An announcement that had the effect of a shock. On March 22, 2024, after having remained silent for a few weeks regarding his state of health, Kate Middleton finally revealed that she had cancer. “My condition was thought to be non-cancerous, but tests carried out after the operation revealed that I had cancer”she explained in a video shared on social networks, before adding: “This was of course a huge shock, and William and I have done everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family”. The Princess of Wales had also asked that her privacy be respected so that she could be treated in the best possible conditions. Since then, her clan has been united around her but silence is required. While the nature of his cancer was kept secret, Wednesday April 30, Prince William was questioned about his wife’s health.
Prince William: “They are all fine, thank you. Yes, we are fine”
Indeed, on an official trip to a suicide prevention center in Newcastle, he answered certain questions about his private life. A woman in the audience asked him how the mother of his children, George, Charlotte and Louis, was feeling. “Do you mind if I ask how your wife and children are doing?”she asked him, somewhat embarrassed. “They are all fine, thank you. Yes, we are fine”, replied the Prince of Wales with a big smile. News which is therefore reassuring about the state of health of his 42-year-old wife. When he spoke to announce his cancer, she also explained that she had just started preventive chemotherapy. The announcement of his illness put an end to weeks of wild rumors circulating on social networks about his health. Indeed, since his abdominal operation in January 2024, his silence and his long period of convalescence had greatly intrigued. The British royal family is marked by illness while Charles III is also suffering from cancer.