Prince William’s Return to Work Plans Revealed After Summer Break with Kate Middleton and Their Kids

The Prince of Wales will step out in early September to see an art display relating to his Homewards campaign

Prince George, Prince William, Prince Louis, Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte at Trooping the Colour on June 15, 2024. Photo: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty 

Prince William’s return to public work following a private summer break with wife Kate Middleton and their kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis has been revealed.

On Aug. 22, Kensington Palace announced that the Prince of Wales, 42, will visit the Homelessness: Reframed exhibit at the Saatchi Gallery in London on Sept. 5. The display highlights the complexities of homelessness across the U.K. and offers the public an opportunity to better understand the stories of individuals who have been affected.

The art gallery enables the Prince of Wales to spotlight positive stories that show “this is an issue that can be prevented and ended,” his spokesman previously said.

When he stops by in two weeks’ time, King Charles’ elder son is due to meet artists whose work is featured in the special display and people whose lived experiences have inspired some of the pieces. He will also hear from celebrated British photographer Rankin, who contributed to the exhibit, and spend time with children from Creative Kids, a charity that participated in one of the workshops for the “Open Doors” portion of the presentation.

The “Open Doors” section features doors created by children and young people from the six key locations — Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Lambeth, Newport, Northern Ireland and Sheffield — where Homewards is working to help make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurrent.

The upcoming engagement will be Prince William’s first public outing since July 14, when he and Prince George, 11, attended the UEFA European Championship soccer final between England and Spain in Berlin, Germany. The engagement was both work and play for the Prince of Wales, who is President of the Football Association, the governing body of soccer in England, and a loyal follower of the sport.

Prince George and Prince William at the UEFA final in Berlin, Germany on July 14, 2024.INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty

Members of the British royal family typically retreat from the limelight from mid-July to the start of September, taking time off to rest and recharge. King Charles is continuing Queen Elizabeth’s tradition of vacationing at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, which has historically served as a gathering point for the wider family.

The tradition was expected to continue as King Charles, 75, and Princess Kate, 42, both undergo treatment for cancer.

“She won’t have to be on center stage,” a palace insider previously told PEOPLE about how Kate would spend the late summer stay at Balmoral. “Being with her family and just being herself will give her energy. There will be plenty of time to focus on her recovery.”

The Princess of Wales announced in March that she is undergoing treatment for cancer, and acknowledged that there were “good days and bad days” in a health update made in June. As she focuses on her health, she has made only two appearances this year — the first at Trooping the Colour in June and then at Wimbledon in July. The two outings did not signal a return to public life, however, and no date has been set around that expectation.

On Aug. 11, Prince William and Princess Kate issued a video message to congratulate Team Great Britain on their success at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“From all of us watching at home, congratulations to team GB!” Princess Kate said during the couple’s outdoor cameo in the clip.