Princess Kate participated in a beloved St. Patrick's Day tradition Monday after missing the event last year due to health issues. Kate attended the Irish Guards' annual St. Patrick's Day parade Monday in London, an event she's attended regularly since 2012, making her absence at last year's parade stand out.

Kate Middleton attended the traditional parade consecutively beginning in 2012, which made her absence at the festival last year particularly notable. Five days after missing the 2024 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Kate shared her cancer diagnosis with the public in a video shared on X.

Kate Middleton ’s return to the Irish Guards’ annual St. Patrick’s Day parade—where she traditionally hands out shamrocks to soldiers—is the latest step in the Princess of Wales returning to royal duty after a tumultuous 2024.