Real reason Kate Middleton made a surprise trip to Balmoral with Prince William - and no kids

The Prince and Princess of Wales were spotted heading to religion alongside King Charles and Queen Camilla astatine Balmoral - and the crushed for them being northbound of the borderline successful Scotland has emerged

The Princess of Wales made a astonishment quality astatine Balmoral marking the archetypal clip she has been seen since her chemotherapy attraction ended.

Yesterday, she and Prince William were spotted successful their car heading to Crathie Kirk successful Aberdeenshire alongside King Charles and Queen Camilla. Kate smiled arsenic she was seen successful the beforehand rider spot wearing a chic fedora hat. Her quality came conscionable days aft she released an affectional video revealing the completion of her chemotherapy course. It besides came conscionable weeks aft the Wales household visited Balmoral for the royals' yearly summertime vacation alongside their 3 children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

This led to immoderate royal fans to question wherefore William and Kate person visited the Balmoral estate conscionable weeks apart. However, it is understood they visited the Highlands property aft deciding to dainty themselves to a child-free play away.

The mates are said to person spent a fewer days astatine Balmoral and travelled up determination without their 3 children, who remained astatine location successful Windsor.

Kate had been receiving chemotherapy for an undisclosed signifier of crab since precocious February with the King opening his crab attraction earlier that period pursuing his diagnosis aft attraction for an enlarged prostate.

While receiving treatment, Kate had been undertaking immoderate enactment down the scenes, gathering with her unit and representatives from the centre but these were not officially recorded. Last Tuesday, she was listed successful the authoritative grounds of royal events for the archetypal clip since her crab attraction ended.

Kate was featured successful the Court Circular aft holding a gathering astatine Windsor Castle astir an contented that aides successful the past person described arsenic her life's enactment – the aboriginal years improvement of children.

The princess took immoderate clip distant from nationalist engagements aft being diagnosed with cancer. She attended the King's day parade, besides known arsenic Trooping the Colour, successful June and the pursuing period presented the winning trophy successful the men’s Wimbledon last to Carlos Alcaraz. She was besides seen joining William, Charles and Camilla astatine Crathie Church, adjacent Balmoral Castle, successful August.

Earlier this month, Kate released a moving video revealing she has finished a people of chemotherapy treatment. In the profoundly moving clip, the mum-of-three described the past 9 months since discovering she had crab arsenic "scary" and "incredibly tough" but said: "Out of acheronian tin travel light."

The aboriginal Queen said that contempt "feeling well", she is present connected a agelong roadworthy to recovery, but plans to commencement a airy programme of engagements. As portion of the candid and heartfelt footage, Catherine took a infinitesimal to wage tribute to "all those who are continuing their ain crab journey" saying: "I stay with you, broadside by side, manus successful hand."