King Charles and Queen Camilla Wish Kate Middleton a Happy Birthday: See the Tribute!

King Charles and Queen Camilla lead the way in wishing Kate Middleton a happy birthday.

The Princess of Wales turned 43 on Thursday, January 9, and the King, 76, and Queen, 77, were among the first to send their wishes, sharing a picture of Kate in green as she joined them on the royal family’s traditional outing to Mary Magdalene in Sandringham on Christmas Day .

British royals have celebrated Christmas at their private home in Norfolk for generations, and fans were delighted to see the tradition continue after a difficult year in which Charles and Kate were both diagnosed with cancer.

“Happy birthday to the Princess of Wales,” reads the description of the image on Instagram Stories, the official page of the royal family.

King Charles and Queen Camilla congratulate Kate Middleton on her birthday.

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Buckingham Palace released news of the king’s health in February 2024, and Princess Kate announced she was undergoing cancer treatment that March.

In keeping with the palace’s tight-lipped approach to medical conditions, the two types of cancer remain unknown to the public. However, the Princess of Wales said on September 9 that she had finished chemotherapy, and palace sources said on December 20 that the king’s treatment would continue this year.

“His treatment is going in a positive direction and as the condition is under control, the cycle of treatment will continue next year,” sources said before Christmas. The King also plans to travel abroad and around the UK in the coming year, filling his schedule similarly to late 2024.

Kate Middleton, King Charles and Queen Camilla at Trooping the Color on June 15, 2024.

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Princess Kate appeared to be in high spirits as she joined her family for the traditional St Mary Magdalene Christmas March, where she walked in step with her husband Prince William and their children Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis , 6. It was Princess Kate’s first public outing of the year, having stayed out of the spotlight for most of 2024 to focus on her health and was in her element as spoke with well-wishers.

At one point, the Princess of Wales was so focused on the moment that she joked: “I seem to have lost my family!”, as Prince William and their children ended up way ahead of her on the journey.

Kate Middleton, Queen Camilla, Prince William, King Charles, Prince George and more royals walk through Sandringham on December 25, 2024.

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The Princess of Wales’ touching Christmas Day talks included a one-to-one chat with Karen Maclean, 73, who has suffered from cancer for more than 20 years, two sisters who visited in memory of their grandmother who died of cancer in 2024 and “big fan of the royal family” and teacher Louis Beauchamp, who traveled from Paris especially to see Kate.

Beauchamp first met the princess during a pub visit with Prince William in May 2023 before King Charles’ coronation, and she tells PEOPLE she was touched by the gifts he gave her for Christmas.

Louis Beauchamp talks to Kate Middleton at Sandringham on December 25, 2024.

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The educator was inspired by Princess Kate’s work in her early years and gave her a special scarf from Morocco with a heartfelt letter about “the positive influence she has had on my life over the years”, he says. When he handed it to her, the princess thanked him for his kindness.

“She thanked me a lot and said it was wonderful and nice of me to come again,” Beaucamp tells PEOPLE. “She was as genuine and close to people as I remembered. She seemed so happy to be back with us. You could tell she was genuinely touched.”

Kate Middleton after the Christmas church service at Sandringham on December 25, 2024.

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After the holidays, Princess Kate didn’t set any expectations about what her calendar might look like. In a September video message she released to announce she had finished chemotherapy, the royal said she was focused on “doing everything I can to stay cancer free” but was looking forward to taking on “a few more public engagements in the coming months when I’m could.”

The Princess of Wales did just that as she joined the royal family at Remembrance events in November, hosting her fourth annual Together at Christmas Christmas service on December 6th and then out again on Christmas Day at Sandringham.

“You can’t say she’s back … but she’s coming back,” royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith previously told PEOPLE. “She does it in her own way and at her own pace, and carefully.”

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