While 43 isn't necessarily a milestone birthday, when you've just gone through the 2024 Princess Kate did, every birthday is cause for celebration. As the Princess of Wales continues to recover from cancer treatments, it sounds like a low-key day is in the works—and in a different location than usual.
In the past, Prince William, Princess Kate, and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have stayed at their country house Anmer Hall for her Jan. 9 birthday. It's a natural choice, since the Waleses spend Christmas at Anmer, which is located on The King's Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England.
The Princess of Wales often welcomes family and friends for her birthday, holding intimate dinner parties and shooting weekends in the countryside. But according to Hello!, this year, Kate is switching things up for 2025.
The outlet reports that the princess "is set to return to Windsor in the coming days" and will be celebrating her birthday back at the Wales family home, Adelaide Cottage.
The Princess of Wales greeted royal watchers on Christmas Day.
If her celebrations follow suit with previous years, she'll likely enjoy a quiet day at home with her family—in 2021, she even enjoyed a tea party hosted by her kids.
Former BBC royal reporter Jennie Bond recently told OK! that the princess—who announced she was diagnosed with cancer in March 2024 after a planned abdominal surgery in January— must be "delighted that she is able to enjoy her birthday in comparatively good health, though of course she is still recovering."
Bond added that her January birthday "will mark the start of a new and hopefully happier year, and the end of one that has been brutal for the whole family."
As for the rest of Kate's 2025 plans, a friend of the royals told Hello! that there shouldn't be expectations of a big return. "What we saw last year was her prioritizing her recovery, and there hasn't been a step-change in that. There's no press of a reset button as such."
The same day as Princess Kate's birthday, a member of the Royal Family will be flying off to America to represent The King, with Prince Edward set to attend former President Jimmy Carter's funeral in Washington, D.C.
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