Princess Kate tells cancer patients 'you're not alone' as she opens up about 'fear and exhaustion' during her battle

During the touching video, Princess Kate can be seen talking to cancer patients during a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital, where she underwent treatment in 2024.

She was also filmed meeting with nurses on the ward and shaking hands with relatives of patients.

Kate described going through times of "strength, kindness, and profound connection" during her treatment and told those going through the disease: "Please know you are not alone."

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Speaking over the clip, which was shared by Kensington Palace on X, she said: "On World Cancer Day, my thoughts are with everyone who is facing a cancer diagnosis, undergoing treatment or finding their way through recovery.

"Cancer touches so many lives. Not only patients, but the families and friends and caregivers who walk beside them.

"As anyone who has experienced this journey will know, it’s not linear.

"There are moments of fear and exhaustion. But also moments of strength, kindness, and profound connection.

"Today is a reminder of the importance of care, understanding and hope. Please know you are not alone."

The Princess announced she was in remission last January. Details of the type of cancer and its stage have been kept private.

Sharing a health update in September 2024, she said the past nine months had been "incredibly tough" for the family, adding that the cancer journey is "complex, scary and unpredictable."

The message comes in the same week the Government announced its ten-year National Cancer Plan, which aims to ensure 75 per cent of patients diagnosed from 2035 onwards will be cancer-free, or living well, five years after their diagnosis.

The document will also pledge that the NHS will meet all its cancer waiting time targets by 2029, the expected date of the next general election.

Speaking ahead of the plan being published, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: "Cancer survival shouldn't come down to who won the lottery of life.

"But cancer is more likely to be a death sentence in Britain than in other countries around the world.

"As a cancer survivor who owes my life to the NHS, I owe it to future patients to make sure they receive the same outstanding care I did.

"Thanks to the revolution in medical science and technology, we have the opportunity to transform the life chances of cancer patients.

"Our cancer plan will invest in and modernise the NHS, so that opportunity can be seized and our ambitions realised.

"This plan will slash waits, invest in cutting-edge technology, and give every patient the best possible chance of beating cancer."