You know what it’s like. You’re all dressed up, you’ve found the perfect pose, the camera’s about to click… and someone walks into the photo and photobombs your photo.

And it even happens with the royal housessays Claudia Connell, as she leaves behind some incredible memories…

THE ‘NATURAL’ WHO CHARMED CAMILLA

Little Fitzwilliam Corrie-Salmon didn’t want to let Queen Camilla be the star of the show when she visited his family’s bakery in Belfast yesterday.

The smartly dressed, cheeky toddler boldly staggered into view as the amused queen called him ‘a natural’.

“We have a story for him when he’s older,” his father William said.

ROUND AROUND WITH BEATRICE

Who is laughing hysterically behind ‘Big Sam’ Allardyce? Just a tickled Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo.

The former Bolton, Leeds and England manager attended the Cheltenham Festival earlier this month and must have been delighted to hear that the assembled photographers all wanted to take his picture.

The only problem was… they didn’t. It was an elegant Beatrice in a fitted camel coat who had caught their attention, not him. Better luck next time, Sam.

HI THERE!

Not many people get past Sir Chris Hoy, the six-time Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist. But in 2014, during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, William, then the Duke of Cambridge, caught him.

Hoy, who recently retired, was showing VIPs around the athletes’ village when a mischievous William came across a fan’s selfie, making the photo even more of a collector’s item.

Go to ma’am

The late queen looked radiant in a peach coat at Royal Ascot in 2013 until Princess Eugenie, dressed in all black, showed up and ruined the view.

Her Majesty liked to keep up with technology and famously texted on camera and FaceTimed Michelle Obama. But did she know what a photo bomb was? And did she enjoy being the victim of it? Memories may vary.

BEHIND THE NET

When you’re going to be photobombed by a royal family, who better than the boss? The late queen was responsible for a digital double whammy when she first photobombed a photo of two athletes at the 201 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and then went viral.

Australian hockey star Jayde Taylor posed for a selfie with teammate Brooke Peris as Her Majesty faded into the background. Jayde shared her photo on Twitter and wrote: ‘The Queen photobombed our selfie!’ That must be as good as a gold medal.

WHEN HARRY WAS A JOKER

The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow proved to be a rich source of photobombing, with Prince Harry also taking part.

Before he became a Montecito misery, he was having a great time. During the Games, he smiled cheekily and gave a thumbs up as two New Zealand swimming referees posed for a souvenir photo. Those were the days, right Harry?

PHILIP FUN

The late Duke of Edinburgh famously hated having his photo taken and on one memorable occasion barked at the photographer to ‘just take the bloody picture!’

But on a visit to Malta in 2007 he was in a much better mood when he snuck up behind ITN Royal Correspondent Romilly Weeks as she delivered a live piece to camera, giving her the fright of her life.

KATE GET CRASHED

As a mother, the Princess of Wales knows what a handful of young children can be.

That’s probably why she didn’t bat an eyelid when this little rascal stuck his head in front of the camera and stuck his tongue out during a visit to Peterley Manor Farm in Buckinghamshire. She has one like that at home too!

Lockdown baby Lucas Tindall is often pictured putting on an adorable performance while petting horses with his horse-obsessed mother, Zara.

But it turns out that Lucas, three today, looks like his parents in more ways than one…

Father and former England rugby player Mike Tindall earned himself the title of ‘cool, fun uncle’ at the platinum anniversary celebrations as he donned a matching beige suit and entertained an unruly Prince Louis.

But he is also known for his characterful facial expressions and it seems he has passed on his frown to his youngest son.

As the pair cheered on Zara at the Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International Horse Trials in Norfolk last year, young Lucas’s furrowed brow and concerned look bore an uncanny resemblance to his father.

Mike and his wife Zara, the niece of King Charles III, share three children – Mia, ten, Lena, five, and Lucas, three – who became 24th in line to the throne after Princess Eugenie announced she is expecting a baby in the summer .

Meanwhile, Mike announced the birth of their youngest child on The Good, The Bad and the Rugby podcast and called his wife a “warrior” after she had to give birth to Lucas on the bathroom floor of their home on the Gatcombe Park estate. .

The couple organized childcare for Mia and Lena after Zara had contractions the night before but they didn’t have time to get to the hospital.

Mike recalled, “He was run into the gym, get a mat, go to the bathroom, towels down, brace brace brace!”

‘Luckily the midwife who was supposed to meet us at the hospital wasn’t that far away, so she drove up, got there exactly as we had assumed the position, and then the second midwife arrived just after the head had arrived!’

When asked how Zara was doing, he replied: ‘As any man will say, she was a warrior, as always. They always are.

“We can never judge a woman by what they go through during labor, so… no, she was awake again, we took him for a walk this morning, and yeah, all good.”

But Mike said she was in so much pain she ‘almost choked me to death’ when speaking about Lucas’ birth during his appearance on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! in 2022.

The proud dad revealed that as soon as Lucas was born, he immediately took him downstairs to watch a ‘ridiculously old’ rugby match between Bath and Wigan.

Zara and Mike were the first royals to openly talk about their two miscarriages after the birth of their eldest daughter in 2014.

Speaking about her experience to The Sunday Times in 2018, Zara said the hardest part of her first miscarriage was telling the world because news of the pregnancy had been made public.

She explained: ‘In our case it was something that was really rare; it was nature saying, “This one isn’t right.” I had to go through the labor because it was already so far along.”

The royal couple first met at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia and have been married since 2011.

Mike candidly discussed their first date on I’m A Celeb, saying: ‘First real date, just went for lunch locally. And it ended up being quite drunk. Then we discovered that we both enjoy being spanked. It was a good start.

He recalled: ‘I was at the World Cup, she was watching. I was dropped from the semi-finals.

‘I was exhausted so I went for a beer with another guy who was being dropped off and a guy who was passing [in Sydney]. They had met her before, they introduced us and we started talking.’

The couple live at Zara’s mother, Princess Anne’s, Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire – which was bought as a wedding gift for the princess by her mother, the late Queen.

Anne and her ex-husband, Captain Mark Phillips, moved in 1977 and raised their two children Zara and her older brother Peter on the estate.

Queen Camilla arrived on the Isle of Man to present the Letters Patent conferring City status on the Borough of Douglas earlier today. 

Cheering crowds and Ellan Vannin pipes and drums lined the streets as Her Majesty, 76, arrived at Douglas Borough Council this afternoon, shortly after landing at Ronaldsway Airport.

It is a significant day for the council with Camilla set to sign the Letters Patent conferring City status on the Borough of Douglas, which was awarded during the 2022 Platinum Jubilee.

King Charles III would have been at the memorable service but has reduced public engagements following his cancer diagnosis.

