Gwyneth Paltrow said she felt Princess Kate was “looking so happy and well” during the royal’s first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis and abdominal surgery.

Kate attended Trooping the Colour, a parade to mark ‘s official birthday, on Saturday, June 15, and was photographed on the Buckingham Palace balcony next to the king.

Paltrow, star of Iron Man and Shakespeare in Love, replied to an official photograph of the Princess of Wales on by writing: “So happy to see you looking so happy and well.”

She is the latest star to respond supportively to Kate since a hostile social media trend earlier in the year suggested the royal had gone missing.

Kim Kardashian, and were among those to join in that trend before Kate was bounced into revealing her cancer diagnosis on March 22.

That highly emotional video message, in which she discussed how hard she found it to tell her children about here illness, stopped many in their tracks.

Cohen and Colbert were among the famous names to publicly backtrack, alongside ordinary people who had also been posting “where is ?”

Some stars spoke out to support Kate, including former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen who lives near Windsor and wrote on X that he saw her regularly.

At the time of Kate’s cancer video, Paltrow was supportive, writing: “A pillar of grace and strength! Sending love.”

However, her latest post is her first reaction to Kate returning to the public eye for the first time this year.

The princess was seen arriving at Buckingham Palace by car with , and in the morning before joining a carriage procession and then appearing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

It was also the first joint-appearance by the Wales children of 2024, though George and William have been seen together watching soccer.

Kate announced her return on Friday when she wrote: “I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days.

“On those bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well.

“My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months. On the days I feel well enough, it is a joy to engage with school life, spend personal time on the things that give me energy and positivity, as well as starting to do a little work from home.

“I’m looking forward to attending The King’s Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer, but equally knowing I am not out of the woods yet.

“I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. Taking each day as it comes, listening to my body, and allowing myself to take this much needed time to heal.”

Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Regalrumination.com, based in London. You can find him on X (formerly ) at and read his stories on Regalrumination.com‘s

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