Kate Middleton made a poignant message to children's hospices after unexpectedly missing Royal Ascot earlier in the week.

The Princess of Wales has pulled out from a planned attendance at Royal Ascot. Catherine, who is making a gradual return to public life after her cancer diagnosis last year, is trying to find the right balance as she fully returns to public engagements, according to royal sources.

In this week's episode of A Right Royal Podcast, royal editor Emily Nash reveals what happened when the Princess of Wales' absence at Ascot was announced