Prince William In Tears As Oncologist Reveals Latest Update On Catherine Battle Against Cancer
Prince William In Tears As Oncologist Reveals Latest Update On Catherine Battle Against Cancer
Prince William provided insight into how Kate Middleton has been doing as she continues her cancer battle privately during the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings June 5.
Prince William is giving a new update on Kate Middleton.
As the Princess of Wales continues her cancer treatment out of the spotlight, William shared how her health journey has been going.
While visiting veterans at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Portsmouth June 5, the Duke of Wales explained that Kate was getting better and added, “She’d have loved to be here today.”
“I was reminding everyone her grandmother served at Bletchley Park,” he continued in a video shared to video on X (formerly known as Twitter) June 5. “So, she had quite a few in common with some of the ladies here who were at Bletchley.” (Kate’s paternal grandmother Valerie Glassborrow worked at the historic World War II spy base, where Alan Turing would crack the Enigma code that was used by Nazis to encrypt covert messages.)
And it seems William—who shares kids Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, with Kate—will continue attending events solo as the 42-year-old focuses on her health. In fact, she will be absent from the Colonel’s Review ahead of the Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 8.
“This year General James Bucknall K.C.B., C.V.O will carry out the role of Inspecting Officer,” a Kensington Palace spokesperson told NBC News May 30, “on behalf of HRH The Princess of Wales at Colonel’s Review as she continues her recovery.”
While Kate has chosen to battle the disease privately, William assured the public that she and the kids are staying positive.
“All doing well, thank you,” the 41-year-old shared, per The Daily Mail back in April. “We’re all doing well.”
As for Kate, she highlighted how supportive William has been since she stepped back from her royal duties in March to focus on her health.
“It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family,” she said in her video message. “Having William by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance.”
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Prince William has shared how his wife Kate Middleton’s health journey has been going amid her cancer treatment.
The Prince of Wales stepped out Wednesday to visit veterans at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Portsmouth, England, alongside his father King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Asked by a veteran how Middleton was doing amid her cancer battle, Prince William responded, “She is better, thanks,” as seen in a video shared on X, formerly Twitter.
“[Kate] would have loved to be here today,” the royal added.
Prince William also talked about Princess Kate’s grandmother Valerie Middleton, who once served as a codebreaker at the historic World War II spy base Bletchley Park.
“I was reminding everyone her grandmother served at Bletchley Park,” the heir to the British throne said. “So, she had quite a few in common with some of the ladies here who were at Bletchley.”
Prince William had earlier spoken to one of the women about Middleton’s late grandmother, who passed away in 2006.
“My wife’s grandmother did the same sort of thing as you,” the Prince of Wales shared, according to GB News. “Catherine only found out at the end of her life.”
Prince William shared a similar positive update about his wife’s health during a royal engagement last month.
While visiting St. Mary’s Community Hospital in the Isles of Scilly, the prince said that Middleton was “doing well” as she continues to undergo chemotherapy.
Middleton has not been photographed in public since releasing a video message in March to announce her cancer diagnosis.
In the video, which was shared on the Waleses’ social media pages, Middleton said she would return to public duties as soon as she was able but was focusing on completing her treatment for now.
Reports have since surfaced that Middleton likely won’t take on any royal engagements until the fall or even next year.
In response to the speculation, Kensington Palace recently gave a rare update on Middleton.
“We have been really clear that [Kate] needs the space and the privacy to recover right now,” a palace spokesman said in a statement obtained by Us Weekly. “She will return to work when she has had the green light from doctors.”