Nonetheless, a cheerful Camilla represented Charles, 75, and delivered a speech on his behalf.

Waving Union Jack flags in their hands, excited school children patiently waited outside the building to welcome the Queen to Douglas.

Upon Her Majesty’s arrival, Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer greeted Camilla outside the City Hall.

Looking typically elegant, Camilla donned an all-blue ensemble with a mid-length tailored coat, an opulent sapphire brooch, and a matching navy blue Chanel bag.

The Queen completed her ensemble with her favourite black suede boots from Eliot Zed.

The mother-of-two appeared in high spirits as she greeted council members outside the Douglas City Hall.

Once inside, Camilla delivered a speech on behalf of the King before presenting the Letters Patent, confirming the capital of the Isle of Man as a city.

Douglas was awarded the elevated status during Queen Elizabeth’s 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Alongside Natalie Byron-Teare, Mayor of Douglas, Camilla conducted a short walkabout around the hall. 

After Camilla signed the Letters Patent, she unveiled a commemorative plaque outside the City Hall before meeting with members of the public – and even waving for a selfie with one. 

Camilla’s visit follows explosive claims that at least one staff member had attempted to access personal details about Kate following her planned abdominal surgery in January. 

The chief executive of the London Clinic, Al Russell, finally broke his silence this afternoon, saying in a statement: ‘Everyone at the London Clinic is acutely aware of our individual, professional, ethical and legal duties with regards to patient confidentiality.

‘We take enormous pride in the outstanding care and discretion we aim to deliver for all our patients that put their trust in us every day.

‘We have systems in place to monitor management of patient information and, in the case of any breach, all appropriate investigatory, regulatory and disciplinary steps will be taken.

‘There is no place at our hospital for those who intentionally breach the trust of any of our patients or colleagues.’

The Princess is said to be aware of the allegations, while a spokesperson for Kensington Palace said: ‘This is a matter for the London Clinic.’

Earlier today the health secretary Maria Caulfield, who is herself a nurse, said the rules were ‘very clear’ about the ban on accessing private medical information for no medical purpose.

She told LBC: ‘My understanding is that police have been asked to look at it – whether they take action is a matter for them.

‘But the Information Commissioner can also take prosecutions, can also issue fines, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and other health regulators can strike you off the register if the breach is serious enough.

‘So there are particularly hefty implications if you are looking at notes for medical records that you should not be looking at.’

Despite Ms Caulfield’s claims, the Met said it ‘was not aware of any referral at this time’.

The princess was admitted to the hospital for abdominal surgery on January 16.

Details of Kate’s condition have not been disclosed but Kensington Palace previously said it was not cancer related and that the princess wished for her personal medical information to remain private.

It comes after King Charles has been seen leaving Clarence House followed by Queen Camilla after days of royal conspiracy theories. 

Footage shows crowds of royal fans lined up to see the monarchs leave in their cars surrounded by security today.

One video shows Camilla smiling and waving at the public from the back seat of her car as she passes along the Mall. 

The King and Queen’s appearances follow days of growing conspiracy theories regarding the Royal Family, after The Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to her favourite farm shop on Saturday. 

Kate, who has stepped away from the spotlight as she recovers from abdominal surgery, was spotted looking ‘happy, healthy and relaxed’ as she picked up goods from the independent store just a mile from her Adelaide Cottage home this weekend. 

But conspiracy theories are still proliferating online with some suggesting the photo is not the royal but instead a Kate Middleton lookalike. 

Online speculation has spread in recent weeks about the whereabouts of the Princess of Wales as she continues to recover from her January surgery, with palace aides saying they would not comment on her recovery.

Kensington Palace has always said the Princess would be ‘unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter’ – and earlier this month aides condemned the ‘madness of social media’ as unsubstantiated theories continued to spread.

Meanwhile, King Charles has also taken a step back from royal duties as he continues to receive treatment for cancer.  

There had been hopes the farm shop video would put to bed concerns about Kate’s health and discredit the bizarre, baseless and hurtful conspiracy theories being spread about her online.

One royal source told the Telegraph: ‘Finally everyone can calm down’.

However, theories continue to proliferate now that the video has been published.

Among the speculation being circulated by cruel trolls are that the Princess has died, or is using a body double or even her sister Pippa as a stand-in; unkind provocateurs have even suggested that she is in a coma or being faked with AI.

The farm shop video came just days after Kate admitted editing her own Mother’s Day photo released to the public, sparking more speculation online about her whereabouts. 

The Princess of Wales took the blame for the picture being changed, which led to its withdrawal by six news agencies in the hours after it was published.

At first glance, you might not think that the British Queen of WAGs and the Duchess of Edinburgh have much in common.

Coleen Rooney is married to football star and series chef Wayne, while Sophie is the wife of the late Queen Elizabeth’s youngest son.

Their lives may be apart, but when it comes to their clothes, they can be fashion twins.

Here we look at the many times the football princess and the popular Duchess have shown almost identical taste in outfits.

Barbie girls

Coleen celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) earlier this month by taking part in Q&A sessions in which she discussed her famous ‘Wagatha Christie’ fight with rival WAG, Rebekah Vardy (wife of Leicester City and England star Jamie).

Coleen was dressed in a striking pink trouser suit for the event, with sparkling silver accessories.

Did Coleen and Becky use IWD to call a truce and resolve their differences?

Do not be crazy.

Sophie looked as fresh as a daisy as she attended the 2022 Chelsea Flower Show, dressed in chic pink linen.

It was a shade chosen to complement the pink coat the late Queen Elizabeth wore that day.

Trendy stripes

Deep down, Coleen is a Chanel and Versace girl, but that didn’t stop her from designing a bargain collection for Littlewoods in 2014, where the clothing line included this sleeveless dress that she modeled at a photocall in London.

In June 2018, Sophie, then Countess of Wessex, wore a jazzy asymmetrical striped dress to a public engagement in Stafford.

If only she had known that a shrunken, bargain version had been available at Littlewoods four years earlier!

Little black strapless dresses

Some might say Coleen deserves a Pride of Britain award for sticking with Wayne.

In 2005, just a few months after her then-fiancé admitted to visiting a brothel, Coleen attended the annual event in London in a strapless cocktail dress.

With Wayne on the naughty step she took her mother Colette as her date.

In 1999, three months before her wedding to Prince Edward, Sophie Rhys Jones attended a spring ball at the Dorchester Hotel.

She dressed in a strapless, black velvet dress that looked like it could have come straight from Coleen’s walk-in wardrobe – all she needed was a holiday tan from the WAG.

Daring in leather

Just two days after her dramatic revelation on Twitter, when she publicly accused rival WAG Rebekah Vardy of selling stories about her, Coleen went to town.

