Lhe year is almost coming to an end and there is no doubt that Prince William and his loved ones hope to start 2025 in better circumstances. As a reminder, after a prostate procedure, King Charles III announced in February that he was suffering from cancer. A few weeks later, after an abdominal operation and a mysterious absence which led to much speculation, Kate Middleton in turn revealed that she was undergoing treatment for an unspecified type of cancer.
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For his part, Prince William had to keep his head held high and ensure as many commitments as possible while his father and his wife took some distance to heal. A situation which began to improve recently with the gradual resumption of official functions of the king and the princess, who announced during the summer that she had finished her chemotherapy treatment. But two months before the end of the year, the 42-year-old prince is already drawing an obvious conclusion: 2024 has been “brutal” for him and his family.
“Stay the course”
“It was terrible,” he told the press on November 7 upon his return from South Africa, as reported by the BBC. “This is probably the most difficult year of my life. So it's been very difficult to try to cope with everything else and stay the course,” he added.
The father then recognized the bravery of his loved ones in their fight against the disease. “I’m very proud of my wife, I’m proud of my father, for managing what they did,” he said. But from a family point of view, it was brutal. »
Prince William returned from an official stay in South Africa where he attended the Earthshot Prize Awards, a ceremony he himself launched in 2020 with naturalist David Attenborough. This recent edition awarded prizes of £1 million to five eco-friendly projects.
Asked about his role as Prince of Wales, the son of Charles III found it difficult to admit straight away whether he liked him or not. “It’s a delicate question. Do I like having more responsibilities? No,” he replied.
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In return, his position allows him to support the causes in which he believes. “Do I like the freedom of being able to create something like Earthshot? So, yes. And that’s the future for me,” he said. “With this role and my field, it is very important that I do something good, that I help people in their lives and that I do something that is really meaningful. »
In addition to the environment, Prince William is engaged in the fight against the precariousness of the homeless, while Kate Middleton is involved in early childhood.
