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Kate Middleton and King Charles.
Karwai Tang/WireImageJanuary 17, 2025 marks exactly one year since Buckingham and Kensington Palace’s announcement King Charles and his daughter-in-law Princess Kate Middletonappropriate hospitalization.
At the time, details of their conditions were extremely limited. It later emerged that both Charles, 76, and Middleton, 43, had underwent treatment for relevant cancer diagnoses.
On 17 January 2024, Kensington Palace announced that the Princess of Wales had undergone “planned abdominal surgery” the day before. It came a week after the royal family’s 42nd birthday on January 9.
“Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to hospital yesterday for scheduled abdominal surgery,” the statement said.
Getty Images (2) King Charles III has spoken out about Princess Kate Middleton’s cancer revelation and ongoing battle. “His Majesty is so proud of Catherine for being brave and speaking as she does. After spending time together in hospital, His Majesty has remained in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law in recent weeks,” (…)
“The operation was a success and she is expected to remain in hospital for 10 to 14 days before returning home to continue her recovery. Based on current medical advice, he is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter,” it added.
Later that day, Buckingham Palace said the then 75-year-old king would undergo treatment for an enlarged prostate.
“His Majesty’s condition is stable and he will visit hospital next week for corrective surgery,” the statement said.
February 5 Buckingham Palace he announced that a “form of cancer” was found during Charles’ remedial procedure in January 2024.
Although the palace never disclosed what type of cancer the king had, Charles did comment on how he felt as he continued to attend royal engagements in the months following his diagnosis.
During a meeting with former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on February 21, Charles said that reading messages of support from the public “brought me to tears.”
Meanwhile, Middleton’s absence from royal duties has led to feverish global speculation about her whereabouts, with some social media users sharing false conspiracy theories.
“Kensington Palace made clear the timelines for the Princess’ recovery in January and we will only provide significant updates,” a spokesperson for the Princess of Wales said. he said My Weekly in a statement dated February 29. “This guidance applies.
Middleton finally posted a video on March 22 confirming that she had been diagnosed with cancer.
“I had extensive abdominal surgery in London in January and at the time my condition was thought to be non-cancerous. However, tests after the surgery showed the presence of cancer,” she said in the video.
Middleton said it had been an “incredibly difficult few months for our whole family” and added that she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy.
In the months following the video, Middleton’s public appearances were rare, although she did appear at Wimbledon with her daughter, Princess Charlottein July.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have publicly shown their support for Princess Kate Middleton amid her battle with cancer. “We wish Kate and the family good health and recovery and hope they can do this privately and in peace,” Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, said in a statement to Us Weekly. Kate confirmed her diagnosis (…)
In September, the royal shared another video message where she said she had completed chemotherapy.
“Although I have finished chemotherapy, my road to recovery and full recovery is long and I have to continue to take each day as it comes,” she said.
During this period prince william42, appeared at various public engagements solo. During an appearance in Cape Town, South Africa in September, the Prince of Wales said yes “The hardest year of my life.”
William is, of course, the eldest son of Charles and the late Princess Diana and heir to the British throne. He has been married to Middleton since April 2011.
The princess shared more positive news earlier this month when she made the announcement she was in remission while visiting the hospital where she was being treated on January 14.
Meanwhile, Charles is scheduled to undertake a number of public commissions in his native Britain and around the world this year. Details of his cancer treatment are unknown.
When asked about his well-being at royal engagements in December, the king joked that he was “still alive” as shown in the video shared by the user Daily Mail at that time.
