Kate Middleton is moving "forward with positivity and hope" with her life in remission from cancer, an insider tells PEOPLE in this week's exclusive cover story.

According to the Mail on Sunday, Kate celebrated the new year by taking a skiing vacation in the Alps. Kate was joined on the trip, which reportedly happens "just over two weeks ago," by her husband, Prince William, and their three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.

Kate Middleton and Prince William went on a discreet ski trip with their family over the New Year, and we, the people, are only just hearing about it. According to the Daily Mail, the couple “slipped away from their home at Anmer on the Sandringham estate shortly after Christmas” and spent several days in the Alps—where they were joined by Kate’s family.

The Princess of Wales went on holiday in the Alps sometime after spending Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham

Princess Kate enjoyed a relaxing ski vacation with her family in the Alps. Accompanied by Prince William and their children, they embraced the wintry idyll. The trip signifies an important step in her return to public duties.

Kate Middleton enjoyed a ski trip in the Alps with her family before announcing that her cancer is in remission during an official royal engagement last week, according to a report. The Princess of Wales,