In October 2019, she attended former Manchester United player Wes Brown’s 40th birthday party wearing a black leather one-shoulder mini dress and danced her troubles away at a nightclub in Manchester.

Three years later, in November 2022, Sophie, who many think has found her fashion feet in recent years, wore a beautiful leather midi dress from Italian brand Loewe when she visited a center for disabled children.

One session with the scissors is enough to turn the midi into a mini like Coleen’s, should she be so inclined.

Neutral suits

Rebekah Vardy sued Coleen for defamation following her accusations of Wagatha Christie, but subsequently lost the case.

Coleen certainly looked like a winner in the ‘recognizable’ taupe Zara suit she wore to court in May 2022. She paired the outfit with a less recognizable £4,000 Chanel handbag.

Sophie looked equally recognizable and elegant in 1999, the day after her engagement was announced. As a working PR girl, she went straight back to the office, in a smart suit with a (non-Chanel) brown leather tote bag.

Fresh flowers

Scouser Coleen rarely misses the Grand National.

In 2012, she wore a floral print silk maxi dress for the big day, along with six-inch Louboutins. Her horse didn’t come in, but it’s certain she enjoyed a few glasses of bubbly in her private stall.

Sophie, recently named Duchess of Edinburgh, showed off her love for flowy floral dresses last summer.

She chose a £1,150 tea dress from Suzannah London to wear at Westminster Abbey to mark a service marking the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service.

Sleek and white

Coleen turned the Wagatha Christie scandal into a triumph when she launched her own documentary series for Disney+.

The WAG looked regal in white and tan (when isn’t she?) as she wore a strapless bodice with matching skirt for a screening of Coleen Rooney: The real Wagatha story.

When Sophie attended a charity event in West Palm Beach in 2006, she wore a daring white dress with a Bardot neckline.

Like Coleen’s, Sophie’s dress was flattering, form-fitting and just the right side of sexy.

Looks good in lace

Wayne and eldest son Kai accompanied Coleen to Wimbledon in 2022, when she wore a summery white lace dress.

While her dress looked bright and fresh, her face looked bored and disinterested. Well, it’s not Aintree, is it?

Did Coleen see Sophie at the Platinum Jubilee concert a few weeks earlier?

Sophie took a seat in the royal family’s box and was effortlessly cool and chic in a white lace dress from Zara.

Cheerful jumpsuits

Not only a lady who likes to shop and go on holiday, Coleen is also a lady who likes to have lunch.

She proved that last Christmas when she attended a lunch event hosted by her regular party planner, Julie Perry, at Harvey Nichols in Manchester.

Coleen wore a black jumpsuit with diamond detailing and looked simply sizzling.

Like Coleen, Sophie knows that a black jumpsuit can look just as glamorous and stylish as a dress, as she showed when arriving at an NSPCC fundraising dinner in 2018.

And what is this? She even has some Coleen-esque tan lines!

A photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren was also manipulated, a picture agency has revealed. 

The portrait taken at Balmoral in August 2022 shows the late monarch posing with eight of her 12 grandchildren and was taken just weeks before her death by Kate Middleton. 

It was released by Buckingham Palace on April 21 last year to mark what would have been her 97th birthday.

Global picture agency Getty Images now says the heartwarming image was ‘digitally enhanced at source’ having undertaken a review following the recent fallout from the Princess of Wales editing a Mother’s Day photo of herself with her three children. 

Several discrepancies, which include the line of the late Queen’s tartan skirt not matching, have been picked up by eagle-eyed members of the public. 

The green Chesterfield sofa appears to have been spliced together, while there are black patches visible behind Princes George and Louis, suggesting the area has been edited, reported The Telegraph.

In the snap the late monarch appeared in her element with Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, James, Earl of Wessex, Lena Tindall, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Isla Phillips, Prince Louis, Mia Tindall, Lucas Tindall and Savannah Phillips. 

All the children are smiling sweetly as they surround the Queen, who was sitting between them on a sofa and wearing tartan at her beloved Aberdeenshire home. 

A spokesman for Getty Images said: ‘Getty Images has reviewed the image in question and placed an editor’s note on it, stating that the image has been digitally enhanced at source.’ 

Suspicions were first raised about the portrait last year by tech CEO Christopher Bouzy who said he believed it had been photoshopped. 

It will be further embarrassment for Kate, who was said to be ‘very distressed by the fallout’ of her Mother’s Day photo, according to the Mail’s royal editor Rebecca English.

Earlier this month the picture was released by Kensington Palace in what was seen as a bid to quash vicious conspiracy theories that had been swirling on social media about the Princess’ health after not being publicly seen since before her planned abdominal surgery in January.   

Several of the world’s top news agencies took the extraordinary step to issue a ‘kill’ notice of the keen amateur photographer’s photo over claims it had been ‘manipulated’.

It prompted Kate to issue a statement on X hours later in which she said: ‘Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. 

‘I wanted to  express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.

‘I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C.’ 

It comes after an ‘incredibly happy’ Kate was pictured by a member of the public on Saturday visiting the Windsor Farm Shop with her husband William, 41, a short drive from their Berkshire home.

Looking healthy, happy and relaxed, the princess carries her own shopping bag and laughingly chats with her husband as the pair exit the shop and return to their car, according to the image published by The Sun.

Kate and William were not accompanied by their three children, Prince George, ten, Princess Charlotte, eight, and five-year-old Prince Louis.

The couple have, in recent weeks, been left deeply distressed by wild social media speculation and gossip about Kate’s health and whereabouts.

However body language expert Judi James said tonight that Kate’s behaviour was a masterclass in ‘quashing all the toxic rumours’.

She told MailOnline: ‘It is completely stunning to see the most sought-after woman in the world and the subject of speculation and rumours on social media suddenly appearing like this looking not just healthy, full of energy and incredibly happy but also making no apparent attempt to hide while out in public. 

‘Kate walks ahead of William here, taking large enough strides to suggest no hint of any ongoing frailty. While William keeps his face partially hidden under his cap and his head lowered, Kate’s body language here suggests a desire to be seen.

‘Her head is up and her long hair is billowing while she wears a cheek-rounded smile that seems to signal she is completely upbeat and cheerful.

‘This is quite extraordinary body language behaviour for a leading royal out “incognito” in public and it suggests a point is, quite naturally, being made in terms of reassuring fans and quashing all the toxic rumours.’

Sources close to the Wales’ have told the Mail they have found the speculation hugely hurtful and hard to deal with, but were determined to focus on what was important to them – their family and the princess’ recovery.

It is anticipated that the new image, showing the couple going about their normal lives, will go some way to calming many of the wilder rumours that have gripped people across the globe.

