The royal family faced a difficult and upsetting year as both the King and Princess of Wales revealed they had been diagnosed with cancer.
The health blows faced by Charles and Kate torpedoed any plans for a run-of-the-mill year as the King looked to settle in amid the aftermath of the late Queen’s death and his accession in 2022 and the hectic demands of the coronation in 2023.
But the year ended on a more positive note, with Charles going on a tour of Australia and Samoa and Kate enjoying a Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey with the Prince of Wales and her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Photographers from the PA news agency were on hand throughout the year to capture the highs and the lows.
The King reads cards and messages, sent by well-wishers (Jonathan Brady/PA)PA Archive
The Princess of Wales recorded a message announcing she was having treatment for cancer (Yui Mok/PA)PA Archive
Queen Camilla receives a message of support for the Princess of Wales from well-wishers in March (Chris Jackson/PA)PA Archive
Artist Jonathan Yeo and the King at the unveiling of Yeo’s portrait (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire
In June, the Prince and Princess of Wales were seen with their children, Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following Trooping the Colour (Gareth Fuller/PA)PA Wire
The King speaks with Sir Keir Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, where he invited the leader of the Labour Party to become Prime Minister (Yui Mok/PA)PA Wire
The King and Queen during the State Opening of Parliament on Camilla’s birthday (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)PA Wire
The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte in the royal box at Wimbledon (Mike Egerton/PA)PA Wire
The Waleses appeared in a video in September (Will Warr/Kensington Palace/PA)PA Wire
Many other members of the royal family increased their public duties as the King and Kate were treated for cancer, including the Duchess of Edinburgh, who during a visit to Chad in central Africa met refugees crossing the border from Sudan to escape the civil war (Stefan Rousseau/PA)PA Wire
Sarah, Duchess of York, also had some time in the spotlight as she poured a pint while on a visit to the set of Coronation Street in Manchester. The day also included a visit to the Prevent Breast Cancer headquarters in Manchester with Corrie star Sally Dynevor (Danny Lawson/PA)PA Wire
Charles and Camilla may have hoped to escape the cold and rain of a UK autumn with a tour to Australia and Samoa in October, but they still needed umbrellas when they met members of the Apia rugby team rugby (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire
In November, the Princess of Wales carried out two consecutive days of public official engagements for the first time since the start of the year as she joined William at the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, and then watched on from a balcony at commemoration services for the war dead on Remembrance Sunday (Chris J Ratcliffe/PA)PA Wire
The King stands in silence during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire
The Prince of Wales met US President-elect Donald Trump in Paris after they attended the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in December (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire
The year ended on a brighter note for the royal family as Prince Louis and the Princess of Wales joined the rest of their family for the Together At Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey in London (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire