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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Kate Gets Candid About Life After Cancer Treatment and Struggling to "Function Normally at Home"

Kate Middleton wearing a striped tan shirt and blazer .

The Princess of Wales has been prioritizing family life and recovering from her battle with cancer over the past year, and on Wednesday, July 2, she made some rare comments about how her life has been impacted by the disease. The 43-year-old royal spoke with a group at Colchester Hospital's Cancer Wellbeing Centre during a surprise appearance in Essex, England—and she admitted that a patient's cancer journey is far from over once treatment ends.

In a video shared by Hello! on Instagram, the Princess of Wales said, "You know, post treatment as well, you put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment. Treatment's done, then it's like, 'I can crack on, get back to normal,' but actually, the phase afterwards is really, really difficult."

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