The snap was taken at 12.43pm on Saturday by a member of the public who was also at the farm shop, just a mile’s drive from the Wales’ Adelaide Cottage home, on their Apple iPhone 12 Pro phone.

The person concerned said they were visiting the shop to ‘kill time’ while on the way to meet someone to buy an item from Facebook when they recognised William and Kate and were struck by how ‘happy’ they looked. 

Last April Mr Bouzy described the photograph of the late Queen as ‘beautiful’ on X. 

Calling on people to ‘stop criticising’ snap, he added: ‘Yes, they Photoshopped it, and so what? It isn’t easy to get the perfect photo with 10 children. It appears they took multiple shots and then edited the photo to make it perfect. I would’ve done the same.’

In a later tweet about the snap, which was shared on the official social media accounts of The Prince and Princess of Wales, he wrote: ‘You can literally see where two sides of the sofa were spliced together, and there are pixels on the face that were not properly edited.

‘As I stated in my original tweet, I don’t see anything wrong with it. But to claim it’s not Photoshopped is false. It’s been edited.’

The world was captivated by the royal wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in 1986.

But what was once described as a fairytale romance between fiery redhead Sarah and the man of her dreams would ultimately end in heartbreak.

The couple first met when Princess Diana invited Sarah to dinner at Windsor Castle and sat her next to the prince.

A whirlwind romance followed and the two married at Westminster Abbey on July 23.

Sarah had only one request at the time: that they could always be together.

But Andrew, a serving naval officer, was sent back to sea just two weeks after their wedding.

It is thought that cracks began to appear early in their relationship.

Fergie revealed that they only saw each other 40 days a year during the first five years of their marriage.

“I spent my entire first pregnancy alone,” Sarah later told Harper’s Bazaar about Andrew’s absence. “When Beatrice was born, Andrew was given ten days’ shore leave.”

The couple legally separated in early 1992. However, they continued to present a united front with their daughters, who were pictured together at the Royal Windsor Horse Show a few days later.

In August of that year the situation became more complicated. Sarah was photographed on holiday in St Tropez with her financial advisor John Bryan.

While the pair went on holiday together, intimate photos were taken of the American businessman appearing to kiss the topless Duchess’s toes.

When the news broke, Fergie was on summer holiday at Balmoral Castle with the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Andrew.

It was said that Queen Elizabeth was mortified and that Fergie’s relationship with father-in-law Prince Philip was forever destroyed.

The Daily Mail later wrote that Philip didn’t even want to be in the same room as Sarah anymore, insisting she had brought ‘shame’ to the whjole family.

Their divorce was officially finalized four years later on May 30, 1996, but by that point the Duchess was already estranged from the royal family following her scandal.

After the divorce, she told Harper’s Bazaar:

‘I wanted to work; It’s not right for a royal princess to be commercial, so Andrew and I decided to make the divorce official so I could go to work.”

Some reports at the time suggested she was waiting for a bigger divorce settlement.

However, Sarah denied these claims, stating that all she wanted was to be on good terms with Andrew’s family again, especially the late Queen.

Although it has been almost thirty years since their divorce, the Duke and Duchess have remained friends over the years.

They raised Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie together and Fergie still lives at Prince Andrew’s home, Royal Lodge in Windsor.

It seems like the couple spent more time together than they had in the ten years they were actually married.

And the couple regularly goes on holiday with their daughters.

Sarah previously told The Daily Mail: ‘We are the happiest divorced couple in the world. We are separated, not apart.”

Discussing their wedding day and their ongoing relationship, she added, “July 23, 1986 was the happiest day of my life. Andrew is the best man I know. What he is doing for Britain is incredible; no one knows how hard he works for his country.

“My duty is to him. I am so proud of him. I support him and always will. The way we are is our fairy tale.

‘Even though we are not a couple, we really believe in each other. The Yorks are a united family. We showed it.’

Princess Eugenie has called her mother Sarah Ferguson an ‘inspiration for women’ when she interviewed her for Mother’s Day.

Addressing her as ‘Mum’, Eugenie said the Duchess of York, popularly known as ‘Fergie’, is a ‘huge inspiration’ to her, her sister Beatrice and her friend Julia de Boinville, with whom she runs her charity, founded the Anti-Slavery Collective. .

In a video for the Anti-Slavery Collective, she said: “Your goal has always been to influence people around the world, and it has been such an inspiration to me growing up.

“You are truly an inspiration as a mother and as a leader,” she added.

In a close chat, Fergie said she was ‘so proud’ of her daughters and that she loved her grandchildren but sees her children as ‘hers’.

Prince Andrew’s ex-wife added that her late mother-in-law, the Queen, was the “most special woman” she ever met.

“She had such humility, such kindness, such strength. She always let other people talk and have their moment.

‘She didn’t judge, she waited.

“I often asked her, ‘What do you actually do?’ and she said, “I’m always the chairman, never the CEO.”

She added that Nelson Mandela, Maria Montessori and Mother Teresa were among the other inspiring people she met in her life.

The video comes just days after Princess Eugenie shared a collection of never-before-seen snaps of herself with her mother, sister and late grandmother to mark International Women’s Day.

The royal, 33, today posted to her Instagram account several photos of herself with Sarah Ferguson, 64, Princess Beatrice, 35, and the late Queen Elizabeth II.

‘Happy International Women’s Day! Taking a moment to celebrate some of the incredible women in my life, while I am so proud to raise boys so they can celebrate the women in their lives,” Eugenie wrote.

The heartfelt post includes unseen photos with her mother and sister, taken at the opening gala of her charity, the Anti-Slavery Collective, at Battersea Arts Center in south London.

Another photo shows a beaming Princess Eugenie sitting on a sun-drenched sofa next to Queen Elizabeth, who is wearing a traditional Scottish kilt.

In a black and white photo, Sarah wraps her daughters in a warming hug as they all grin at the camera.

Another image from Princess Eugenie’s childhood shows the royal smile next to her mother and sister during a family outing.

Elsewhere, all three women are bundled up in padded coats and woolen hats as they enjoy a boat ride in a mountainous setting.

In addition, there are two heartwarming photos of Eugenie with her mother Sarah – one taken at the Anti-Slavery Collective’s opening gala last November, and the other shows the pair in a loving embrace several years earlier.

Meanwhile, a photo of Eugenie and Beatrice shows the duo posing against the backdrop of a beautiful pink sunset.

It comes after Princess Eugenie was caught smiling as she left a restaurant in central London on Wednesday.

The 33-year-old royal appeared to be alone in the photos, which were taken outside a Mayfair eatery.

Eugenie, a mother of two, was casual but stylish in her ensemble, which was put together to combat the end of winter breeze.

She wore a navy blue knee-length dress with an abstract big cat print, a high neckline and a bottom layer.

