The Prince of Wales was quizzed on his wife the Princess of Wales’ health during an outing in Portsmouth on Wednesday. As William met veterans to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, one war hero asked the future King if his wife, who is undergoing preventative chemotherapy treatment, is “getting any better”.
Prince William, 41, responded:
Yes. She’d have loved to be here today.
The royal also continued:
I was reminding everyone her grandmother served at Bletchley Park, so she had quite a few in common with some of the ladies here who were at Bletchley.
Princess Kate’s paternal grandmother, Valerie Glassborow, worked at the secret wartime spy base that sought to break enemy codes, which the royal visited in 2019.
The veteran said:
Thank goodness.
Prince William told him as they shook hands:
It’s lovely to see you. I will see you in five years’ time for the 85th.
Princess is on the mend
The 42-year-old Princess of Wales has remained out of the public eye since announcing in March that she had a cancer diagnosis and was undergoing chemotherapy. The announcement came after Kensington Palace announced that the royal had scheduled abdominal surgery in January. Princess Kate has said she will return to royal work when the time is right.
Princess Kate said in the video filmed in the garden of Windsor Castle, not far from her home at Adelaide Cottage where she lives with Prince William and their kids, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6:
We hope that you will understand that, as a family, we now need some time, space and privacy while I complete my treatment. My work has always brought me a deep sense of joy, and I look forward to being back when I am able, but for now I must focus on making a full recovery.
Prince William took a few weeks off from public royal duties after his wife shared news of her health, and returned to work in mid-April. Earlier, the heir to the British throne has said several times at recent events that his wife is “doing well.”
Prince William’s joint outing with King Charles and Queen Camilla on June 5 was the first of many events in which the British royal family celebrated the 80th anniversary of D-Day landings.
On June 6, the royals will travel to France for the anniversary celebrations. The trip is the king’s first overseas visit since the palace announced his cancer diagnosis in February and his return to public royal work in late April.
