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The majority of Saturday's newspapers lead with news about the Princess of Wales. The Daily Telegraph says Kate has announced she is making "good progress" in her chemotherapy treatment and will make a return to public life for Trooping the Colour. The paper also reports that Alan Bates has been knighted in the King's Birthday Honours. In an interview with The Telegraph, Suella Braverman has blamed the Conservative Party's "depressing" electoral position on its failure to tackle migration.
The Princess of Wales will make her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis when she is "supported by the royal family on the Buckingham Palace balcony" during the King's birthday parade on Saturday, the Times reports. In an interview with the Times, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron warns that Nigel Farage is "intent on destroying the Conservative Party" and said that his "inflammatory language" and "dog whistle" politics should be rejected.
The Daily Express reports that, "with remarkable candour and a deeply held sense of purpose the Princess of Wales reveals she has 'good and bad days'" while under-going chemotherapy for cancer.
The Daily Mirror joins several other papers in reporting "Kate's message" to the nation, saying the Princess of Wales will be at Trooping the Colour on Saturday, taking on a public duty for the first time since she told of her cancer in March.
The Daily Mail also leads with news from the Princess of Wales, who said her treatment is ongoing after her cancer diagnosis but that she will attend Saturday's Trooping the Colour. The paper also leads with a tribute to Dr Michael Mosley, "the health guru the world loved".
According to the Guardian, Conservative leadership hopefuls are "already lobbying for support to take over" from Rishi Sunak amid "widespread fears the party is heading for a disastrous defeat" on 4 July. Sources have said candidates and advisers have already begun "lining up behind their preferred contenders", the paper adds. The King's Birthday Honours also make the front page, with the paper naming Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates, Tracey Emin and Imelda Staunton as being on the list.
The i reports that nearly half of Conservative voters "want an alliance with Nigel Farage's Reform party", according to a poll conducted by the paper. It also says that Sir Alan Bates, the sub-postmaster "knighted for his justice battles", told the paper he "considered turning it down".
The Financial Times reports that consulting firms "face losing billions of pounds of government work" after the Conservatives and Labour both pledged to halve spending on external advisers. The paper says that use of consultants since the last election has risen to "record levels", driven by emergency schemes during the pandemic.
And the Daily Star reports that people are "getting out the hot-water bottles and turning the heating on as temperatures drop to 7C".
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