Princess Kate's selfless six-word message as she hugs tearful cancer patient
The Princess of Wales visited the Royal Marsden Hospital in London today where she had cancer treatment - and offered reassurance and hugs to both patients and those seeing their loved ones going through cancer treatment
The Princess of Wales offered a poignant message as she hugged cancer patients and their loved ones during an emotional visit today.
Today Kate, 43, visited the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, the place where she received her cancer treatment, as the she wanted the opportunity to personally thank the staff for their exceptional care, support and compassion over the past year.
The princess finished chemotherapy treatment at the end of last summer, having been diagnosed with the disease in February after spending two weeks at The London Clinic in Marylebone following abdominal surgery.
The visit marked Kate's first solo engagment over in over a year and throughout the poignant visit, she shared stories with patients and asked how their loved ones were doing during their worrying time.
In one particularly heartwrenching moment, the Princess carried out a mini impromptu walkabout among patients and their supporters who had gathered in the corridor to see her.
Kate offers a hug for reassurance to one woman at the Royal Marsden today (Image:
Getty Images)Asking about their treatment, she leaned in for a tight hug with Rebecca Mendlesohn, 57, who is on a trial for secondary cancer - breast and liver. While Tina Adumou, whose 19-year-old daughter is currently in ICU and broke down into tears when she told the Princess about it.
Putting an arm around her, Kate asked questions and reassured her that she was in the best possible place. "I wish I could do more," she said, with feeling. "It will get better. There is light at the end of the tunnel." "Best of luck," she said as she left. She offered the poignant advice: "You are in the best hands."
It came after earlier in the visit, Kate met four cancer patients and shared stories with them. She joked that it was a novelty for her to enter through the front door, having made "so many quiet visits", adding that it was "quite nice" to see the proper reception. "It's really tough," she empathised with one patient who was having chemotherapy. "It's such a shock".
Staff and patients try to snap a picture of the princess as she leaves the Royal Marsden Hospital (Image:
PA)"Everyone said to me please keep a positive mindset, it makes such a difference," she said, adding that "When I came in everyone said make sure you have all your warm things [clothes] on" because of the side effects. The princess asked patient's details of their treatment, trials, wellbeing, and asked after their families.
"Oh my goodness," she exclaimed on occasion, hearing difficult accounts of long treatment, and shook her head sympathetically. Of the importance of looking after oneself during and after treatment, she said: "I really felt like I needed to get the sun. You need loads of water and loads of sunlight."
When one woman's machinery started beeping during their conversation, signalling treatment was needed, she said: "I recognise that beep!" Hearing about one man's diagnosis, the Princess said: "The body is amazing at telling us 'you need to take time out'."
Kate chats to patient Katherine Field during her visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital today (Image:
Getty Images)Ruth Bosworth, whose husband Richard was having treatment, told the Princess she had "managed the children [George, Charlotte and Louis] so well", making her smile warmly. A number of the patients opened the conversation by asking how the Princess was feeling. She replied that she was doing well, but recalled the cycle of treatment saying "sometimes you feel relatively well, and then you have another one."
She added: "Sometimes from the outside we all think you've finished treatment and you go back to things. But it's hard to get back to normal." She told numberous patients that it was so important to keep "doing the things that give you joy". "It makes you appreciate all the small things in life that you take for granted," she said of a cancer diganosis.
The Princess also spoke to doctors and nurses involved in care and research, as well as pilot projects at the Marsden to improve holistic care. Speaking of receiving a diagnosis, she said: "It's the uncertainly of that initial dignosis. It's such a wealth of information. Understanding the diagnosis, it's a massive amount of information to take on as a patient. Having that continuinity, in the clinical setting and outside in the home setting, is so important."
The poignant visit today also coincided with Kate joining her husband Prince William as joint Royal Patron of the Royal Marsden, a role once previously held by the late Princess Diana. The Royal Marsden is a research active cancer centre and plays an important role in helping advance cancer treatment for others in the UK and around the world.
In her role as joint Royal Patron, Kensington Palace said Kate is looking forward to supporting The Marsden's work in advancing cancer research, treatment, and care as well as learning more about how it can benefit patients in the future. After announcing a leave of absence from royal life, Kate managed to make public appearances at the King's official birthday in London, Trooping the Colour in London, and joined her sister Pippa and daughter Princess Charlotte at the Wimbledon Championships last June.
Kensington Palace was also keen to stress that despite today's visit, Kate's return to public duties would be gradual and the engagemeent today was all about her own personal journey. A Kensington Palace spokesperson said: "The Princess wanted to make the journey to both show her gratitude to the incredible team, but also highlight the world leading care and treatment the Marsden provides."
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