making a gradual return to public-facing duties.“She is focused on herself and her family right now, rightly,” a palace source told People, adding that the princess is “not back to normal” just yet.Still, despite not feeling 100% at this time, there’s “light at the end of the tunnel,” the insider adds.“She has to get back on top of it.
And she will if she is left alone to work it out for herself,” a second source told the outlet. “She won’t be going back to work in the same way for a long time.”Understandably, Princess Catherine has spent much of 2024 behind closed doors as she prioritized treatment and recovery.Her absence from the public eye prompted mass speculation about her whereabouts earlier this year, all of which were silenced with news of her cancer diagnosis.As she continues to be on the mend, the princess is reportedly “looking better and better,” according to Queen Elizabeth’s former press secretary Ailsa Anderson.What’s more, the royal’s friends claim that the mom of three has shifted her approach to her work life.“She is very much in control of her return to public life.
She is doing what works best for her,” royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith told the outlet.Meanwhile, an insider added that she and Prince William have “made it clear that family is the most important thing.”“You can’t go through something like that and come out the other side unchanged.