Princess Kate had been shortlisted for the award alongside nine other high-profile personalities.
Princess Kate missed out on the 2024 Person of the Year title handed out by Time Magazine on Thursday.
The title was given to Donald Trump, who was last month re-elected president of the United States. The 78-year-old had previously been awarded the Time’s Person Of The Year title in 2016.
According to Time, Kate – who recently stepped out in London for her fourth ‘Together At Christmas’ carol service – had “stirred a conversation about privacy and health for public figures”.
The title, according to Time, would be awarded to the person who has had the biggest impact – good or bad – on the world over the previous year.
After stepping away from the royal spotlight for a majority of the year following her cancer diagnosis in early 2024, Kate recently made a return to public duty – after making her first official appearance of 2024 at the Trooping the Colour in June.
Princess Kate at her annual carol service in London on December 6 (Image: GETTY)
Although she hasn’t be granted the title, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams – prior to the Time’s announcement – wrote that he believed Kate would be deserving of the Time accolade due to her “charm, poise and a wonderful flair for fashion, the ideal consort for our future king.”
This month last year, the 42-year-old stepped out alongside her family on Christmas Day – and within weeks, she had undergone abdominal surgery. Despite the successful surgery, it was later confirmed that cancer had been present – although it was previously thought that her condition was non-cancerous.
Kate – who was, at the time, still undergoing treatment – made a surprise appearance at Trooping the Colour alongside Prince William and their children.
In September, in a sweet family video shot in Norfolk by Will Warr, Kate revealed that she had finished her chemotherapy treatment. The proud mother of three recently made an appearance at Westminster Abbey – which is where she married William in 2011 – to attend her Christmas carol service.
