The Prince of Wales has described the past year as the "hardest year" of his life. Speaking to reporters at the end of his visit to South Africa, Prince William talked about how he has coped after both his wife and his father were diagnosed with cancer.

Prince William is calling 2024 the most “dreadful” year of his life following the respective cancer diagnoses of his father, King Charles III, and his wife, Princess Kate Middleton. “It's probably been the hardest year in my life,

Prince William has opened up for the first time on the impact the past year has had on him personally, following serious health scares for his wife Kate and his father King Charles. Both royals have spent long periods away from the public eye in 2024 as they went through cancer treatment.