A never-before-seen wedding portrait of the Prince and Princess of Wales was released this afternoon to mark the 13th anniversary of the couple’s marriage.
Kate, who is undergoing chemotherapy for an undisclosed cancer, married the future King Prince William at Westminster Abbey in April 2011 after eight years of dating.
The couple are facing their toughest challenge yet amid the princess’ diagnosis, with Kate appealing for time, space and privacy as she continues her treatment.
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The couple’s official wedding photographer was Hugo Burnand, but they also hired Mrs. Pilkington as a private photographer. Ms Pilkington is also the photographer who took the photo of King Charles and Queen Camilla released last Friday.
Last month, Kate praised her husband William for his support during “an incredibly tough few months for our whole family” in an emotional message to the nation announcing her health news.
“Having William by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance,” she said.
Kate, 42, told how her diagnosis had come as a huge shock and that she and William have done “everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.”
The prince returned to work after the Easter holidays as the Waleses spent quality time with their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Louis celebrated his sixth birthday on Tuesday and Charlotte turns nine on May 2.
William and Kate have posted an unedited new photo of Louis directly to social media to mark the youngster’s big day, thank well-wishers and head off the furor over the princess’s digitally altered Mother’s Day photo.
The prince will carry out assignments in the North East this week, visiting an Earthshot Prize finalist company that makes low-carbon building materials in Seaham, and opening James’s Place – a center providing free, life-saving treatment to suicidal men – in Newcastle on Tuesday.
Life partners for more than 20 years, William and Kate met at the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, becoming friends before embarking on a romance.
William said in their engagement interview: ‘Obviously we’re both having a really good time together, we both have a really good sense of humor about things.’
The princess called him a “loving boyfriend” who “supported me enormously in good times and also in bad times.”
They married in a grand fairytale ceremony at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011, with the aisle of the Gothic church lined with trees.
The bride wore an intricate ivory dress with floral lace appliqué detailing, designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, while the groom was dressed in the red tunic of the Irish Guards.
William and Kate welcomed their first child George in 2013, followed by Charlotte in 2015 and Louis in 2018.
They have shared ups and downs, from the arrival of their children and celebrations of anniversaries to the death of the late Queen and more recently the King’s cancer diagnosis, and stood strong amid the allegations leveled against the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had voiced their aftermath against them. of Harry and Meghan’s divorce from the royal family.
Thirteen is superstitiously considered an unlucky number, but is also known as a baker’s dozen, which dates back to the Middle Ages, when they added an extra loaf of bread to avoid being flogged for overcharging their customers for their regulated goods.
Thirteenth wedding anniversaries are traditionally celebrated with the gift of lace.