Kate Middleton is vying for Time Magazine’s annual “Person of the Year” title.
The Princess of Wales, 42, is on the shortlist after she “made international headlines this year and stirred a conversation about privacy and health for public figures,” the magazine wrote.
Other notables on Time’s shortlist include Vice-President Kamala Harris, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, podcaster Joe Rogan, businessman Elon Musk, convicted felon and incoming President Donald Trump, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Russian economist Yulia Navalnaya.
The announcement was made on the “Today” show Monday morning with the winner due to be announced on Thursday.
Since 1927, Time has selected a person or group who has made the biggest impact — whether positive or negative — over the past 12 months.
Middleton was previously on the Time100 list of Most Influential People in 2013, and one of the runners-up for Person of Year in 2011.
The royal’s health made headlines in January when it was announced that she would be undergoing major abdominal surgery.
Cruel rumors and conspiracy theories ran rampant after she was not seen in public for several months after the surgery.
They were put to rest in April when the mother of three shared in a video that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy.
Middleton did not reveal which kind of cancer she had and shared that they had delayed announcing the news to protect her and Prince William’s three children: Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.
Three months ago, the royal released another video revealing that she had “finally completed my chemotherapy treatment.”
“The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family. Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown,” she said.
Middleton described her cancer journey as “complex, scary and unpredictable” and said her current focus is to do what she can to “stay cancer free.”
“Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes,” she added, also noting that she has a “renewed sense of home and appreciation for life.”
The Princess was most recently seen attending her fourth annual “Together at Christmas” carol service at Westminster Abbey on Friday, alongside her family.
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