A new picture of the Princess of Wales showing her looking happy and healthy may be a hint she’ll be back in the royal fold soon.

Kate Middleton, 42, has stepped back from royal duties since she was admitted to The London Clinic for ‘planned abdominal surgery’ on January 16.

Today, she shared a photo alongside her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, with fans commenting on how the royal looks like she is recovering well.

It may be a hint that Kate will return to action around Easter, and not as late as Trooping of the Colour in June.

Earlier this week, the Army backtracked on claims the Princess of Wales will attend June’s Trooping the Colour after accusations officials ‘jumped the gun’ without consulting the Palace.

Tickets had gone on sale via the army website advertising Kate, 42, reviewing a ‘practice’ parade for the first time on June 8 in her role as honorary colonel of the Irish Guards.

It also announced that Charles, 75, would be reviewing his own official birthday parade on June 15 at Horse Guards.

But within minutes of the tickets going on sale, there were warnings that the MoD may have ‘jumped the gun’.

Kensington Palace sources made clear that they were ‘not consulted’ on the MoD announcement and said that any confirmed attendance by the princess would be made ‘only’ by themselves.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that planning for future engagements was continuing despite the King’s ongoing cancer treatment yet stressed that changes could be made nearer the time depending on his health. 

Kensington Palaces broken their silence on Kate Middleton conspiracy theories earlier in the week.

A palace spokesman said the Prince of Wales is focusing ‘on his work and not on social media’.

Although officials have refused to give any further updates on Kate Middleton’s health due to medical privacy, royal aids have insisted she is ‘doing well’. 

The photo of  the Princess of Wales has been branded ‘playful’ and shows her as ‘protective’ of her children, a body language expert has claimed.

Speaking exclusively to FEMAIL, Judi James said that Kate Middleton, 42, looked ‘authentic’ while her clothes showed a ‘relaxed happiness’.

The photos appear to show that the Princess is recovering well after undergoing surgery in January. 

Kensington Palace released the first official photo of the Princess of Wales since her surgery as she thanked the public for their support in a Mother’s Day message on Sunday morning. 

The royal is seen beaming with her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in a picture taken by her husband, Prince William, at their home in Windsor.

‘Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day,’ the Princess of Wales said, signing off the message with a ‘C’ for Catherine. 

Speaking today, Judi said the picture shows how the royal is one the mend. 

‘There are so many reassuring non-verbal messages of continuity, relaxed happiness and even increasingly-restored good health here, as well as some even more telling ones of shared emotion,’ Judi said.

‘The pose itself, the styling and the colours chosen, look deliberately traditional and even signature for the family. 

‘This is the type of photograph the Wales’s have posed for before, with heather-mix blues, greens and purple Fairisle knits and checks seeming to announce very little has changed and order and continuity has thankfully been restored,’ she added.

Opting for £250 Chloe Combat boots, which she’s worn several times before, Kate looked natural in jeans, a black polo neck and bottle green jacket.

Meanwhile, both Prince George and Princess Charlotte wore jumpers from French brand Cyrillus official.

Charlotte wore and adorable red Cotton and Cashmere Cardigan with a checked skirt and cotton tights while George wore a Lambswool Jumper in Kaki and jeans.

Kate went entirely without jewellery in the photo, in an unusual move for the royal, but Judi suggested that this could hint at her getting better.    

‘Kate’s choice of casual clothing seems to hint at restored levels of health. Her lace-up boots, jeans and zip-up jacket all imply she’s off for a long Mother’s Day walk after the session. 

‘Even the way she crosses her legs at the ankle suggests energy rather than a desire to sit still,’ she added.

Wearing her hair long and loose, Kate beamed as she sat with her three children at home in Windsor.

She opted for a natural make-up look with a creamy foundation and subtle lip gloss.

‘In terms of the body language it’s a relief for the fans (and the country) to see the joy and the sense of playful family fun are still firmly in place,’ Judi added.

‘Kate might be sitting but she’s the one with her protective arms around her two younger children and Kate’s smile is far more telling than her normal signature, pitch-perfect ‘”royal” smile. 

‘This is an authentic, dimpled version with no signs of forcing or rigidity.

‘Her sparkling eye expression, which is aimed at her husband William behind the camera, suggests their usual levels of shared humour are still very much a thing.

‘George has his arms looped around his mother’s neck as though keen to protect her but this is also a pose he’s used frequently on his father and the children look relaxed enough to imply nobody is feeling any wariness or need to treat Kate as overly-fragile. 

‘Their open-mouthed laughs look congruent enough to imply genuine playfulness that appears prompted by William from behind the lens,’.

The princess’ absence from royal engagements since the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham has led to huge speculation on social media – but the positive Mother’s Day update has been warmly welcomed by royal fans.

Buckingham Palace also shared a photo of the King with his late mother Queen Elizabeth II to mark Mother’s Day. Charles is seen kissing his mother’s hand after a polo match in 1985.

‘Wishing all Mothers, and those who are missing their Mums today, a peaceful Mothering Sunday,’ a message alongside the photo said. 

Kensington Palace confirmed Kate’s surgery was successful and on January 29, she returned to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor to be reunited with her children almost two weeks after having the surgery.

Last Monday, she was photographed for the first time since the medical procedure after US gossip website TMZ published pictures of her being driven around Windsor with her mother, Carole Middleton.

In the photo, Kate was wearing dark sunglasses and sat in the passenger seat of a black 4×4 Audi. 

The pictures were not published in the UK after Kensington Palace appealed for her to be able to recuperate in private. 

Days later, Carole’s brother – and Kate’s uncle – Gary Goldsmith revealed on Celebrity Big Brother that her niece was getting the ‘best care in the world’.

Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu asked Goldsmith on Wednesday’s episode: ‘Where’s Kate?’

He replied: ‘Because she doesn’t want to talk about… The last thing I’m going to do is… there’s a kind of code of etiquette. If it’s announced, I’ll give you an opinion.’ 

Kate’s ‘black sheep’ uncle added: ‘I spoke to her mum, my sister, she’s getting the best care in the world.

‘And all the family’s done is put the wagons round and look after family first before anything else. They put a statement out and just said ‘she’s taking some time to recoup and will see you in Easter’.’

After Kate was photographed in paparazzi pictured on Monday, the Ministry of Defence was then forced to delete a claim on its website that the Princess of Wales would be attending the Trooping the Colour. 

Tickets had gone on sale via the army website advertising Kate reviewing a ‘practice’ parade for the first time on June 8 in her role as honorary colonel of the Irish Guards.

It also announced that King Charles, 75, would be reviewing his own official birthday parade on June 15 at Horse Guards.

But within minutes of the tickets going on sale, there were warnings that the MoD may have ‘jumped the gun’.

