his three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six will always remain his top priority

The post also shared a picture of Prince William with Kevin Sinfield and the late Rob Burrow ( 
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Historian Tessa Dunlop told the Independent: “Naysayers who doubted William’s mettle have been forced to rethink. The Prince of Wales is royalty’s new rock.

“A reincarnation of his late grandmother, the steadfast anchor who changed it up with designer stubble when his wife was out of action, a woman’s man who unambiguously declared 2024 more than brutal, in fact, the toughest year of his life.

“The nation fell in love with Diana’s firstborn all over again. We had forgotten how tall he is, and how comfortable he is in his own skin. So comfy even Trump couldn’t bring himself to manhandle the future king on his pop-over to Paris.

“Without doubt, the rebirth of the Waleses as the country’s number one couple has moved our monarchy into a new space. These days they appear to be a double act, even when apart.”