Kate Middleton is officially back to work. The Princess of Wales has made a major public return to royal duties in her first state visit since announcing her cancer diagnosis. Kate and husband Prince William welcomed Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and his wife Sheikha Jawaher to the UK on Dec.

Catherine, Princess of Wales has helped the British royal family roll out the red carpet for the Emir of Qatar on the first day of his state visit to the United Kingdom on Tuesday.

Queen Camilla is unable to attend the welcome ceremony for the Emir of Qatar’s state visit to the UK, leaving the King to host alongside the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton.

As Buckingham Palace confirms Camilla was suffering from a form of pneumonia, the Waleses step up to kick off the state visit.

Prince William and his wife Kate will greet Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and his wife on Tuesday as they begin a two-day state visit to Britain. The visit marks the return of Kate to formal welcoming duties after she missed the Japanese emperor and his wife in June while she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy for cancer.

Looks like Kate Middleton and Prince William are not exactly seeing eye-to-eye when it comes to their eldest son (and eventual heir to the throne) Prince George's education. The couple's three children currently attend school at Lambrook,