The royal family endured a difficult year in 2024 marked by a double cancer diagnosis, controversies, and a series of health scares.
A double cancer diagnosis for the King and the Princess of Wales marked a difficult, challenging 2024 for the royal family. It was, in the words of the Prince of Wales, a “brutal” time. Kate shared heartfelt updates on her cancer journey, as both the princess and the monarch underwent treatment for the disease. Charles was back on public duties in the spring with the Queen often urging him to take it easy.
The princess has made a gradual return, while the King carried out a major long haul tour to Australia and hosted two state visits. Kate’s festive annual carol concert was a highlight, but there was controversy as the year came to a close thanks to the Duke of York’s close links to an alleged Chinese spy. January January started badly for Andrew with hundreds of pages of court documents relating to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal unsealed in the US. Allegations the duke sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre when she was 17, which he denies, were given a fresh airing in the legal papers, amid growing pressure on the Metropolitan Police to investigate. Then the royal family was hit by a double health scare when Kate underwent abdominal surgery and it was announced on the same day that the King was to be treated in hospital for a benign, enlarged prostate. Kate spent 13 nights in hospital and was expected to take the next three months to recuperate. Charles visited his daughter-in-law’s bedside as he was admitted to the same clinic for his procedure, and a three-night stay. William stepped back from official duties to juggle caring for his children and his wife, and Kensington Palace said Kate’s operation was not-cancer related. Just days later, there was a further blow to the royal family when Sarah, Duchess of York was revealed to have skin cancer, with her malignant melanoma diagnosis coming less than a year after she had breast cancer. February The Windsors’ health problems were only just beginnin
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