Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, announced in March that she had been diagnosed with cancer. The princess said that she is currently receiving preventative chemotherapy. In a video statement posted on X (previously Twitter) by Kensington Palace, Kate Middleton stated that she is in the “early stages of that treatment.” Amid this, Amaia Arrieta, the couple’s go-to designer and friend, told The Telegraph UK that both the royals are going through “hell.”
“I think they are going through hell”
“I’m heartbroken at the moment. I think they are going through hell. I hope they will be back. It’s really personal,” Arrieta explained. She has designed several looks for the couple’s three children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 6.
The Spanish-born designer said, “The first time I realized Prince George was wearing my designs, I was in Waitrose and saw the picture of him on the cover of Hello! magazine,” she said. “That was a huge moment because they had been coming to us, but you never know if they’ll actually wear it.”
She collaborated closely with the children’s nanny, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, to design costumes for George, Charlotte, and Louis for important occasions such as Princess Eugenie’s 2018 wedding, birthdays, and the royal family’s annual Christmas Day church trip.
“It’s often a very tight deadline. We would do anything for them…the children always look amazing in the end. Dressing the royals gives me so much pride, I really do care about how they look,” she revealed.
Kate Middleton described the cancer diagnosis as a “huge shock”.
Notably, the 42-year-old Princess described the cancer diagnosis as a “huge shock”. The news came as a severe shock to the British royal family, as King Charles is currently battling cancer. She spent two weeks in the hospital in January following what her office described as a successful planned operation for an unidentified but non-cancerous disease. However, Kate Middleton disclosed in a video message that cancer was discovered during later examinations. She replied that she was OK and becoming stronger.
“My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and I am now in the early stages of that treatment,” said Kate. She added, “This of course came as a huge shock, and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.”
Meanwhile, Prince William provided an update on his wife’s health, according to E! Online. During the Prince of Wales’ appearance at the grand opening of James Place Newcastle on April 30, a member of the audience questioned about Ms. Middleton. “All doing well, thank you. We’re all doing well,” Prince William said in the footage going viral on social media.