Kensington Palace sources made clear that they were ‘not consulted’ on the MoD announcement and said that any confirmed attendance by the princess would be made ‘only’ by themselves.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that planning for future engagements was continuing despite the King’s ongoing cancer treatment yet stressed that changes could be made nearer the time depending on his health.

He is undertaking a very limited number of in-person engagements and certainly not anything with large crowds, on doctors’ advice.

The confusion has added to the sense of unease around the Royal Family, given that two of its most senior members are largely out of action for substantial periods.

Insiders have said, given the profile of the occasions, that it is likely that both the monarch and his daughter-in-law would do everything within their power to attend.

On Friday, the Prince of Wales visited the Oval cricket ground as he continues to carry out engagements while his wife and his father recover.

But his absence from his godfather’s memorial at Windsor Castle last month for a ‘personal matter’  led to increased speculation about his wife’s health.

The Palace has said that based on the current medical advice Kate was unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.

A spokesman stated that it was Kate’s personal wish to keep her personal medical information private and said it would only provide an update if there were ‘significant new information to share’.

William has been juggling royal duties with supporting Kate and helping care for George, Charlotte, and Louis.

Queen Camilla has led the royals at other events amid a slimmed-down monarchy – with Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie also helping out. 

Tomorrow, William will attend an event at immersive art venue Frameless in the Marble Arch area of London’s West End, celebrating The Earthshot Prize ‘Launchpad’ project. 

This is a new online matchmaking platform for Earthshot projects which can be accessed by investors and philanthropists looking to co-invest and collaborate on environmental ideas.

Kensington Palace said that since 2021, the Earthshot Prize has awarded £15million of prize money and the network has helped unlock £50million of support via its network, for the 45 winners and finalists.

Also on Monday, Camilla and William are to attend the annual Commonwealth Day service, joined by remaining members of the slimmed-down monarchy.

With the King and Kate away from public-facing duties, the rest of the institution’s working royals will gather in force at Westminster Abbey.

Camilla and William will be accompanied by Edward, Sophie and Anne along with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent.

A pre-recorded video message from Head of the Commonwealth, Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will be played during the service this year, Buckingham Palace said.

The annual celebration will draw on the theme of resilience – at a time when the royal family has faced a barrage of health troubles.

But the service will focus on stories of environmental resilience and marine sustainability, through performances representing the five regions of the Commonwealth.

William’s appearance at the televised event – a key part of the royal calendar – alongside Camilla comes after he pulled out of attending his godfather King Constantine of Greece’s memorial service last week at the last minute due to an undisclosed personal matter. 

The Princess of Wales’ Mother’s Day photo has suffered an awkward editing fail.

The picture, showing Kate Middleton, 42, alongside her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

But eagled-eyed fans spotted that the sleeve of Princess Charlotte’s arm didn’t line-up.

It comes after the royals’ Christmas card also suffered a photoshop fail after Prince Louis was left without a middle finger.  

 The monochrome image shows the royal couple smiling alongside their sons Prince George, ten, Prince Louis, five, and Princess Charlotte, eight, who is seated in a chair at the front of the group, with Louis’ hand resting on the arm.

But in an apparent editing fail, Louis seems to be missing the middle finger on his left hand.

Kate has stepped back from royal duties since she was admitted to The London Clinic for ‘planned abdominal surgery’ on January 16.

Today, she shared a photo alongside her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, with fans commenting on how the royal looks like she is recovering well.

It may be a hint that Kate will return to action around Easter, and not as late as Trooping of the Colour in June.

Earlier this week, the Army backtracked on claims the Princess of Wales will attend June’s Trooping the Colour after accusations officials ‘jumped the gun’ without consulting the Palace.

Tickets had gone on sale via the army website advertising Kate, 42, reviewing a ‘practice’ parade for the first time on June 8 in her role as honorary colonel of the Irish Guards.

It also announced that Charles, 75, would be reviewing his own official birthday parade on June 15 at Horse Guards.

But within minutes of the tickets going on sale, there were warnings that the MoD may have ‘jumped the gun’.

Kensington Palace sources made clear that they were ‘not consulted’ on the MoD announcement and said that any confirmed attendance by the princess would be made ‘only’ by themselves.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that planning for future engagements was continuing despite the King’s ongoing cancer treatment yet stressed that changes could be made nearer the time depending on his health. 

Kensington Palaces broken their silence on Kate Middleton conspiracy theories earlier in the week.

A palace spokesman said the Prince of Wales is focusing ‘on his work and not on social media’.

Although officials have refused to give any further updates on Kate Middleton’s health due to medical privacy, royal aids have insisted she is ‘doing well’. 

The photo of  the Princess of Wales has been branded ‘playful’ and shows her as ‘protective’ of her children, a body language expert has claimed.

Speaking exclusively to FEMAIL, Judi James said that Kate Middleton, 42, looked ‘authentic’ while her clothes showed a ‘relaxed happiness’.

The photos appear to show that the Princess is recovering well after undergoing surgery in January. 

Kensington Palace released the first official photo of the Princess of Wales since her surgery as she thanked the public for their support in a Mother’s Day message on Sunday morning. 

The royal is seen beaming with her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in a picture taken by her husband, Prince William, at their home in Windsor.

‘Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day,’ the Princess of Wales said, signing off the message with a ‘C’ for Catherine. 

Speaking today, Judi said the picture shows how the royal is one the mend. 

‘There are so many reassuring non-verbal messages of continuity, relaxed happiness and even increasingly-restored good health here, as well as some even more telling ones of shared emotion,’ Judi said.

‘The pose itself, the styling and the colours chosen, look deliberately traditional and even signature for the family. 

‘This is the type of photograph the Wales’s have posed for before, with heather-mix blues, greens and purple Fairisle knits and checks seeming to announce very little has changed and order and continuity has thankfully been restored,’ she added.

Opting for £250 Chloe Combat boots, which she’s worn several times before, Kate looked natural in jeans, a black polo neck and bottle green jacket.

Meanwhile, both Prince George and Princess Charlotte wore jumpers from French brand Cyrillus official.

Charlotte wore and adorable red Cotton and Cashmere Cardigan with a checked skirt and cotton tights while George wore a Lambswool Jumper in Kaki and jeans.

Kate went entirely without jewellery in the photo, in an unusual move for the royal, but Judi suggested that this could hint at her getting better.    

‘Kate’s choice of casual clothing seems to hint at restored levels of health. Her lace-up boots, jeans and zip-up jacket all imply she’s off for a long Mother’s Day walk after the session. 

‘Even the way she crosses her legs at the ankle suggests energy rather than a desire to sit still,’ she added.

Wearing her hair long and loose, Kate beamed as she sat with her three children at home in Windsor.

