In a candid reflection on 2024 — which saw his father. King Charles, and then his wife, Kate Middleton, each receive a cancer diagnosis — he said, “It's been dreadful. It's probably been the hardest year in my life.” He also reflected on his role ...

During the final day of his trip to Cape Town, South Africa, William called 2024 "brutal," referring to both his wife Kate Middleton and father King Charles's cancer diagnoses “It's been dreadful," he said about the last year. "It's probably been the hardest year in my life.”