Kate Middleton and King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis stories are eerily similar. For one, in January 2024, both King Charles and Kate were admitted to the same private clinic. According to CBS, Charles was having a procedure to treat an enlarged prostate, while Kate was undergoing abdominal surgery. The two were released shortly after as many believed they were recovering from their procedures, which was true but not entirely.
Not long after they left the hospital, Buckingham Palace released a statement detailing the monarch’s newly-discovered condition. “It was during this intervention that a separate issue of concern was noted and subsequently diagnosed as a form of cancer,” the Palace said (via the BBC). Both the announcement of King Charles’ cancer and Kate’s own diagnosis discovery offer a poignant similarity: They had both gone to the doctor to treat other problems which ultimately uncovered the disease. And while neither royal has explicitly stated what type of cancer they are facing, the Princess of Wales hinted that her particular diagnosis has something to do with her abdominal area, though nothing has yet been confirmed. As for Charles, the only information released as of yet is that the King isn’t facing prostate cancer. While the Palace was quicker to announce Charles’ cancer diagnosis, the Princess of Wales chose to keep her health condition a secret for much longer.
