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Prince William says Kate is feeling 'better' and 'would love to have been' at D-Day commemorations

Prince William has said that the Princess of Wales is feeling ‘better’ at a D-Day commemoration event.

The Prince of Wales joined King Charles and Queen Camilla at the event in Portsmouth on Wednesday to mark 80 years since the Normandy landings.

William delivered a speech thanking veterans for their sacrifices and then met with members of the public - including a war hero who asked after his wife amid her ongoing cancer treatment.

In footage posted on X, the Prince is seen telling him: “She is better, thanks. She would've loved to be here today.” 

He also said he had been speaking with women who worked at Bletchley Park as codebreakers along with Kate's grandmother Valerie Middleton.

added: “I was reminding everyone how her grandmother served

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