Duchess Kate welcomed a special guest

Duchess Kate she accompanied her husband and King Charles III in the solemn welcome of the Emir QatarSheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who came with his wife on an official visit to Great Britain. Together with her guests and the royal family, she also went to Buckingham Palace, where they had lunch together. According to CNN, however, he will not take part in the banquet, which is scheduled for Tuesday evening.

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As CNN notes, Tuesday's event is another confirmation that Duchess Kate is fully returning to public life after her illness. The 42-year-old underwent chemotherapy at the beginning of the year. After it ended, she made her first public appearance in October when she went with William to Southport in the northwest England. She then met with the mourning families of three children killed in a knife attack in July. She missed Tuesday's celebrations Queen Kamilawhich she was suffering from a respiratory infection after an official visit to the king's side Australia and Samoa in late October.

On Wednesday, the Emir will visit the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (a prestigious military academy) in Berkshire, where he studied. He will meet several people he went to school with, as well as current Qatari cadets at the academy. He is also due to travel to 10 Downing Street for a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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