Kate Middleton Ditched Her Engagement Ring for This (Relatively) Subtle Alternative

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as she made a deeply personal visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. The outing, her first major solo engagement since her was announced last year, came as the revealed that she had been undergoing her preventative chemotherapy treatment at the world-famous hospital.Catherine, 43, has also been announced as joint patron of the Chelsea facility, alongside , who has held the role of president of the Royal Marsden since 2007, a position previously held by his mother, The Princess of Wales was the picture of compassion as she offered a shoulder of support to fellow patients and extended her own personal thanks to staff members for their“exceptional care, support, and compassion” throughout her own cancer journey.And as she made her way through the main entrance of the Royal Marsden, wrapped up in a brown winter coat and a deep red turtleneck with a matching skirt, Kate Middleton was overhead speaking openly about how the hospital had played host to her cancer treatment over the past 12 months: “I was just saying, coming in the front entrance here, having made so many quiet, private visits, actually it’s quite nice.”Poignantly, the princess opted not to wear her engagement ring for the outing, instead donning a glittering sapphire and diamond band, which many have speculated in recent months could be an “eternity ring.”The Princess of Wales, pictured during a visit meeting staffThe Princess of Wales met with fellow cancer sufferers and reflected on her own health journey, much of which has been conducted behind the scenes in “private visits” to the Royal Marsden.Kate’s engagement ring has been missing from a number of her public appearances since the Princess of Wales announced her cancer diagnosis in March 2024.