Sarah Ferguson is set to step out alongside her daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, in a fresh royal announcement.
The announcement comes as the Duchess of York calls on the Government to include teenagers in its national cancer plan for England.
The 65-year-old has signed an open letter to Health Secretary Wes Streeting as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust's #AndYoungPeople campaign.
Fergie, who has faced her own cancer battles, is advocating for better policies for young people fighting the disease.
Sarah Ferguson to step out alongside Beatrice and Eugenie in fresh royal engagement
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The campaign, which launched today, aims to ensure teenagers aren't overlooked in upcoming health plans.
The Duchess of York was diagnosed with breast cancer in the summer of 2023, undergoing a single mastectomy before receiving a skin cancer diagnosis just months later in January 2024.
In a new piece for The Times, Sarah revealed that both diagnoses felt "like a death sentence" and likened her health battles to a "bomb going off in my life".
She underwent an eight-hour operation at King Edward VII Hospital following her breast cancer diagnosis.
Fergie and Prince Andrew snubbed from royal Easter pictures as King draws clear line.Getty.Despite her health scares, Sarah has continued to attend public events, including the Royal Family's Easter service celebrations last week.
Fergie believes that while cancer is traumatic at any age, adults have advantages that young people lack.
"But as adults we have maturity and life experience to help us advocate for ourselves and cope with challenges. We can seek help if we need it and most importantly our voices are, sadly, often taken more seriously," she told The Times.
Research from 2023 found that nearly half of teenagers and young adults diagnosed with cancer had to see their GPs more than three times before being referred to specialists.
Princess Beatrice's mother announced her battle with skin cancer last year
PASarah, a patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust, will visit a cancer unit supported by the charity today alongside her daughters Princess Beatrice, 36, and Princess Eugenie, 35.
The Duchess has been a patron of the charity for many years, with both her daughters also involved in supporting cancer causes.
Princess Beatrice is patron of the British Skin Foundation and has worked with skin cancer patients.
Fergie's visit comes after the Teenage Cancer Trust delivered a letter to Wes Streeting asking for teenagers to be considered in the National Cancer Plan.
Princess Eugenie also carries out extensive charity work in a private capacityInstagram / Princess EugenieWriting in The Times, Sarah warned that health policies which fail to take teenagers with cancer into account can have "devastating" and "tragic" consequences.
She called for faster diagnoses, better access to clinical trials and improved mental health support for young people with cancer.
"As most cases of cancer occur in people over 50, they find themselves in a system that isn't designed with young people in mind and continue to suffer huge disadvantages," the Duchess wrote.
She also spoke of teenagers being "fobbed off" by health professionals despite presenting multiple symptoms.
