Catherine, Princess of Wales, 42, is slowly but surely reintegrating herself into royal life after beating cancer in early September. "You can’t say she is back... but she is coming back," royal author Sally Bedell Smith told People.

Kate Middleton is returning to royal duties carefully and at her own pace after completing preventative chemotherapy following her cancer diagnosis.

The Princess of Wales is making a steady return to royal duties following what has been one of the most tumultuous years of her life. In March, Kate confirmed she had been diagnosed with an unknown form of cancer.