She opted for a natural make-up look with a creamy foundation and subtle lip gloss.

‘In terms of the body language it’s a relief for the fans (and the country) to see the joy and the sense of playful family fun are still firmly in place,’ Judi added.

‘Kate might be sitting but she’s the one with her protective arms around her two younger children and Kate’s smile is far more telling than her normal signature, pitch-perfect ‘”royal” smile. 

‘This is an authentic, dimpled version with no signs of forcing or rigidity.

‘Her sparkling eye expression, which is aimed at her husband William behind the camera, suggests their usual levels of shared humour are still very much a thing.

‘George has his arms looped around his mother’s neck as though keen to protect her but this is also a pose he’s used frequently on his father and the children look relaxed enough to imply nobody is feeling any wariness or need to treat Kate as overly-fragile. 

‘Their open-mouthed laughs look congruent enough to imply genuine playfulness that appears prompted by William from behind the lens,’.

The princess’ absence from royal engagements since the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham has led to huge speculation on social media – but the positive Mother’s Day update has been warmly welcomed by royal fans.

Buckingham Palace also shared a photo of the King with his late mother Queen Elizabeth II to mark Mother’s Day. Charles is seen kissing his mother’s hand after a polo match in 1985.

‘Wishing all Mothers, and those who are missing their Mums today, a peaceful Mothering Sunday,’ a message alongside the photo said. 

Kensington Palace confirmed Kate’s surgery was successful and on January 29, she returned to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor to be reunited with her children almost two weeks after having the surgery.

Last Monday, she was photographed for the first time since the medical procedure after US gossip website TMZ published pictures of her being driven around Windsor with her mother, Carole Middleton.

In the photo, Kate was wearing dark sunglasses and sat in the passenger seat of a black 4×4 Audi. 

The pictures were not published in the UK after Kensington Palace appealed for her to be able to recuperate in private. 

Days later, Carole’s brother – and Kate’s uncle – Gary Goldsmith revealed on Celebrity Big Brother that her niece was getting the ‘best care in the world’.

Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu asked Goldsmith on Wednesday’s episode: ‘Where’s Kate?’

He replied: ‘Because she doesn’t want to talk about… The last thing I’m going to do is… there’s a kind of code of etiquette. If it’s announced, I’ll give you an opinion.’ 

Kate’s ‘black sheep’ uncle added: ‘I spoke to her mum, my sister, she’s getting the best care in the world.

‘And all the family’s done is put the wagons round and look after family first before anything else. They put a statement out and just said ‘she’s taking some time to recoup and will see you in Easter’.’

After Kate was photographed in paparazzi pictured on Monday, the Ministry of Defence was then forced to delete a claim on its website that the Princess of Wales would be attending the Trooping the Colour. 

Tickets had gone on sale via the army website advertising Kate reviewing a ‘practice’ parade for the first time on June 8 in her role as honorary colonel of the Irish Guards.

It also announced that King Charles, 75, would be reviewing his own official birthday parade on June 15 at Horse Guards.

But within minutes of the tickets going on sale, there were warnings that the MoD may have ‘jumped the gun’.

Kensington Palace sources made clear that they were ‘not consulted’ on the MoD announcement and said that any confirmed attendance by the princess would be made ‘only’ by themselves.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that planning for future engagements was continuing despite the King’s ongoing cancer treatment yet stressed that changes could be made nearer the time depending on his health.

He is undertaking a very limited number of in-person engagements and certainly not anything with large crowds, on doctors’ advice.

The confusion has added to the sense of unease around the Royal Family, given that two of its most senior members are largely out of action for substantial periods.

Insiders have said, given the profile of the occasions, that it is likely that both the monarch and his daughter-in-law would do everything within their power to attend.

On Friday, the Prince of Wales visited the Oval cricket ground as he continues to carry out engagements while his wife and his father recover.

But his absence from his godfather’s memorial at Windsor Castle last month for a ‘personal matter’  led to increased speculation about his wife’s health.

The Palace has said that based on the current medical advice Kate was unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.

A spokesman stated that it was Kate’s personal wish to keep her personal medical information private and said it would only provide an update if there were ‘significant new information to share’.

William has been juggling royal duties with supporting Kate and helping care for George, Charlotte, and Louis.

Queen Camilla has led the royals at other events amid a slimmed-down monarchy – with Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie also helping out. 

Tomorrow, William will attend an event at immersive art venue Frameless in the Marble Arch area of London’s West End, celebrating The Earthshot Prize ‘Launchpad’ project. 

This is a new online matchmaking platform for Earthshot projects which can be accessed by investors and philanthropists looking to co-invest and collaborate on environmental ideas.

Kensington Palace said that since 2021, the Earthshot Prize has awarded £15million of prize money and the network has helped unlock £50million of support via its network, for the 45 winners and finalists.

Also on Monday, Camilla and William are to attend the annual Commonwealth Day service, joined by remaining members of the slimmed-down monarchy.

With the King and Kate away from public-facing duties, the rest of the institution’s working royals will gather in force at Westminster Abbey.

Camilla and William will be accompanied by Edward, Sophie and Anne along with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent.

A pre-recorded video message from Head of the Commonwealth, Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will be played during the service this year, Buckingham Palace said.

The annual celebration will draw on the theme of resilience – at a time when the royal family has faced a barrage of health troubles.

But the service will focus on stories of environmental resilience and marine sustainability, through performances representing the five regions of the Commonwealth.

William’s appearance at the televised event – a key part of the royal calendar – alongside Camilla comes after he pulled out of attending his godfather King Constantine of Greece’s memorial service last week at the last minute due to an undisclosed personal matter. 

The Princess of Wales appeared ‘playful’ and ‘protective’ of her children in the first picture released since her surgery, a body language expert has claimed.

Speaking exclusively to FEMAIL, Judi James said that Kate Middleton, 42, looked ‘authentic’ while her clothes showed a ‘relaxed happiness’.

The photos appear to show that the Princess is recovering well after undergoing surgery in January. 

Kensington Palace released the first official photo of the Princess of Wales since her surgery as she thanked the public for their support in a Mother’s Day message on Sunday morning. 

The royal is seen beaming with her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in a picture taken by her husband, Prince William, at their home in Windsor.

‘Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day,’ the Princess of Wales said, signing off the message with a ‘C’ for Catherine. 

The mother-of-three has stepped back from royal duties since she was admitted to The London Clinic for ‘planned abdominal surgery’ on January 16.

Speaking today, Judi said the picture shows how the royal is one the mend. 

‘There are so many reassuring non-verbal messages of continuity, relaxed happiness and even increasingly-restored good health here, as well as some even more telling ones of shared emotion,’ Judi said.

‘The pose itself, the styling and the colours chosen, look deliberately traditional and even signature for the family. 

