Kate Middleton is carefully pacing her return to public life amid her last-minute decision to skip Royal Ascot

Kate, who shares three young children with William, has made a gradual return to public engagements this year since announcing in January that she is in remission from cancer. Kate has not shared details of the type of cancer with which she was diagnosed, though she has shared she underwent chemotherapy treatment.

Kate Middleton has made her first public statement after dropping out of her Royal Ascot appearance. See what the Princess of Wales had to say, here.