Kate Middleton surprised fans with an appearance at Colchester Hospital in Essex, England, on July 2, and along with planting roses named after her in the facility's special wellbeing garden, she made some frank comments about what life is like for cancer patients after going through treatment. While the Princess of Wales doesn't often speak about how her world has changed following her 2024 cancer diagnosis, one royal expert is praising the royal for her "refreshing" remarks.
Although she spoke in general terms rather than using "I" statements, the princess shared that those in remission from cancer struggle just as much after treatment as they do during—a fitting comment after she abruptly pulled out of a Royal Ascot appearance at the last minute in June. The Princess of Wales told people at the hospital that "you put on a sort of brave face" throughout chemotherapy but when it's all over, "the phase afterwards is really, really difficult."
