{"id":131406,"date":"2024-11-08T11:33:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T11:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/08\/prince-william-breaks-silence-on-brutal-year-in-wake-of-cancer-diagnoses\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T11:33:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T11:33:05","slug":"prince-william-breaks-silence-on-brutal-year-in-wake-of-cancer-diagnoses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/08\/prince-william-breaks-silence-on-brutal-year-in-wake-of-cancer-diagnoses\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Breaks Silence on &#8220;Brutal&#8221; Year in Wake of Cancer Diagnoses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prince William has stated the obvious.<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019s making headlines by doing so.<\/p>\n<p>In an especially candid interview on November 7 \u2014 which took place at the conclusion of his visit to Cape Town, South Africa \u2014 the Prince of Wales opened up about just how challenging the past several months have been.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182386712-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512900 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182386712-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182386712-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182386712-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182386712-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182386712-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182386712-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182386712-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182386712-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince William, Prince of Wales attends Earthshot+ at Portside Tower on November 5, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Aaron Chown \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Simply put, \u201cit\u2019s been dreadful,\u201d William told reporters, according to the BBC. \u201cIt\u2019s probably been the hardest year in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How could it not have been, right?!?<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, both Kate Middleton and Prince Charles were diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/kate-middleton-working-out-again-doing-well-following-chemotherapy-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess appears to be doing a lot better<\/a> after various rounds of chemotherapy; however, there\u2019s been talk that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/10\/king-charles-diagnosed-with-pancreatic-cancer-given-two-years-to-live-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles has pancreatic cancer<\/a> and therefore doesn\u2019t have very long to live.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-1024x823.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-2048x1646.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-960x771.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-1080x868.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-1200x964.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-1024x823.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512901 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-2048x1646.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-960x771.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-1080x868.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-1200x964.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182590711-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Performers dance as Britain\u2019s Prince William, Prince of Wales arrives for the 2024 Earthshot Prize awards ceremony on November 6, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Ian Vogler-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 42-year-old went on explain that juggling his royal duties and family responsibilities has been vey hard, telling the press:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrying to get through everything else and keep everything on track has been really difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In general, William \u2014 who shares kids Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, with Middleton \u2014 did make a point to praise his dad and his wife for staying SO strong during these diagnoses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud of my wife, I\u2019m proud of my father, for handling the things that they have done,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut from a personal family point of view, it\u2019s been, yeah, it\u2019s been brutal.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512902 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183437644-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince William, Prince of Wales meets with volunteers of the National Seas Rescue Institute during a visit to Simon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Town Harbour on November 7, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chris Jackson \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked how Middleton \u2014 who confirmed on September 9 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/kate-middleton-cancer-treatment-complete-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she had completed cancer treatment<\/a> \u2014 is faring, William said that she is \u201cdoing well,\u201d and, after being told he looked relaxed, said: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be less relaxed this year, so it\u2019s very interesting you\u2019re all seeing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t see Prince William talking like this very often. It\u2019s refreshing, isn\u2019t it? It\u2019s like he\u2019s a real human being.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s more a case of just crack on and you\u2019ve got to keep going,\u201d he said. \u201cI enjoy my work and I enjoy pacing myself and keeping sure that I have got time for my family, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512903 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182229600-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince William, Prince of Wales takes part in a rugby coaching session with local school children during a visit to Ocean View Secondary School on November 4, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Aaron Chown \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>William will be King someday. He\u2019s taking on more responsibility right now, too, considering the state of his father.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on this role, William cited the Earthshot Prize\u2026 a global environmental award that is rewarded to five winners each year for their contributions towards environmentalism<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo I like more responsibility? No. Do I like the freedom that I can build something like Earthshot? Then yes. And that\u2019s the future for me,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very important, with my role and my platform, that I\u2019m doing something for good. That I\u2019m helping people\u2019s lives and I\u2019m doing something that is genuinely meaningful. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, the Earthshot is a culmination, if you like, of all that put together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/prince-william-breaks-silence-on-brutal-year-in-wake-of-cancer-diagnoses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William has stated the obvious. But he\u2019s making headlines by doing so. In an especially candid interview on November 7 \u2014 which took place at the conclusion of his visit to Cape Town, South Africa \u2014 the Prince of Wales opened up about just how challenging the past several months have been. Prince William, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":131407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-131406","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}