Prince William has sincerely pledged his support and support to Kate Middleton, who is currently battling cancer.

The Prince of Wales returns to public duties for the first time since Kate was diagnosed with cancer. He visited food distribution charity Surplus to Supper to highlight community efforts to curb food waste.

During the engagement, volunteer Rachel Candappa, 71, handed the prince two get well cards addressed to the king and Kate.

William looked visibly moved and said: “Thank you, that’s very kind of you”. When Rachel told the heir to the throne to look after Kate, he put his left hand on her shoulder and promised “I will.” Rachel, of Sunbury-on-Thames, said afterwards: “I said look after her and he said ‘I will’.

William, 41, has spent the past three and a half weeks with his wife and children over the Easter holidays as the family took some time to process Kate’s diagnosis. In a video message released to the nation on March 22, Kate asked for her family to be given time, space and privacy after announcing she was undergoing chemotherapy.

She said: “I have been doing everything I can to deal with and manage this matter privately for the sake of our young family. We have spent a lot of time explaining everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that suits them and for them to understand it. A little bit.” Reassure them that I’ll be fine. “

William’s last public engagement before today was on March 19, when he visited Sheffield to promote his Homewards homeless campaign.