Queen Camilla visits the Shrewsbury Farmers' Market on March 27, 2024.Photo:Chris Jackson/Pool/Getty

Queen Camilla smiles as she arrives for her visit to the Farmers' Market on March 27, 2024 in Shrewsbury, England.

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Queen Camillawas showered with special messages forKate Middletonafter the Princess of Wales announced hercancer diagnosis.

On Wednesday, the Queen, 76, visited the Shrewsbury Farmers’ Market for a tour of the monthly mart and mingled with members of the public for the first time since Princess Kate, 42, released a video message last Friday to announce that she was undergoing “preventative chemotherapy” for cancer.

Queen Camilla receives well wishes for Kate Middleton at the Shrewsbury Farmers' Market on March 27, 2024.Chris Jackson/Pool/Getty

Queen Camilla receives a message of support for Catherine, Princess of Wales from well-wishers during her visit to the Farmers' Market on March 27, 2024 in Shrewsbury, England.

Queen Camilla visits the Farmers' Market on March 27, 2024 in Shrewsbury, England.Chris Jackson/Pool/Getty

Queen Camilla receives artwork of herself and King Charles III from well-wishers during her visit to the Farmers' Market on March 27, 2024 in Shrewsbury, England.

Queen Camilla also checked out some of the market’s food, artisan, jewelry and craft stalls before moving to Old Market Hall to sign the same visitor’s book thatQueen Elizabethwrote her name in 1952.

She also met members of the local Bee Keeper’s Association — her double bee brooches a thoughtful nod!

From there, she headed to the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings to learn about the restored Historic England flagship heritage regeneration project and meet volunteers from local groups including the Shrewsbury Food Hub, Shrewsbury Interfaith forum, Save Our Shropshire, Shropshire Supports Refugees and more.

Queen Camilla visits the Shrewsbury Farmers' Market on March 27, 2024.Chris Jackson/Pool/Getty

Queen Camilla shakes hands with a market trader during her visit to the Farmers' Market on March 27, 2024 in Shrewsbury, England.

Helena Bonham Carter and Queen Camilla speak at a reception for The Queen’s Reading Room charity, at Clarence House on March 26, 2024.Yui Mok/Pool/Getty

Queen Camilla speaks to Donna Tartt (left) and Helena Bonham Carter during a reception to mark the findings of a new research study commissioned by The Queen’s Reading Room charity, at Clarence House on March 26, 2024 in London, England.

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The palace said the monarch would continue to undertake state business and official paperwork, and the King has hostedseveral meetingsin recent weeks.

With King Charles largely out of the public eye and Princess Kate focused on making a full recovery, other royal family members will continue to step up to represent the monarchy. Beyond Queen Camilla’s busy schedule, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh also continue their royal work.

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Kate Middleton visits the Army Training Centre Pirbright on September 16, 2022.Samir Hussein/WireImage

Catherine, Princess of Wales meets with military personnel during a visit to Army Training Centre Pirbright on September 16, 2022 in Guildford, England. The Prince and Princess of Wales are visiting the training centre to meet troops from the Commonwealth who have been deployed to the UK in order to take part in the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which will take place on September 19.

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Those closest to Kate say they have every hope that when she is ready, the Princess of Wales will return stronger than ever.

“[The royal family] is vulnerable at the moment, and there will be an even greater appreciation that they are human beings with frailties like the rest of us,” a former palace aide tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’scover story. “They are so dedicated to their roles. I think you will find when Kate makes a full recovery, she will come back even more passionate.”

source: people.com