Kate Confirms ‘Moments of Fear’ After She Admitted She’s Still ‘Not Able to Function Normally’ Following Her Cancer
Jason Pham
Kate Middleton is looking back on her cancer journey and how far she’s come. In honor of World Cancer Day on February 4, the Princess of Wales shared an Instagram video of her visit to The Royal Marsden Hospital in London.
The video included clips of Kate greeting patients at the hospital during her visit in January 2025. Kate herself also received treatment at The Royal Marsden Hospital for her undisclosed form of cancer before she announced she had entered remission in January 2025. The video was set to a voiceover message from the Princess of Wales offering words of support to those battling cancer. “On World Cancer Day, my thoughts are with everyone who is facing a cancer diagnosis, undergoing treatment, or finding their way through recovery,” she said. “Cancer touches so many lives – not only patients, but the families and friends and caregivers who walk beside them.”
She continued, “As anyone who has experienced this journey will know, it’s not linear. There are moments of fear and exhaustion. But also moments of strength, kindness, and profound connection. Today is a reminder of the importance of care, understanding, and hope. Please know you are not alone.”
Kate announced her cancer diagnosis in March 2024, two months after she underwent an unspecified abdominal surgery. She revealed that she had finished chemotherapy in September 2024 before announcing that she was in remission four months later.
Around the time of her remission announcement, a source told People that Kate was “not back to normal” but there were signs of a “light at the end of the tunnel.” “She has to get back on top of it. And she will if she is left alone to work it out for herself,” the insider said.
Kate also admitted she was she was still not able to “function normally” during a visit to Colchester Hospital in July 2025. “You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment,” she said at the time, calling her cancer journey a “really, really difficult” time in her life. “Treatment’s done, then it’s like, ‘I can crack on, get back to normal,’ but actually [that’s not the case].”
She also noted that, despite “not necessarily [being] under the clinical team any longer,” she still wasn’t able to “to function normally at home as [she] perhaps once used to.” She continued, “[Having] someone to help talk you through that, show you and guide you through that sort of phase that comes after treatment … is really valuable.” She also admitted that finding a “new normal… takes time.”
She added, “It’s a roller coaster, it’s not smooth, like you expect it to be. But the reality is you go through hard times.”
