Catherine, Princess of Wales, said she didn’t rush into discussing her cancer diagnosis with her three young children. “As you can imagine, this has taken time. It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment,” the former Kate Middleton said in a video statement on March. 22. “But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be OK.
Kate added that she is “getting stronger every day,” and asked for “time, space and privacy” as she undergoes preventative chemotherapy. Kate has not specified what kind of cancer she was treated for. Both Kate and William are champions of mental health and therapy. In 2016, Kate shared her approach to parenting in a blog published on The Huffington Post UK. “Like most parents today, William and I would not hesitate to seek help for our children if they needed it,' Kate wrote at the time.