A timeline of recent British royal events

LONDON -- LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, announced Monday that she has completed chemotherapy treatment for cancer and plans to return to some public duties.It comes after a difficult few months for the royals in which both 42-year-old Kate and King Charles III were treated for cancer.Charles, 75, has been easing back into public engagements since April following a three-month break to focus on his treatment and recuperation after he was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer.Kate has made only two public appearances since announcing her own diagnosis in March.

She said “the last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family," but that she had “a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life.”Here’s a timeline of recent events in the royal family:— Sept.8, 2022: Charles becomes king upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.— March 29, 2023: Charles makes first foreign visit as monarch to Germany.— May 6, 2023: The new monarch is crowned at Westminster Abbey.— Sept.

20, 2023: Charles makes a state visit to France, making a stop at the fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral.— Oct.31, 2023: Charles makes a state visit to Kenya; expresses sorrow and regret for past violence committed against Kenyans as they sought independence.— Dec.

25, 2023: Charles attends a Christmas service at Sandringham, the royal estate in eastern England, alongside Prince William, Kate, their children and other members of the royal family.It will be Kate’s last public appearance for six months.— Jan.

16, 2024: Kate, 42, is admitted to the London Clinic and undergoes abdominal surgery.The news isn’t announced until the next day.— Jan.

17: Kensington Palace reveals that Kate is recovering from a planned operation.Officials say her condition isn’t cancer-related but did not specify what surgery it was, only saying it was successful.

They say she will remain in the private hospital for 10-14 days and be away from public view until ...