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Messages of support and good wishes continue to pour in for Kate, the Princess of Wales, amid her cancer battle.
Mila Sneddon, an eight-year-old who has battled leukaemia, is just one of many who sent the royal mom-of-three a heartfelt message.
“She will be brave because I was, and she will fight it like I did,” Mila told the UK’s The Mirror.
The youngster – who was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukaemia at the age of four – met Kate in May 2021 after she participated in the royal’s Hold Still photography project in 2020.
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Her image showed her having chemotherapy while separated from her family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kate and Mila struck up a friendship and kept in contact during Mila's cancer treatment and in December 2021 she took part in Kate’s Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey.
For Kate’s birthday in January 2022, Mila congratulated her on X (formerly Twitter), to which the princess replied in writing, “Thank you Mila!”
Mila was declared cancer-free two years ago and is now in remission.
Her mother, Lynda Sneddon, also wished Kate a “peaceful and speedy recovery” on social media, adding that cancer is a disease that “doesn’t discriminate”.
We are deeply saddened upon hearing the news about the Catherine . A kind caring soul who has always championed Mila both during and after her treatment. Mila is equally sad to hear this news and will reach out privately in her own way.
— Lynda Sneddon (@SneddonLynda) March 23, 2024
“Kate is a mom, a wife, she is young, beautiful, athletic and she is facing this. It shows cancer doesn’t discriminate, it can affect anyone at any time.”
Meanwhile Kate and her father-in-law, King Charles (75), have been leaning on each other more than ever in light of their dual cancer batt;es.
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The pair reportedly had a heart-to-heart during a lunch meeting at Windsor Castle the day before Kate revealed her cancer diagnosis to the world.
It's believed the princess wanted to confide in Charles about her video and find out how he was coping.
“The King left his lunch feeling very emotional,” a source divulged. “They are very close and he thinks of Catherine as his daughter.”
In January he reportedly donned his dressing robe and “toddled” over to comfort Kate after her planned abdominal surgery at the London Clinic where he also had surgery for an enlarged prostate.
Kate only discovered she had cancer after post-operative tests confirmed doctor’s suspicions.
Neither royal has publicly revealed the type of cancer they've been diagnosed with.
Sources: people.com, dailymail.co.uk
