The Princess of Wales is gearing up for her 43rd birthday later this week – but what does Prince William have planned for his wife’s special day?

Prince William is planning big for Kate’s birthday this week (Image: GETTY)

The Princess of Wales will mark her 43rd birthday on Thursday, with Prince William undoubtedly planning big things to mark her special day.

The royal, who revealed that she had finished chemotherapy treatment back in September, will likely be looking to mark the start of a “new and happier year” with intimate and cosy festivities.

Speaking of Kate, royal correspondent Jennie Bond recently told OK!: “This birthday is going to be memorable in so many ways – it will mark the start of a new and hopefully happier year and the end of one that has been brutal for the whole family.”

Discussing what William likely has in store for his wife, she added: “For her husband and children, this will be an excuse to spoil her rotten and, even though it falls on a school day, I’m sure that’s exactly what they’ll do.”

Ms Bond also discussed some gifts that Kate could receive from her family on Thursday, stating: “I imagine they will shower her with gifts – perhaps some pampering products like luxurious bath oils and scented candles.

“Maybe William will buy her some silk pyjamas or cashmere jumpers – things that are soft on skin that has been bruised by surgery and treatment.”

With it being a day to spoil his wife, Ms Bond suggested that William could take to the ktchen this week.

She added: “Even though he says he’s not a very good cook, Catherine did tell Mary Berry that he’s quite good at breakfasts so maybe a tray – complete with a rose – will arrive early for her.”

As well as William and their children – Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six – she also said that other family members will want to spoil Kate.

The Princess of Wales will celebrate her 43rd birthday on January 9 (Image: GETTY)

Ms Bond said: “Her own little family and her parents and siblings will certainly all want to make a fuss of Catherine as she embarks on a new year.”

After a brutal 2024, Princess Kate is tipped for a “significant” year ahead. According to insiders, Kate is reportedly “steering a new course” for 2025 “and beyond”.

Discussing the past year, a friend of the royal recently told The Mail: “It’s impossible to go through that kind of trauma and not to be changed as a person,” friends agree. There’s no hierarchy on the sheer terror of being told you have cancer, particularly when you have a young family you need to protect.”