After Kate Middleton spent most of last year receiving cancer treatment away from the spotlight, Prince William kicked off 2025 with a public birthday post as his wife turned 43 on January 9. The royal family has begun shifting away their usual formal social media presence amid Kate’s illness,

In addition to being a mother of three, early childhood development advocate, and cancer survivor and doing all of the official work she does with patronages and various organizations as a senior member of the royal family, Kate Middleton reportedly wears yet another hat behind-the-scenes in the royal family: Unofficial Father/Son Peacemaker.

Prince William wished his wife a happy birthday today in a touching personal message after an extremely challenging year. The message, posted on Instagram and X, was shared alongside a new photograph of Kate taken by Matt Porteous in Windsor last summer.

The Prince of Wales wrote that he and the couple’s three kids — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — “are so proud” of Middleton.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have opened up on the difficulties of parenting and have revealed one particular hobby of Prince George's that they have had to ban