Kate, The Princess of Wales, will carry out her first major engagement since her operation when she reviews Trooping the Colour, five months after she was forced to step back following abdominal surgery.
The British Army's official website confirmed that the royal would review troops on June 8, ahead of the official parade in central London a week later.
It also names King Charles III as attending the main Trooping ceremony – also known as the Birthday Parade because it marks the sovereign’s official birthday.
It appears the Ministry of Defence hopes Kate will be well enough to attend one of the key ceremonial events in the armed forces’ year.
But only Kensington Palace, Kate’s official office, can announce her attendance at a royal event and confirmation is not expected until nearer the time.
The Princess of Wales was admitted to the London Clinic – the private hospital where King Charles underwent treatment for an enlarged prostate – for a planned operation on January 16, and left on January 29.
On Monday, it was revealed that she had been seen in public for the first time since the surgery.
According to US news website TMZ, the Princess was pictured near Windsor Castle in the passenger seat of a car.
She was wearing dark sunglasses in a black Audi, which was being driven by her mother, Carole Middleton.
King Charles, 75, had visited his daughter-in-law’s bedside after being admitted to hospital himself on January 26. She was also visited by her husband, the Prince of Wales.
First Trooping the Colour of King Charles III – in pictures
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Britain's King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Anne, Princess Royal appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as part of Trooping the Colour parade to honour Britain's King Charles on his official birthday in London, Britain. Reuters -
Members of the public cheer as they watch the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows during the King's Birthday Parade, 'Trooping the Colour', in London. AFP -
Britain's King Charles salutes as he rides on horseback as part of the Trooping the Colour parade, which honours him on his official birthday, in London. Reuters -
From left, Prince William, Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, King Charles and Princess Royal Anne depart Buckingham Palace for the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade, central London. PA -
Prince William leaves Buckingham Palace. AP -
Princess Anne, Princess Royal on horseback. Getty Images -
Queen Consort Camilla and Catherine, Princess of Wales during Trooping the Colour. Getty Images -
From left, Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte. PA -
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. PA -
The Duke of Kent. PA -
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty. PA -
Britain's Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, left, and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence leave on horse carriage. AFP -
Members of the Household Division during the ceremony. PA -
Members of the Household Cavalry on The Mall before Trooping the Colour. PA -
Coldstream Guards, a regiment of the Household Division Foot Guards, parade down The Mall. AFP -
Members of the Household division on The Mall. PA
After she left the clinic, she returned to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor to be reunited with her three children, Kensington Palace said.
Details of the princess’s condition have not been revealed but the palace has said it is not cancer-related and that she wished her personal medical information to remain private.
The future queen, 42, was last pictured in public, on a Christmas Day walk in Sandringham, Norfolk.
A week after she left hospital, King Charles announced he had been diagnosed with cancer and was receiving treatment.
Prince William, 41, temporarily stepped back from his royal role to juggle caring for the Princess and their children.
He returned to public engagements in early February.
Kate’s parents and siblings, Pippa Matthews and James Middleton, were expected to be helping out the Waleses.
Kate, Princess of Wales’s red carpet style – in pictures
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The Princess of Wales wears an altered Alexander McQueen dress to attend the 2023 Bafta Awards in London on February 19. AFP -
The Duchess wore a red Jenny Packham dress along with the diamond and pearl Lotus Flower Tiara for a Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace on December 6, 2022. Getty Images -
Kate re-wore this white and gold Alexander McQueen gown for the 2020 Baftas on February 2, 2020 in London. Getty Images -
Kate wore a black and white off-the-shoulder column gown by Roland Mouret for the Top Gun: Maverick premiere on May 19, 2022 in London. Getty Images -
Kate wore a silk duchesse satin dress by British designer Phillipa Lepley to attend a reception hosted by the Governor General at Baha Mar Resort on March 25, 2022 in Nassau, Bahamas. Getty Images -
Kate's green tulle gown, worn for a dinner hosted by Patrick Allen, Governor General of Jamaica, at King's House on March 23, 2022 in Kingston, Jamaica, was by Jenny Packham. Getty Images -
Kate's magenta dress by the label The Vampire's Wife, worn for a special reception hosted by the Governor General of Belize in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee on March 21, 2022 in Cahal Pech, Belize. Getty Images -
The Princess of Wales wore an Alexander McQueen dress to the 2019 Baftas, repeating it for the 2023 event. Getty Images -
The green Jenny Packham column dress Kate wore to the 2021 Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London was a re-wear from her 2019 tour of Pakistan. Getty Images -
Kate wore a decade-old Alexander McQueen dress for the Earthshot Prize 2021 at Alexandra Palace on October 17, 2021 in London. Getty Images -
Kate wore the Bond-themed 'Goldfinger dress' by Jenny Packham to attend the No Time To Die world premiere on September 28, 2021 in London. Getty Images -
Kate wore a green Jenny Packham gown to attend the Baftas on February 18, 2018, in London. Getty Images
