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KATE MIDDLETON HAS announced that she has completed chemotherapy treatment and is focused on “doing what I can to stay cancer-free”.
Britain’s Princess of Wales revealed in March that she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy in a video message to the UK.
She has been largely out of the public eye for the majority of this year and made her first public appearance of the year in June, following by an appearance at Wimbledon in July.
In a statement this afternoon, she described the past nine months since her serious health issues began as “incredibly tough for us as a family”.
“Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown,” she said.
She said the “cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone”, with the experience giving her a “new perspective on everything.”
The statement was accompanied by a video message which showed her outdoors walking in the woods with her husband Prince William and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) September 9, 2024
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
In the video, Kate says: “Doing what I can to stay cancer-free is now my focus. Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes.
“I am however looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when I can.
“Despite all that has gone before, I enter this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life.”
Kate, who is continuing to undertake her royal duties at home, is hoping to return to a light programme of public duties for the remainder of the year, reflecting her need to make a full recovery, and aims for a handful of engagements in the coming months.
She is also working towards appearing with the British royal family at the annual Remembrance Sunday service staged at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in November.
With reporting from Press Association
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Regardless of anyone’s opinion about the institution she married into, she’s still a mother of 3 young kids. I wish her all the best with her recovery.
Best of luck, it’s a tough road without the glare of the public and wanting to know your business
I know how she feels two years now since I was diagnosed with kidney cancer and 2 years since I packed in the ole fags after been a smoker for over 50 odd years got the all clear last week from my doctor’s on my cancer and felt the relief of that good news now I can look forward to my 65th birthday in Nov
@liam ward: congratulations, all the best
@liam ward: congratulations!!!
@liam ward: I hope you’ve been celebrating Liam!
@liam ward: Well done Liam. Lots of good times to look forward to still. Enjoy every moment and live your life to the fullest.
@liam ward: well done young man ,I am on the same road ,I bit to go yet but will get there
@liam ward: Well done you. It’s a tough road. Great news.
The very best on your way to recovery, Kate
A kind, thoughtful and inspirational piece offering understanding and hope to others, I wish her the best.
It is a worrying situation for a mother of young children to undergo treatment for cancer symptoms. Wishing this mother well.
Good luck to her, it’s a hard road and it visits most families at some stage. But the part about her going back to work, well it’s good to see she hasn’t lost her sense of humour!
@Anthony Curran: and very lucky not to lose that lovely hair too !!
Well done.
Having been there I wish her the very best and hopefully cancer free.
Fair play Kate hope all goes well for you and your family.
This is not Irish news. We are not part of britain. The media should act accordingly.
@rory Mcgovern: But it is news. Have you ever been outside Ireland Rory?
@rory Mcgovern: grow up
@rory Mcgovern: why stop there. Why not just look for local village news
@rory Mcgovern:
We read about news around the world on here every day,and comment as needed.
Why should we exclude the U.K.
We are hugely connected to the country.
There are a vast no.of fans,and followers of William,and Catherine here, and people wish her well.
The cloning worked eh
@Tom L: Fingers crossed, that lone brain cell of yours needs company.
And still no sign of Dee?
I’m not a fan of K&W or the RF. While I wish anyone with any illness a swift recovery this banal sort of PR is cringe worthy. Mills and Boone must have written her statement. Total drivel. The video is just awful. They are boring and imo should have behaved better and been more supportive of H&M. Kate has absolutely no personality.
@Topgun: I see you are a nice person bottom gun,
@Topgun: And yet you read listened and watched .
@Paul O’Mahoney: yes. How else could I form an opinion.
@Topgun: opinions are like arseholes, we all have one but you are the biggest one
Why do journalists , yourself included, insist on referring to the Princess of Wales as ” Kate Middleton,”…?
Surely, if she was foolish enough to marry into that disfunctional family, she is, at least, entitled to her title?
I am baffled by the number of Irish people looking up to this narcissistic lady.
@Alex: I am baffled by the lack of intelligence you possess. Maybe intelligence is not even an appropriate description. This is a story about a human being.
@Alex: what a mean minded petty individual you must be. Obviously you never watch British tv ).or read a British published book and only ever watch the dreadful output from Rte. you’ll have to campaign for a referendum to outlaw foreign news from Irish media ( or in your case of course only outlaw British news) . Just think of the huge environmental effect of only Irish news, ( only 2 pages in every newspaper and millions of trees saved
Ffs. Nothing whatsoever to do with Ireland. Keep your royal family loving shive off here
@FoxyBoiiYT: like a lot of world news has nothing to do with Ireland, but people are still interested
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