Princess Kate Shares Raw Truth: “New Normal” After Cancer “Takes Time”

For those of us wondering why Kate Middleton skipped the Royal Ascot after declaring that she’s now wonderfully entered remission, the Princess is here to remind us that recovery takes as much as the treatment journey itself.

Sometimes we tend to think that once treatment is done and we’re wonderfully recovering, we can return to life as is. But that’s not always the case.

For one thing, the fear of becoming sick again is a real and constant threat that you only learn to shed every day that passes by. And even then, it’s not a fear that you can completely throw in the back burner and just carry on.

It’s life’s sad truth, and I hope that through Kate’s admission, so many people feeling guilt at being afraid that their recovery could suddenly backslide will learn that they’re not alone.

Princess Kate Speaks Up About Putting On A “Brave Face” and “Stoicism” Through Treatment

Last year was a really trying one for the Royal Family, as they were hit with a double dose of cancer diagnosis: King Charles and Princess Kate.

And the funny thing is that the two senior royals had previously checked into hospitals for minor surgeries, before the discovery was made. As the family struggled to come to terms with what was happening, the world lost its collective minds.

Luckily, a few months later, we learned that Kate is in remission through a sweet and wholesome video that made our eyes wet. And whilst that is now behind her, the Princess was not afraid to make the bold admission that she’s still in a “really, really difficult” period of her life.

“You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment,” she explained during her visit to Colchester Hospital on Wednesday. “Treatment’s done, then it’s like, ‘I can crack on, get back to normal,’ but actually [that’s not the case].”

The mom-of-three noted that despite “not necessarily [being] under the clinical team any longer,” she was unable “to function normally at home as [she] perhaps once used to.”

Middleton, 43, then added, “[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 candidly shared that finding a “new normal … takes time.”

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