The Princess of Wales has spoken of how a cancer journey has “moments of fear and exhaustion” in a personal video message to mark World Cancer Day.
Kate, who is in remission after being diagnosed with cancer in 2024, addresses those affected by the disease, telling them: “Please know that you are not alone.”
She tells how a cancer journey has “moments of fear and exhaustion” but also “moments of strength, kindness, and profound connection”.
It is accompanied by footage of her visiting the Royal Marsden Hospital in London last January, on the day she confirmed she was in remission.
Cancer, she says, touches “so many lives. Not only patients, but the families and friends and caregivers who walk beside them. As anyone who has experienced this journey will know, it’s not linear”.
World Cancer Day, she adds, is “a reminder of the importance of care, understanding and hope”.
The princess’s message comes a day after the King posted his own video to mark the day in which he said that he had been “profoundly moved” by the “community of care that surrounds every cancer patient” following his own diagnosis.
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In a message on the Royal Family’s Instagram account, he pointed to the specialists, nurses, researchers and volunteers who “work tirelessly to save and improve lives”.
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