Britain’s Prince William says wife Kate is ‘doing well’
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Britain's Prince William met representatives from local businesses operating in Cornwall on May 10.
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LONDON – Britain’s Prince William said on May 10 that his wife Catherine was “doing well”, in a rare public comment about the Princess of Wales as she undergoes preventative chemotherapy
The Princess, popularly known as Kate, announced in March that she was having treatment after cancer was found following abdominal surgery she underwent at the start of 2024.
She said at the time that she was well, but the couple’s office have said it would not be providing regular updates on her health, and she is not due to return to public duties until her doctors say she is well enough to do so.
However, when asked how his wife was faring during a visit to a community hospital on the Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall in south-west England, Prince William, 41, replied: “She’s doing well, thank you, yes.”
The heir to the throne, who is also the Duke of Cornwall, was on a two-day trip to the region, where he saw a site for a new project to tackle homelessness, spent time on a beach with local groups and visited a community hospital.
He arrived by boat on May 10 on the Isles of Scilly, 28km off the coast of Cornwall, buying a Cornish pasty, the region’s famous savoury pastry, and telling crowds who had gathered on the quayside that his family were “very upset” that he was there without them.
The Prince also met harbour operators and local business people on St Mary’s, the largest of the islands, talking to them about their preparations for the summer tourist season.
His father, King Charles, 75, had also been out and about on May 9, visiting a military training college, in his latest engagement since he returned to public duties after his cancer diagnosis. REUTERS
