Royals

In pictures: Princess of Wales celebrates her 44th birthday and a year back on royal duties

Princess of Wales strokes Irish Guards Mascot Turlough Mor to mark St Patrick's Day
The Princess of Wales strokes Irish Guards Mascot Turlough Mor, better known as Seamus, at the St Patrick's Day Parade (Picture: MOD)
Kates hands a shamrock to Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion Irish Guards, Lt Col Ben Irwin-Clark, on St Patrick's Day (Picture: MOD)
Kates hands a shamrock to Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion Irish Guards, Lt Col Ben Irwin-Clark, on St Patrick's Day (Picture: MOD)
The Princess chats to the Commanding Officer and Regimental Sergeant Major in the Sergeants Mess on St Patrick's Day (Picture: MOD)
The Princess chats to the Commanding Officer and Regimental Sergeant Major in the Sergeants Mess on St Patrick's Day (Picture: MOD)
Princess Kate attends the naming ceremony of HMS Glasgow, of which she is sponsor (Picture: MOD)
Princess Kate attends the naming ceremony of HMS Glasgow, of which she is sponsor (Picture: MOD)
The Princess of Wales at Horse Guards in London for Trooping the Colour (Picture: MOD)
The Princess of Wales at Horse Guards in London for Trooping the Colour (Picture: MOD)
The Princess with Prince William at Windsor Castle for the German state visit (Picture: MOD)
The Princess with Prince William at Windsor Castle for the German state visit (Picture: MOD)
The Princess of Wales at the Festival of Remembrance in the Royal Albert Hall (Picture: MOD)
The Princess of Wales at the Festival of Remembrance in the Royal Albert Hall (Picture: MOD)
Kate attended the Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark Armistice Day (Picture: PA)
Kate attended the Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark Armistice Day (Picture: PA)
Kate visits RAF Coningsby, the first since the Princess took the role of its Honorary Air Commodore (Picture: PA)
Kate visits RAF Coningsby, the first since the Princess took the role of its Honorary Air Commodore (Picture: PA)
The Princess of Wales beside an RAF Typhoon at RAF Coningsby (Picture: PA)
The Princess of Wales beside an RAF Typhoon at RAF Coningsby (Picture: PA)
She enjoys tea and biscuits with personnel at RAF Coningsby (Picture: PA)
She enjoys tea and biscuits with personnel at RAF Coningsby (Picture: PA)
The Princess of Wales meets personnel at RAF Coningsby during her visit (Picture: PA)
The Princess of Wales meets personnel at RAF Coningsby during her visit (Picture: PA)
Kate sits in the cockpit of an RAF Typhoon jet simulator during her visit to RAF Coningsby (Picture: PA)
Kate sits in the cockpit of an RAF Typhoon jet simulator during her visit to RAF Coningsby (Picture: PA)
The Princess meets Second World War veterans during a tea party to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Picture: PA)
The Princess meets Second World War veterans during a tea party to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Picture: PA)
Princess of Wales strokes Irish Guards Mascot Turlough Mor to mark St Patrick's Day
Kates hands a shamrock to Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion Irish Guards, Lt Col Ben Irwin-Clark, on St Patrick's Day (Picture: MOD)
The Princess chats to the Commanding Officer and Regimental Sergeant Major in the Sergeants Mess on St Patrick's Day (Picture: MOD)
Princess Kate attends the naming ceremony of HMS Glasgow, of which she is sponsor (Picture: MOD)
The Princess of Wales at Horse Guards in London for Trooping the Colour (Picture: MOD)
The Princess with Prince William at Windsor Castle for the German state visit (Picture: MOD)
The Princess of Wales at the Festival of Remembrance in the Royal Albert Hall (Picture: MOD)
Kate attended the Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark Armistice Day (Picture: PA)
Kate visits RAF Coningsby, the first since the Princess took the role of its Honorary Air Commodore (Picture: PA)
The Princess of Wales beside an RAF Typhoon at RAF Coningsby (Picture: PA)
She enjoys tea and biscuits with personnel at RAF Coningsby (Picture: PA)
The Princess of Wales meets personnel at RAF Coningsby during her visit (Picture: PA)
Kate sits in the cockpit of an RAF Typhoon jet simulator during her visit to RAF Coningsby (Picture: PA)
The Princess meets Second World War veterans during a tea party to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Picture: PA)

The Princess of Wales celebrates her 44th birthday today, a year after she resumed her royal duties following her treatment for cancer.

To mark the occasion, BFBS Forces News has compiled a gallery of pictures of the Princess, taken at events she attended, including military ones, in the last 12 months.

Kate holds numerous military titles, including Colonel of the Irish Guards, Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, Royal Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Coningsby, sponsor of HMS Glasgow and Colonel-in-Chief of 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards, known as the Welsh Cavalry.

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