Princess of Wales Kate Middleton shares a unique way she relaxed during cancer treatment, and it’s not something you’d think about a princess doing. The princess found that using colors to draw pictures brought her peace in the midst of discomfort. Watch the video to see the joy on Kate’s face as she recalls the experience.
"I didn't have the ability to read or do anything,” Kate shared with other cancer patients. “Coloring was my way of exploring interesting things and be able to do something that did not require an end product, just a way of playing and losing yourself.”
Kate was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer in 2024, after a planned abdominal surgery. She went into remission in 2025.
“At the time, it was thought that my condition was noncancerous,” Kate Middleton said during cancer treatment in 2024. “The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present.”
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Last year, she expressed that while she’s in remission, she is still focused on recovery, as it takes time for the body to adjust after chemotherapy. She also thanked everyone who supported her in her cancer journey.
On her recent visit with cancer patients, Kate, a mother of three young kids, also comforted a young mother who is going through treatment.
She said, “Meeting patients, families, and staff was a powerful reminder that healing is about so much more than treatment alone. A cancer diagnosis affects every part of life, in mind, body, and the deeper part of ourselves. The way we process fear, uncertainty, and change is deeply personal. Thank you for sharing your stories with me, and for the compassion, creativity, and dedication shown every day across the hospital."
It’s surely reassuring for UK cancer patients to see that their princess went through the same struggles they’re going through. She’s not a thing on a pedestal—but a person, just like them.
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