Prince William beamed from ear to ear as he stepped out for the first time since the positive cancer update for his wife, Kate Middleton. The Prince of Wales, 42, sported a rugged look featuring facial stubble as he was welcomed by cheering crowds outside a school in Wales on Tuesday.

Despite enduring an unusually challenging year, Prince William and Princess Kate and their three children managed to carve out the time for two special family holidays this summer,

Kate, the princess of Wales, says she has completed chemotherapy and will return to some public duties in the coming months