Kate Middleton Shares Personal Cancer Message After Climbing UK’s 3 Highest Mountains In 24 Hours

Kate Middleton has completed Britain’s National Three Peaks Challenge. On Sunday, June 28, the Princess of Wales revealed in an Instagram post that she scaled three of the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales in 24 hours to support the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, operated by the hospital where she sought treatment. Alongside a photo of herself during the climb, the 44-year-old shared a personal message about taking on the challenge as she reflected on navigating a cancer diagnosis. “Cancer doesn’t just affect the body. It changes how you think and feel and profoundly affects every aspect of life. I know this personally, and that the journey through and beyond treatment requires more than medicine alone,” she wrote, adding, I have taken on the National Three Peaks Challenge, not simply as a physical endeavour but as a chance to explore life beyond diagnosis and to give something back. The Royal Marsden is a place that holds great meaning for me and whose care and expertise are life changing for so many people.” The mom of three went on to share that during the challenge, she aimed to “raise awareness for the deeper impact of serious illness and the importance of holistic healthcare.” In addition to her note, Kate shared a video explaining more of why she took part in the mission. “I’m so grateful to be here — to be strong enough to walk these hills. But more importantly it’s to give something back and acknowledge the incredible work up and down in this country,” she said in part.