Prince William shares ‘brutal’ update on King Charles’ cancer
“Trying to sort of balance protecting the children, Catherine, my father needs a bit of protection, but he’s, you know, he’s old enough to do that himself as well. But it’s important my family feel protected and have the space to process a lot of the stuff that’s gone on last year, and that was tricky trying to do that and keep doing the job.
“But you know, we all have challenges that come our way, and it’s important to keep going,” he continued.
Takes you to some ‘not great places’
But the events of 2024 brought a harsh reality into focus, as Prince William revealed the emotional shock of watching both his father and wife battle cancer at the same time – describing it as having the “rug” pulled out from under you.
“You suddenly realize that the rug, if you will, the metaphorical rug can be pulled from under your feet quite quickly at any point. You maybe think to yourself ‘It won’t happen to us, we’ll be okay,’” William said.
“But when it does happen to you, then it takes you into some pretty not great places.”
