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topicnews · September 9, 2024

Princess Kate: Chemotherapy finished after months

Princess Kate: Chemotherapy finished after months

About six months after Princess Kate announced that she had cancer, she has now announced that she has completed her chemotherapy. Despite everything that has happened, she is entering this phase of recovery with a new sense of hope and gratitude for life.

Princess Kate has said she has finished her chemotherapy. The wife of the British heir to the throne, Prince William, shared a personal message. They will now concentrate on staying cancer-free. Details about their illness will remain private, it was said.

The 42-year-old also made her illness public in a video message in March. In recent months, the future queen has rarely been seen. She last appeared in public at the award ceremony for the Wimbledon tennis tournament in July. Recently, photos circulated of her driving to a church service in Scotland with her husband William. The couple has three children.

“The past nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family,” Kate’s message said. “Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate stormy waters and an unknown path.”

Kate stressed that a “journey” with cancer is complex, scary and unpredictable. “With humility, it brings you face to face with your own weaknesses in ways you’ve never thought about before and with it a new perspective on everything.” She and William have reflected on simple but important things in life that seem normal to many people.

“My focus now is to stay cancer free.” “Although I have finished chemotherapy, my road to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to live day by day,” Kate stressed. Despite everything that has happened, she is going through this phase of recovery with a new sense of hope and gratitude for life. Kate assured all cancer patients of her support.

Kate’s illness was not the only difficult news that the Royal Family had to deal with this year. Her father-in-law, King Charles III (75), is also being treated for an unspecified form of cancer. In the summer, Charles’ sister Princess Anne (73) also had to spend several days in hospital because she was probably hit in the head by a horse in an accident.

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