A previously unseen portrait of Britain's Prince and Princess of Wales has been released in celebration of the couple’s 13th wedding anniversary.
The photograph by Millie Pilkington shows William and Kate on their wedding day in 2011.
The black and white image was posted on their social media accounts on Monday and captioned “13 years ago today!”
13 years ago today!
📸 Millie Pilkington pic.twitter.com/lzK6GRT7Ak— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) April 29, 2024
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It shows the newlyweds looking relaxed and smiling at Buckingham Palace after their ceremony.
Kate, who is undergoing chemotherapy for an undisclosed cancer, married William after eight years of dating.
The couple are facing their most difficult challenge so far amid the princess’s diagnosis, with Kate appealing for time, space and privacy as she continues her treatment.
In an emotional message last month announcing her health news, she praised her husband for his support during “an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family”.
Wishing The Prince and Princess of Wales a very happy wedding anniversary today!
Their Royal Highnesses were married here in the Abbey #onthisday in 2011. pic.twitter.com/qE4Xx0MDkHAdvertisement— Westminster Abbey (@wabbey) April 29, 2024
“Having William by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance,” she said.
Westminster Abbey in London, where the couple were married, shared archive footage of William and Kate emerging hand in hand from the church as husband and wife on their big day.
A message on the abbey social media account read: “Wishing The Prince and Princess of Wales a very happy wedding anniversary today!”
Last year, the palace released a recent photo of the prince and princess to mark their wedding anniversary, showing them on bikes in the sunshine with their arms round one another.
12 years ❤️
📸 @mattporteous pic.twitter.com/i5xI9kkPl7— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) April 29, 2023
But there was no new image of the couple this year as Kate continues her treatment for cancer away from the limelight.
Kate (42) said in her video message how her diagnosis had come as a huge shock and that she and William “have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family”.
Louis celebrated his sixth birthday last week and Charlotte turns nine on May 2nd.
William and Kate released an unedited new photo of Louis straight to social media to mark the youngster’s big day to thank well-wishers and avoid the uproar over the princess’s digitally altered Mother’s Day photo.
Buckingham Palace announced on Friday in a boost to the British royal family that King Charles is to restart some public duties, with his medical team “very encouraged” by the progress he has made so far.
