Princess of Wales<\/a> confirmed she too had been diagnosed with cancer following tests that were conducted after major abdominal surgery in January.<\/p>\nSpeaking to Eugene for his The Reluctant Traveler series, William described having his father and wife sick at the same time was like “having the rug pulled from underneath you”.<\/p>\n
He candidly admitted: “We\u2019ve been very lucky, we hadn\u2019t had many illnesses in the family for a very long time. My grandparents lived until they were in the high 90s.<\/p>\n
“So, they were the vision of fitness, and stoicism, and resilience if you like. So we\u2019ve been very lucky as a family.” He then went on to reference his father King Charles<\/a> ‘ cancer diagnosis and his wife Kate’s diagnosis.<\/p>\n“But I think, when you suddenly realise that the rug if you were, the metaphorical rug can be pulled from under your feet quite quick at any point. You maybe think to yourself ‘It won\u2019t happen to us, we\u2019ll be okay.’<\/p>\n
“Because I think everyone has a positive outlook, you\u2019ve got to be positive. But when it does happen to you, then it takes you into some pretty not great places.”<\/p>\n
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