Kate Middleton announces cancer diagnosis on March 22, 2024.Photo:BBC Studios
BBC Studios
Kate Middletonreached for something familiar to record the video announcing that she is receivingcancer treatment.
The cashmere top, which is no longer available for sale on Erdem’s website, has been in Kate’s royal rotation since at least 2021. That May, she layered it under a blazer for a rainy visit to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland withPrince William, where they met as college students. According to fan siteKate Middleton Style, she picked up another version of Erderm Lotus sweater in navy and white, which she wore to theGreat Britain Sail Grand Prixin July 2022 with white shorts — a spot-on style for the nautical outing.
Prince William and Kate Middleton visit the University of St Andrews on May 26, 2021 in St Andrews, Scotland.Andy Buchanan - WPA Pool/Getty
Andy Buchanan - WPA Pool/Getty
Six months later, she slipped into the same sweater for a meeting of the “Dadvengers,” a community for fathers and their children in Arnos Grove, London, highlighting the important role that dads play in their children’s earliest years.
Kate Middletno joins a Dad Walk in the local park during a visit to “Dadvengers”, a community for dads and their children, on November 1, 2023.YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty
YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty
In the two-minute and 20-second video, Kate explained that she is undergoing treatment for cancer following “majorabdominal surgery” in January. Princess Kate said that post-operative tests “found cancer had been present” and that she is in the “early stages” of a course of preventative chemotherapy, outlining how she andPrince Williamtook time to share the news with their kidsPrince George, 10,Princess Charlotte, 8, andPrince Louis, 5 and that her husband has been a “great comfort.”
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“She wrote the words herself, delivered it personally and wanted to decide when the time was right to hit the world with this news,” adds a family friend.
source: people.com
