King Charles III and Kate Middleton both announced this year they have cancer. Middleton revealed in September that she completed chemotherapy treatment.

In his Christmas address, King Charles III spoke to the "uncertainties of illness" after both he and Kate Middleton were diagnosed with cancer in 2024.

King Charles thanked the medics who cared for him and Princess Kate, after they both underwent treatment for cancer this year, in a Christmas message.

King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer this year after treating an enlarged prostate. His daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, completed chemotherapy in September.

Kate Middleton shared a heartfelt moment with cancer survivor Karen Maclean after attending the royal family's Christmas Day church service.

British royal family as King Charles III and Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, as both of them were reportedly diagnosed with cancer over the past 12 months. But in his annual Christmas Day speech to his subjects,

After a tough year for the royal family, King Charles and Kate Middleton’s health issues were top of mind as the monarch gave his annual Christmas speech on December 25. On Wednesday, Charles departed from 18 years of tradition as he addressed the nation at a former hospital chapel instead of a crown residence–a seeming shout-out to the health care community after he and Kate were diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.

King Charles III thanked "selfless doctors and nurses" for supporting the royal family in his Christmas address, marking the end of a difficult year.