Prince William gave uncommon Kate Middleton most cancers replace when quizzed by D-Day vet
Prince William gave a rare update on his wife Kate Middleton’s health when quizzed by a D-Day veteran during 80th anniversary celebrations.
The Prince of Wales was in Portsmouth alongside leading UK politicians, veterans and King Charles and Queen Camilla – who were visibly moved by speeches during the commemoration.
Both William and his father Charles gave speeches at the moving event before they mingled with veterans to hear their recollections of the operation.
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And in footage captured showing William chatting to one man, the veteran sweetly asked him about Kate, who was not at the event as she continues her recovery amid preventative chemotherapy treatment.
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He asked William: “I was going to ask you if your wife was getting any better?” And William replied: “Yes… she would have loved to have been here today.”
He added: “I was reminding everybody, her grandmother served at Bletchley so she would have had quite a bit in common with a few of the other ladies here who served at Bletchley but never spoke about it until the very end.”
Kate’s paternal grandmother Valerie Glassborow worked at the Second World War codebreaking centre and in 2014, the princess visited it to see where her grandmother would have once worked.
William’s encounter with the veteran came after Charles and Camilla appeared to fight back the tears as she listened to another D-Day veteran remember the horrors of war during the emotional ceremony today.
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They looked visibly moved as Navy veteran Eric Bateman recalled his experience on Utah beach during the operation in the Second World War. He described how he and his comrades bravely jumped from boats after crossing the Channel to land on the beaches of northern France.
Earlier, the King took to the stage to deliver a speech and said: “The stories of courage, resilience and solidarity we have heard today and throughout our lives cannot fail to move us, to inspire us and to remind us of what we owe to that great wartime generation.
“It is our privilege to hear that testimony, but our role is not purely passive. It is our duty to ensure that we and future generations do not forget their service and their sacrifice in replacing tyranny with freedom.”
The King also praised the “truly collective effort” of those on the Home Front during the Second World War and said Britain today was ‘eternally’ indebted to those who served.
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