Kate accompanied William, who was originally due to attend solo, at Charing Cross Hospital on Thursday for their first public engagement of 2026. William and Kate are joint patrons of NHS Charities Together, and the Palace said the engagement took place to “acknowledge the incredible work of NHS staff over a difficult winter period”. William and Kate went on to join a roundtable with NHS charity chief executives, trustees, policymakers and philanthropists to discuss the role of philanthropy in the NHS. The couple became patrons of NHS Charities Together in 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic. The organisation represents more than 220 NHS charities from all NHS Trusts and Health Boards across the UK.

Source: The Times January 08, 2026 13:08 UTC