Catherine, Princess of Wales Hosts Windsor Tea After Three Peaks Climb
Catherine, Princess of Wales hosted tea at Windsor Castle for the climbers who joined her for Britain's toughest one-day hiking fundraiser.
The party gathered participants in the Three Peaks Challenge and their families. Kensington Palace, her office and London base, shared photos from the afternoon with a message signed "C" for Catherine Town & Country.
The challenge covers the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales. Walkers climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Yr Wyddfa, the Welsh mountain still widely known as Snowdon, in under 24 hours. Catherine walked the full route in June to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity Town & Country.
That charity supports the Royal Marsden, the specialist cancer hospital in London. The princess received cancer treatment there in 2024. She returned to the hospital, formally the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, on Sept. 11, 2026. NHS stands for National Health Service, Britain's public health system.
The September visit came just weeks after the June climb. It kept a direct link between the princess, the hospital staff and the patients who use its services. The tea at Windsor extended that link to the fundraisers and their relatives.
The Windsor reunion was informal. Guests sat around small tables with teacups and cakes while Catherine moved between groups. She spent time with children as well as adults, according to the photos released from the castle.
For the afternoon she wore a bespoke long-sleeve dress by Burberry, the British fashion house, with dangling leaf earrings Town & Country. Windsor Castle, the royal residence west of London used for official entertaining, served as the setting. No speeches were announced. The point was a thank-you.
One of the young guests was schoolboy Ted Haslam Hello!. Catherine had met him several times during the June climb Hello!. He was among the walkers she came to know on the route, a connection noted in coverage of the tea The Independent.
What makes this stand out is simple. A 24-hour climb leaves little time to talk. Climbing through the night is cold, rushed work. Tea is unhurried. This reunion gave the group time to meet again without boots on.
