In another sign of the progress she's making in her recovery following her cancer treatment, Kate Middleton apparently felt well enough after the holidays for one of her longtime favorite activities: Skiing.

Kate Middleton and her family took a ski vacation in the Alps sometime between Christmas at Sandringham and her 43rd birthday on Jan. 9, which she is thought to have celebrated at home.

Kate Middleton, who completed her preventative chemotherapy treatment in September, is now focusing to remain cancer free.The Princess of Wales shocked the world by announcing that she was

Princess Kate Middleton and Prince William took a ski trip with their three children after Christmas, according to reports

It is hard for the royal family members to do the normal everyday things that commoners do, especially if you are Kate Middleton or her husband, Prince William. Kate is always in the public eye, especially in the year since her abdominal surgery turned into preventative cancer treatments and her eventual cancer remission.

Princess Kate returned to The Royal Marsden, where she underwent chemortherapy, and while she was there she made a startling remark, it's being reported.