Kate Middleton announces completion of chemotherapy treatment

Princess Kate, who announced at the end of March that she was undergoing preventive chemotherapy for cancer, indicated on Monday, September 9, in a message published on social networks, that she had completed this treatment. “I can’t tell you what a relief it is to finally be done with my chemotherapy treatment.”writes the Princess of Wales in this message, recalling nine months “extremely hard” for her and her family.

“My road to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes.”she adds, sharing her “looking forward to returning to work and undertaking public activities in the coming months”In the video accompanying her message, she appears surrounded by her husband and their three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, walking in the countryside of Norfolk, in the east of England, where the family spent part of their holidays in August.

Kate, adored by the British and who appeared almost every day in the press, suddenly disappeared from the media landscape after Christmas 2023. She had been hospitalized in January. All sorts of rumors had then appeared on social networks. At the end of March, she had announced herself, in a video that had moved, that she had cancer, without specifying the nature. A further blow for the royal family, since King Charles III had announced shortly before that he also had cancer.

Public appearances

Kate first reappeared in public on June 15 for the Sovereign’s Birthday Parade. She then greeted the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, with the royal family. The wife of Prince William was then warmly cheered by the public who came in large numbers to attend the military parade “Trooping the Colour” (“Salute to the colours”) organized every June. Her last public appearance was in early July at Wimbledon, where she presented the trophy to the winner of the tennis tournament, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. There again, she was applauded at length.

In her message on Monday, the princess shared her « reconnaissance » for all the support she has received. “I was humbled by everyone’s kindness, empathy and compassion.”she confides. Kate concludes with a word for people “who are continuing their own journey against cancer”. “I stand with you, side by side, hand in hand. From darkness can come light, so let that light shine.”she said.

Charles III, 75, resumed his public engagements in the spring, after suspending them for several months.