CALL HER Queen Kate!

THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN IS NO MATCH FOR THE STRENGTH OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES, DESPITE HER ‘ROLLER COASTER’ CANCER JOURNEY AND HAVING TO FACE A ‘NEW NORMAL.’

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PUBLIC SUPPORT In a May YouGov poll, a whopping 72 percent of Brits reported having a positive opinion of Kate - who was edged out only by William, liked by 75 percent of his future subjects.

TUNNING in a dreamy blush confection by Dior — her first time wearing the famed Parisian label — the Princess of Wales was the epitome of chic as she stepped onto the tarmac at the Royal Air Force's Northolt base outside London July 8. Standing alongside husband Prince William, the 43-year-old warmly greeted France's President Emmanuel Macron, 47, and first lady Brigitte Macron, 72, as they deplaned. Hours later, Kate worked her magic again, this time dazzling in diamonds and a rich red gown from another French designer, Givenchy, at a historic white-tie state dinner at Windsor Castle as she helped King Charles III, 76, and wife Queen Camilla, 78, celebrate France's first official state visit to Britain in 17 years. Notes a royal source, "It's been a long time since people saw Kate wear a tiara."

To be exact, since 2023 — weeks before a shocking cancer diagnosis upended the mom of three's life and brought her priorities into focus. But bolstered by her strong sense of "duty" to the crown, the source tells Star, Kate was determined to step up for the momentous occasion with her nation's closest neighbor and ally. Following an uncertain few weeks — she appeared strong and in good spirits at the monarch's official birthday parade, Trooping the Colour, on June 14 before sparking concern when she pulled out of a planned appearance at the Royal Ascot horse races mere hours before it began — she's now back on the world stage and, in many ways, doing better than ever, says the source. Not least because she's navigating her role on her own terms. "She looked like a queen," says the source, "and she's up for the task."