‘This is the type of photograph the Wales’s have posed for before, with heather-mix blues, greens and purple Fairisle knits and checks seeming to announce very little has changed and order and continuity has thankfully been restored,’ she added.

Opting for £250 Chloe Combat boots, which she’s worn several times before, Kate looked natural in jeans, a black polo neck and bottle green jacket.

Meanwhile, both Prince George and Princess Charlotte wore jumpers from French brand Cyrillus official.

Charlotte wore and adorable red Cotton and Cashmere Cardigan with a checked skirt and cotton tights while George wore a Lambswool Jumper in Kaki and jeans.

Kate went entirely without jewellery in the photo, in an unusual move for the royal, but Judi suggested that this could hint at her getting better.    

‘Kate’s choice of casual clothing seems to hint at restored levels of health. Her lace-up boots, jeans and zip-up jacket all imply she’s off for a long Mother’s Day walk after the session. 

‘Even the way she crosses her legs at the ankle suggests energy rather than a desire to sit still,’ she added.

Wearing her hair long and loose, Kate beamed as she sat with her three children at home in Windsor.

She opted for a natural make-up look with a creamy foundation and subtle lip gloss.

‘In terms of the body language it’s a relief for the fans (and the country) to see the joy and the sense of playful family fun are still firmly in place,’ Judi added.

‘Kate might be sitting but she’s the one with her protective arms around her two younger children and Kate’s smile is far more telling than her normal signature, pitch-perfect ‘”royal” smile. 

‘This is an authentic, dimpled version with no signs of forcing or rigidity.

‘Her sparkling eye expression, which is aimed at her husband William behind the camera, suggests their usual levels of shared humour are still very much a thing.

‘George has his arms looped around his mother’s neck as though keen to protect her but this is also a pose he’s used frequently on his father and the children look relaxed enough to imply nobody is feeling any wariness or need to treat Kate as overly-fragile. 

‘Their open-mouthed laughs look congruent enough to imply genuine playfulness that appears prompted by William from behind the lens,’.

The princess’ absence from royal engagements since the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham has led to huge speculation on social media – but the positive Mother’s Day update has been warmly welcomed by royal fans.

Buckingham Palace also shared a photo of the King with his late mother Queen Elizabeth II to mark Mother’s Day. Charles is seen kissing his mother’s hand after a polo match in 1985.

‘Wishing all Mothers, and those who are missing their Mums today, a peaceful Mothering Sunday,’ a message alongside the photo said. 

Kensington Palace confirmed Kate’s surgery was successful and on January 29, she returned to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor to be reunited with her children almost two weeks after having the surgery.

Last Monday, she was photographed for the first time since the medical procedure after US gossip website TMZ published pictures of her being driven around Windsor with her mother, Carole Middleton.

In the photo, Kate was wearing dark sunglasses and sat in the passenger seat of a black 4×4 Audi. 

The pictures were not published in the UK after Kensington Palace appealed for her to be able to recuperate in private. 

Days later, Carole’s brother – and Kate’s uncle – Gary Goldsmith revealed on Celebrity Big Brother that her niece was getting the ‘best care in the world’.

Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu asked Goldsmith on Wednesday’s episode: ‘Where’s Kate?’

He replied: ‘Because she doesn’t want to talk about… The last thing I’m going to do is… there’s a kind of code of etiquette. If it’s announced, I’ll give you an opinion.’ 

Kate’s ‘black sheep’ uncle added: ‘I spoke to her mum, my sister, she’s getting the best care in the world.

‘And all the family’s done is put the wagons round and look after family first before anything else. They put a statement out and just said ‘she’s taking some time to recoup and will see you in Easter’.’

After Kate was photographed in paparazzi pictured on Monday, the Ministry of Defence was then forced to delete a claim on its website that the Princess of Wales would be attending the Trooping the Colour. 

Tickets had gone on sale via the army website advertising Kate reviewing a ‘practice’ parade for the first time on June 8 in her role as honorary colonel of the Irish Guards.

It also announced that King Charles, 75, would be reviewing his own official birthday parade on June 15 at Horse Guards.

But within minutes of the tickets going on sale, there were warnings that the MoD may have ‘jumped the gun’.

Kensington Palace sources made clear that they were ‘not consulted’ on the MoD announcement and said that any confirmed attendance by the princess would be made ‘only’ by themselves.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that planning for future engagements was continuing despite the King’s ongoing cancer treatment yet stressed that changes could be made nearer the time depending on his health.

He is undertaking a very limited number of in-person engagements and certainly not anything with large crowds, on doctors’ advice.

The confusion has added to the sense of unease around the Royal Family, given that two of its most senior members are largely out of action for substantial periods.

Insiders have said, given the profile of the occasions, that it is likely that both the monarch and his daughter-in-law would do everything within their power to attend.

On Friday, the Prince of Wales visited the Oval cricket ground as he continues to carry out engagements while his wife and his father recover.

But his absence from his godfather’s memorial at Windsor Castle last month for a ‘personal matter’  led to increased speculation about his wife’s health.

The Palace has said that based on the current medical advice Kate was unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.

A spokesman stated that it was Kate’s personal wish to keep her personal medical information private and said it would only provide an update if there were ‘significant new information to share’.

William has been juggling royal duties with supporting Kate and helping care for George, Charlotte, and Louis.

Queen Camilla has led the royals at other events amid a slimmed-down monarchy – with Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie also helping out. 

Tomorrow, William will attend an event at immersive art venue Frameless in the Marble Arch area of London’s West End, celebrating The Earthshot Prize ‘Launchpad’ project. 

This is a new online matchmaking platform for Earthshot projects which can be accessed by investors and philanthropists looking to co-invest and collaborate on environmental ideas.

Kensington Palace said that since 2021, the Earthshot Prize has awarded £15million of prize money and the network has helped unlock £50million of support via its network, for the 45 winners and finalists.

Also on Monday, Camilla and William are to attend the annual Commonwealth Day service, joined by remaining members of the slimmed-down monarchy.

With the King and Kate away from public-facing duties, the rest of the institution’s working royals will gather in force at Westminster Abbey.

Camilla and William will be accompanied by Edward, Sophie and Anne along with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent.

A pre-recorded video message from Head of the Commonwealth, Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will be played during the service this year, Buckingham Palace said.

The annual celebration will draw on the theme of resilience – at a time when the royal family has faced a barrage of health troubles.

But the service will focus on stories of environmental resilience and marine sustainability, through performances representing the five regions of the Commonwealth.

William’s appearance at the televised event – a key part of the royal calendar – alongside Camilla comes after he pulled out of attending his godfather King Constantine of Greece’s memorial service last week at the last minute due to an undisclosed personal matter.