Princess Kate set for 'longest journey since she was diagnosed with cancer'

The 42-year-old will likely accompany her husband Prince William and their three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and six-year-old Prince Louis, as well as other members of the family to Scotland for their annual break.

This will be Kate's "longest journey since she was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year", sources told The Mail.

The princess revealed in March that she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy following abdominal surgery earlier in the year.

Kate has mostly divided her time between the family’s Windsor home, Adelaide Cottage, and their holiday residence in Norfolk, Anmer Hall.

The latter was a wedding present from the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2011.

The Waleses' two properties are located around 125 miles apart, which results in a three-hour car journey.

The princess has made two official outings so far in 2024 - the first was a short journey to London for Trooping the Colour in June, and the second was to Wimbledon for the men’s tennis final in July.

But Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire would be Kate's longest journey since announcing her cancer diagnosis, with the castle located roughly 510 miles away from Adelaide Cottage, which would equal a nine-hour car journey.

In June, Kate revealed she was “making good progress” but still had “a few more months” of treatment to complete.

She said in a statement: “I have been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months.

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"It really has made the world of difference to William and me and has helped us both through some of the harder times.

“I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days.

"On those bad days, you feel weak, tired and you have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well. My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months.

"On the days I feel well enough, it is a joy to engage with school life, spend personal time on the things that give me energy and positivity, as well as starting to do a little work from home.”