Prince Williamâs first return to royal duties following his father King Charles IIIâs cancer announcement and Kate Middletonâs hospitalization for abdominal surgery.
The 41-year-old future king thanked the public at a charity gala dinner for their âkind messages of supportâ after publicly discussing his familyâs health problems for the first time. He had presided over an investiture at Windsor Castle earlier in the day.
âThe past few weeks have been, shall we say, medically focused, so I figured Iâd come to an air ambulance function to escape it all,â 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.
