Kate Middleton is resetting her royal role one year after announcing her cancer diagnosis in a return with renewed purpose. Inside PEOPLE's exclusive cover story.

After completing her chemotherapy treatment, the Princess of Wales could have been forgiven for easing herself slowly and gently back into royal duties. Instead, for her first official public engagement,

Kate Middleton has "come a long way" in public speaking, which she's admitted she once found "nerve-racking." The Princess of Wales gave her first public speech 13 years ago today on March 19, 2012.