Prince William will return to royal duties on Thursday, his first public engagements since the Princess of Wales’s cancer announcement.

The prince will visit Surrey and west London to highlight “the community and environmental impact organisations in the area are having through their work”.

He will attend a food redistribution charity as well as a youth centre.

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They will be Prince William’s first public engagements since the Princess of Wales revealed she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy after doctors found cancer during planned abdominal surgery.

Last week, William and his eldest son Prince George attended an Aston Villa football game together, in their first public outing since the announcement.

William, Kate and their three children missed the Easter Sunday service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, following the announcement, despite attending last year.

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In a video released after weeks of speculation about Kate’s health, she said the diagnosis came as a “huge shock” to both her and William and she was currently in the early stages of treatment.

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“It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment,” she said.

“But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be okay.”

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Since the diagnosis William and Kate are said to be “enormously touched” and “extremely moved” by the public’s warmth and support.

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