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Fans of the Royal Family have been left delighted after Kensington Palace announced that the Princess of Wales will be going on her first overseas tour since her cancer diagnosis. Princess Catherine, who revealed she was in remission at the start of last year, will head to Italy next week on a solo working trip with The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.

It is a major milestone for the future queen and is her first extended official foreign trip in nearly three-and-a-half years. Aides to the princess shared that she was "very much looking forward" to returning to international travel and said the visit was an important moment in the expansion of the Centre for Early Childhood's work on a global stage.

Fans were jubilant after hearing the news and took to social media to share their thoughts.

One user wrote on X: "That would be a meaningful milestone for Catherine, Princess of Wales, especially following her cancer treatment. A first overseas engagement would likely be seen as a positive step in her recovery and return to public duties."

Another one added: "That's encouraging to see. Glad she's steadily returning to her duties after such a difficult period."

A third one chimed: "What wonderful news!"

A fourth one said: "Exciting!!"

A fifth one commented: "That's lovely news, good on her for getting back out there supporting young kids. Keen to hear where she's off to and what she'll be focusing on."

Catherine last carried out an official overseas visit in December 2022 when she went to Boston, USA, with the Prince of Wales for his Earthshot Prize award ceremony.

She also undertook two brief trips to Marseille, France, for the Rugby World Cup in the autumn of 2023, and went to the Crown Prince of Jordan's wedding in Amman in June 2023, but these were not considered by her royal household to be official foreign tours.