Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton
Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesFormer royal assistant Jason Knauf He opened how Princess Kate MiddletonHealth struggles are affected Prince William.
In an interview with 60 minutes of Australiawhich was aired on Sunday, February 2nd, the former older couple’s couple recalled that in 2024 he discovered Kate’s cancer diagnosis of William (42).
“Within a few weeks, if you are Prince William, you find out your wife and father have cancer. And that’s … I mean, I couldn’t believe it,” Knauf said.
Knauf said it was “awful” to hear the news of Kate’s diagnosis in a personal phone call with William.
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“It was awful. Absolutely awful. That’s the lowest I’ve ever seen. But the problem was that all these crazy conspiracy theories started in the background on the net,” Knauf said.
“Was she really sick? But they did not want to say yet that she had cancer because they did not tell the children and they were still working how to tell the children, “Knauf added, referring to three children of William and Kate – Kate – Kate – Prince George11, Princess Charlotte9, i Prince Louis6.
Knauf was a Minister of Communication William and Kate, 43, as well as Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleFrom February 2015 to March 2019
He was then senior advisor William and Kate before becoming executive director Royal Foundation from September 2019 to January 2022.
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Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesKnauf’s comments echoed those made by royal experts in US WeeklyFrom the story of January Princess’s return to work.
Robert HardmanThe royal biographer, he said Our: “The family was one of the reasons that she did not announce her illness until relatively late during the day. It was the last day of the school term and they kept for the children normal. “
“The priority was not her public picture; her family was a priority,” Hardman added.
As for William, Prince told reporters In Cape Town, South Africa in November 2024, “was probably the hardest year in my life.”
“So the attempt to break everything else and hold everything in the way was really hard,” he said.
Kate announced that cancer in remission January 14th.
“Now it’s a relief to be in remission,” she shared in a statement to social media. “And I stay focused on recovery. As anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer will know, it takes time to adjust to the new normal.”