How Kate Middleton Is Talking to Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis About Cancer Treatment

Mar. 15, 2025

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Prince Louis of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Platinum Pageant on June 5, 2022 in London, England. The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated from June 2 to June 5, 2022, in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.

Kate Middletonis focused on her family as she navigates hercancer treatment.

On Friday, the Princess of Wales, 42, announced that she is undergoing treatment for cancer in a personal video message and outlined how she waited to publicly disclose the diagnosis in order to take time to explain the situation to her three children,Prince George, 10,Princess Charlotte, 8, andPrince Louis, 5, whom she shares withPrince William.

Princess Kate shared the health news after Kensington Palace revealed on Jan. 17 that the royal had had “planned abdominal surgery” the day prior and post-operative tests “found cancer had been present.” The Princess of Wales said she is in the “early stages” of a course of preventative chemotherapy.

“As you can imagine, this has taken time. It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment. But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be ok,” Princess Kate said.

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Kate Middleton with her family at Trooping the Colour in June 2023.Samir Hussein/WireImage

Prince George of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Prince William of Wales on the balcony during Trooping the Colour

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Princess Kate also had her children top of mind after her abdominal surgery news was announced in January.

Kensington Palace said in the statement revealing her procedure, “The Princess of Wales appreciates the interest this statement will generate. She hopes that the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible; and her wish that her personal medical information remains private.”

Prince William also took several weeks off from royal duty as he helped his wife and kept things as normal as possible in Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis' routines.

source: people.com

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