Kate Middleton says her recovery has been tough

The mum-of-three shared the update during a visit to the Colchester Hospital in Essex last week.

Kate Middleton is being praised for her honesty amid her cancer recovery. She was diagnosed with a form of cancer last year but confirmed she was given the all-clear in September 2024.

At the time, Kate told her supporters, "Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes."

Speaking about her recovery, the mum admitted that it has been incredibly hard for her.

As per People, the mum said life in remission can be difficult.

"You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment, treatment’s done – then it’s like ‘I can crack on, get back to normal."

"But actually the phase afterward is really difficult, you’re not necessarily under the clinical team any longer, but you’re not able to function normally at home as you perhaps once used to,” she admitted.

Kate said you need someone to help talk you through that, show you, and guide you through the phase after treatment.

The mum said it takes time to find your "new normal" and that's something we need to remember more often.

"You have to find your new normal, and that takes time…and it’s a roller coaster, it’s not smooth like you expect it to be. But the reality is you go through hard times."