<p id=”par-1_27″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kate-middleton/”>Kate Middleton</a> may have put on a brave face publicly as she faced cancer. But privately, she has the same “worries” and “fears” as any other patient.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kate-middleton-is-fighting-not-only-a-physical-but-emotional-battle”>Kate Middleton is fighting not only a physical but emotional battle</h2>
<p id=”par-2_19″>In January 2024, Kate Middleton was hospitalized for planned abdominal surgery. Subsequently, during that surgery, cancer was reportedly found.</p>
<p id=”par-3_28″>However, the Princess of Wales didn’t initially reveal her diagnosis publicly. Instead, she and Prince William battled this fight privately, out of the public eye, for two months.</p>
<p id=”par-4_50″>In March, Kate recorded a video that was released on the couple’s Instagram page. In June, she followed up her remarks with a new statement, where she revealed she was continuing treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. She <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middleton-return-shames-ignorant-nasty-trolls-royal-photographer.html/?swcfpc=1″>appeared at Trooping the Color</a>, her first public event, in June.</p>
<p id=”par-5_32″><a href=”https://people.com/kate-middleton-has-same-emotions-fears-anyone-with-cancer-says-former-palace-press-secretary-exclusive-8665373″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People Magazine</a> discussed the Princess of Wales’ health. They spoke to Ailsa Anderson, former press secretary to Queen Elizabeth, to share her thoughts on how Kate is handling this stressful personal situation.</p>
<p id=”par-6_39″>“She might be the Princess of Wales, but she is still a mother and wife,” Anderson said. “And going through the same set of emotions and worries and fears as anyone else in that set of circumstances would be.” </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kate-middleton-admits-she-has-good-and-bad-days”>Kate Middleton admits she has ‘good and bad days’</h2>
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<p id=”par-7_30″>In an<a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/C8NCRQKt4fA/?hl=en” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”> Instagram post</a> dated June 14, Kate Middleton revealed her current health situation. She says she has “good and bad days” ahead of a <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middleton-cancer-return-double-edged-sword-kensington-palace.html/?swcfpc=1″>potential return</a> to full-time work.</p>
<p id=”par-8_63″>The princess wrote about her <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middleton-cancer-battle-time-uncertainty-princess-of-wales.html/?swcfpc=1″>cancer battle</a>, “I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. On those bad days, you feel weak and tired and have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well.”</p>
<p id=”par-9_28″>Kate, who is undergoing preventative chemotherapy, then explained how much longer she would receive treatment. The <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middleton-royal-family-rebirth-commentator.html/?swcfpc=1″>senior royal</a> also discussed balancing motherhood and her work for the crown.</p>
<p id=”par-10_51″>“My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months. On the days I feel well enough, it is a joy to engage with school life, spend personal time on the things that give me energy and positivity, and start to do a little work from home,” she admits.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-when-will-kate-middleton-return-to-full-time-royal-duties”>When will Kate Middleton return to full-time royal duties?</h2>
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<p id=”par-11_37″>Kate Middleton explained on Instagram that she is looking forward to returning to full-time work. However, she is listening to her body and her doctors for suitable events to attend and when she can return to work.</p>
<p id=”par-12_38″>She wrote, “I’m looking forward to attending the King’s Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer. But equally knowing I am not out of the woods yet.”</p>
<p id=”par-13_36″>Kate continued by saying that listening to her body was the most challenging thing for her. She believes that by doing so, she will properly heal rather than hasting her return by pushing herself too hard.</p>
<p id=”par-14_33″>“I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. Taking each day as it comes, listening to my body, and allowing myself to take this much needed time to heal,” she concluded.</p>
<p id=”par-15_26″>Kate Middleton continues to recover at the home she shares with her husband, Prince William, and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.</p>