Kate, 42, has made few public appearances in 2024 after undergoing abdominal surgery followed by preventative chemotherapy but husband Prince William has revealed she is looking to increase her workload in coming months and he'd like her to join him on overseas visits again.
Kate carried out consecutive days of public official engagements on the weekend for the first time in 2024, attending events in London on Saturday and Sunday ahead of Remembrance Day.
"I think hopefully Catherine will be doing a bit more next year, so we'll have some more trips, maybe, lined up," William recently told reporters in Cape Town, South Africa, where he travelled for his Earthshot Prize awards.
Prince William travelled to South Africa without his wife but hopes she will be more active in 2025. (AP PHOTO)
The heir to the throne - who has Princes George and Louis, 11 and six, and nine-year-old Princess Charlotte with Kate - also spoke of his "different" approach to the monarchy in the modern world, explaining he and his wife want to be seen as empathetic leaders with less formality.
"I can only describe what I'm trying to do, and that is, I'm trying to do it differently and I'm trying to do it for my generation," he said.
"And to give you more of an understanding around it, I'm doing it with maybe a smaller R in the royal, if you like- that's maybe a better way of saying it.
"It's more about impact, philanthropy, collaboration, convening and helping people.
"And I'm also going to throw empathy in there as well, because I really care about what I do. It helps and impacts people's lives. And I think we could do with some more empathetic leadership around the world.
"So that's what I'm trying to bring – that's what Catherine is trying to bring as well."
William, 42, has particularly focused on mental health initiatives, his Earthshot Prize competition to save the environment and Homewards, a scheme to combat homelessness, but he is not sure what he will do next beyond it aligning with his core values.
"Who knows what's going to come next, but it all centres around those values of trying to help deliver change and make those lives better," he said.
With AP
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