Extra giggles please! Kate's life jacket mishap a year ago prompted laughter all round - so as the Princess of Wales gets back to work after cancer fight, royal fans will be hoping for more joyous mom

This week, she hosted her first official work meeting in more than nine months. During a visit to Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton in Somerset on September 18, 2023, Kate tried on a life jacket and was rather surprised when it rapidly inflated after she pulled the toggle. A year ago this month, on September 18, 2023, Kate burst into a fit of the giggles during a visit to Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, in Somerset Kate tried on a life jacket and was rather surprised when it rapidly inflated after she pulled the toggle The Princess, who was made commodore-in-chief of the Fleet Air Arm last year, was shown the piece of kit during a training exercise with Navy Survival Equipment Technicians. Kate puts on the camo-green life jacket as technician Louise Evans-Hughes looks on Kate looks rather apprehensive as the bright orange fabric of the life jacket rapidly appears Once the jacket stops inflating, Kate looks from side to side and smiles nervously, seemingly a little shocked Appearing a little taken aback by the fast inflation, Princess Kate burst into a fit of giggles, before staff aided her in removing the lifejacket Kate, wearing a Holland Cooper navy blazer, unpacks a life vest with the guidance of Royal Navy Survival Equipment Technicians at the air station After the exercise, technician Louise Evans-Hughes revealed she knew exactly what was going to happen the moment the life jacket inflated. The Princess of Wales, who is commodore-in-chief of the Fleet Air Arm, arriving at Royal Naval Air Station in Yeovilton on September 18, 2023 The princess was appointed as commodore-in-chief of the Fleet Air Arm in August last year - a title previously held by Prince Andrew before it was stripped from him.