Princess Catherine is ‘better’
After it was revealed the royal mother-of-three is undergoing preventative cancer treatment, Prince William has said his wife Princess Catherine is “better” and “would have loved” to have been with him at this year’s D-Day commemorations.
Prince William’s wife Princess Catherine is “better” and “would have loved” to have joined him at this year’s D-Day commemorations.
The heir to the British throne, 41, gave an update on the mother-of-three’s condition as she undergoes preventative cancer treatment when he appeared alongside his cancer-battling father King Charles, 75, and Queen Camilla, 76, as they stood alongside war veterans during an 80th anniversary event marking the 1944 Normandy landings.
He spoke of Catherine during the ceremony in Portsmouth on Wednesday (05.06.24) afternoon, after delivering a speech to veterans and while meeting with members of the public.
When one war survivor asked after William’s wife amid her health fight, footage posted on X showed him replying: “She is better, thanks. She would've loved to be here today.”
William added at the event, hosted by the Ministry of Defence at Southsea Common, he had been speaking with women who worked at Bletchley Park as codebreakers during World War Two alongside Catherine's grandmother, Valerie Middleton.
The royal added: “I was reminding everyone how her grandmother served at Bletchley so she had quite a bit in common with some of the ladies here.”
He also told one woman at the event: “My wife’s grandmother did the same sort of thing as you. Catherine only found out at the end of her life.”
Valerie worked with her twin sister Mary in Hut 16 at Bletchley Park as part of the team of codebreakers who unlocked the secrets of the German Enigma machine, with their efforts hailed as ultimately helping to win the war for Britain.
Speaking to other veterans, William said: “I found it very moving, all the stories and letters, even now 80 years later.”
When one veteran told William “thank you”, the prince replied: “No, we are here to thank you. We are here to say a big thank you and to all your colleagues and friends who didn’t make it back.”
