Kate Middleton announced on March 22 that she was receiving preventive chemotherapy after receiving a cancer diagnosis. The Princess of Wales has since provided the following health update: “I am focused on making a full recovery from cancer now that my chemotherapy is over.”
Kate Middleton also intends to return to her royal responsibilities in the near future, but a little more slowly. Her top objective, she underlined, is “to fully recover from cancer.” She also thought back on the trying nine months her family has had to go through, calling it “terrifying and unpredictable.”
“We often take the small but significant things in life for granted, but this experience has reminded William and me to reflect and be grateful for them,” Kate added.
A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales
As the summer comes to an end, I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment.
The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family. Life as you know it can change in an… pic.twitter.com/9S1W8sDHUL
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) September 9, 2024
“Overcoming cancer has been a difficult, terrifying, and unpredictable journey.” “As summer draws to a close, words cannot describe how relieved I am that this chapter is at last finished. For our family, the last nine months have been quite trying. In an emotional video message, Kate said, “Life as you know it can change in an instant, and we had to find a way to navigate these stormy waters and the unknown path ahead.”
Cancer is a difficult, frightening, and unpredictable disease that affects everyone, but it especially affects those closest to you. It gives you a fresh perspective on things by bringing your own vulnerabilities to light in ways you never would have imagined. William and I have been reminded by this period to pause, consider, and value the small but significant things in life—things that we frequently take for granted. The Princess of Wales said, “To just love and be loved.”
She continued by discussing her future goals, saying, “Right now, I’m just trying to get better as much as I can.” Even though my chemotherapy is ended, I still have a long way to go until I fully recover, so I have to keep accepting whatever the day ahead of me holds. But when I’m able to, I’m excited to go back to work and participate in a few public events in the upcoming months,” Kate Middleton said.
Kate was diagnosed with cancer in March after being taken to the hospital in January for stomach surgery. In January of this year, the Princess of Wales was first brought to the hospital for what was initially thought to be abdominal surgery. Kate started therapy in late February when the medical professionals determined that it was, in fact, cancer.
A month later, the British princess addressed the worried public in a video message, confirming that she was battling cancer and receiving preventive therapy, in response to many rumors over her health.
June 1st public appearance at King Charles’ birthday celebration It wasn’t until June 15, 2024, at the Trooping the Colour event in London, which marked King Charles III’s formal birthday, that Kate Middleton made her first public appearance. Her final public appearance before that had been in December 2023 when she and her family participated in the Sandringham Christmas Walk.
