Prince Williamās first return to royal duties following his father King Charles IIIās cancer announcement and Kate Middletonās hospitalization for abdominal surgery.
The 41-year-old future king thanked the public at a charity gala dinner for their ākind messages of supportā after publicly discussing his familyās health problems for the first time. He had presided over an investiture at Windsor Castle earlier in the day.
āThe past few weeks have been, shall we say, medically focused, so I figured Iād come to an air ambulance function to escape it all,ā he continued in a lighthearted manner.
The queen, a former pilot for air ambulance helicopters, attended the black-tie event where she met other pilots and had conversations with celebrities including Tom Cruise.
