Kate Middleton Started 2025 With a Family Ski Vacation Before Revealing She’s in Remission

This year is off to a much more positive start than last year for Kate Middleton. Earlier this month, the Princess of Wales announced that she is now in remission after undergoing chemotherapy for cancer for much of last year. But before that, it sounds like she celebrated with a family ski vacation in the Alps.

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According to intel from the Daily Mail, Kate, Prince William, and their three children, George, Louis, and Charlotte, headed to the Alps just after Christmas to enjoy a vacation with Kate’s family, including her brother, James Middleton.

A member of the staff at a restaurant that the family visited told the news outlet that Kate seemed to be “relaxing and enjoying herself” – no doubt a well-deserved break after the year she’s had.

“They looked like a normal English family, and a lot of people didn’t recognize them,” the staff member said. “It was not the first time we had seen them. They have been coming here for years. I think they love the area. We often see Kate’s sister Pippa as well.”

James shared photos of the ski trip on Instagram at the time – though his sister and her kids didn’t appear in any of the photos. Instead, he included pictures with his wife, Alizee Thevenet, and their son, Inigo, who celebrated his first birthday in October.

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Another patron at the same restaurant in the area told the Daily Mail that they saw James and his wife dining there with Kate, Charlotte, and Louis.

“There were no airs and graces and actually they seemed like any normal family enjoying a ski break,” the witness said. “There were lots of laughs and the children were very polite.”

And apparently, despite the family’s royal status, they appeared like any other family enjoying a vacation together.

“The only reason you would have known that they were people of importance was because when Kate arrived so did a group of security guards,” the witness added. “Kate looked like she was having a lovely time.”