Princess Kate: Navigating Chemotherapy with Grace

Princess Kate, the Princess of Wales, shares her journey of undergoing preventative chemotherapy and making her first public appearance since treatment began. She expresses gratitude for the supportive messages and details her experience of balancing good and bad days, showing resilience and optimism.

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, is due to make her first public appearance this year and the first since she began preventative chemotherapy for cancer at an event on Saturday. Below is the full text of a letter by the British royal, dated June 14, ahead of the scheduled appearance at her father-in-law King Charles' birthday parade over the weekend:

A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCESS OF WALES I have been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months. It really has made the world of difference to William and me and has helped us both through some of the harder times.

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, tired and you 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. 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, as well as starting to do a little work from home.

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. 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.

Thank you so much for your continued understanding, and to all of you who have so bravely shared your stories with me.