{"id":2228296,"date":"2026-01-09T13:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2228296"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:06:08","slug":"kate-middleton-marks-her-44th-birthday-with-rare-video-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kate-middleton-marks-her-44th-birthday-with-rare-video-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Marks Her 44th Birthday With Rare Video Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kate-middleton\/\"><strong>Princess Kate Middleton<\/strong> <\/a>issued a poignant message in honor of her 44th birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEven in the coldest, darkest season, winter has a way of bringing us stillness, patience and quiet consideration,\u201d Kate said in a Friday, January 9, video statement shared via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTSOPGMDY6y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>. \u201cWhere the stream slows just enough for us to see our own reflection, to discover the deepest parts of ourselves, alongside the whispers and pulse of every living thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She continued, \u201cI find myself reflecting on how deeply grateful I am, for the rivers within us flow with ease. Fears washed away, cleanse and purify. Come to peace with our tears, and discover what it means to be alive. To be at one with nature. A quiet teacher and a soft voice that guides. In memory, helping us to heal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In her video, Kate walked along a wintry path while dressed in an olive newsboy cap and matching jacket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe Mother Nature series has been a deeply personal, creative reflection on how nature has helped me heal,\u201d she captioned her Friday upload. \u201cBut it is also a story about the power of nature and creativity in collective healing. There is so much we can learn from mother nature, as we look to build a happier, healthier world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kate was diagnosed with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kate-middletons-cancer-battle-timeline-surgery-chemo-and-more\/\">an undisclosed form of cancer<\/a> in 2024, subsequently stepping back from her public duties to undergo treatment. She completed chemotherapy the following fall and declared in January 2025 that she was in remission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to The Royal Marsden for looking after me so well during the past year,\u201d she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kate-middleton-is-in-remission-continues-to-endure-side-effects\/\">wrote via Instagram last year<\/a>. \u201cMy heartfelt thanks goes to all those who have quietly walked alongside <strong>[Prince] William<\/strong> and me as we have navigated everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DTSOPGMDY6y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">She added, \u201cWe couldn\u2019t have asked for more. The care and advice we have received throughout my time as a patient has been exceptional. \u2026 It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focused on recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kate further stressed that she was still adjusting to her \u201cnew normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAs anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI am, however, looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead. There is much to look forward to. Thank you to everyone for your continued support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kate, who has been married to 43-year-old William since 2011, has slowly returned to her public engagements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kate-middleton-reveals-whats-been-her-sanctuary-amid-cancer-battletitle-page\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kate-middleton-reveals-whats-been-her-sanctuary-amid-cancer-battletitle-page\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kate Middleton Reveals What&#8217;s Been Her &#8216;Sanctuary&#8217; Amid Cancer Battle<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPrincess Kate Middleton\u2019s latest project amid her cancer battle is all about her passion for nature. The Princess of Wales, 43, announced the launch of her new video series \u201cMother Nature\u201d by sharing a sweet video of herself and Prince William enjoying time together in the picturesque outdoors. \u201cOver the past year, nature has been [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cYou put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment. Treatment\u2019s done, then it\u2019s like, \u2018I can crack on, get back to normal,\u2019 but actually, the phase afterwards is really, really difficult,\u201d Kate <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kate-middleton-makes-rare-comment-about-life-post-cancer-treatment-after-dropping-out-of-royal-ascot\/\">recalled of her health scare<\/a> during a July 2025 outing at an Essex hospital. \u201cYou\u2019re not necessarily under the clinical team any longer, but you\u2019re not able to function normally at home as you perhaps once used to.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">She continued, \u201cSomeone to help talk you through that, show you and guide you through that sort of phase that comes after treatment, I think is really valuable. It\u2019s a roller-coaster, it\u2019s not smooth, like you expect it to be, but the reality is you go through hard times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kate\u2019s cancer battle also a<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/kate-middletons-cancer-diagnosis-how-to-discuss-illness-with-kids\/\">ffected her and William\u2019s three children<\/a>: Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEveryone has their own coping mechanisms for these sorts of things, and children are constantly learning and adapting,\u201d William revealed on <strong>Eugene Levy<\/strong>\u2019s <i>The Reluctant Traveler<\/i> series in October 2025. \u201cWe try to make sure we give them the security and the safety that they need. We\u2019re a very open family, so we talk about things that bother us, and things that trouble us, but you never quite know the knock-on effects that it can have. It\u2019s just important to be there for each other and to kind of reassure the children that everything is OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Princess Kate Middleton issued a poignant message in honor of her 44th birthday. \u201cEven in the coldest, darkest season, winter has a way of bringing us stillness, patience and quiet consideration,\u201d Kate said in a Friday, January 9, video statement shared via social media. \u201cWhere the stream slows just enough for us to see our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2228297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[304752,24003,22091],"class_list":["post-2228296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-birthdays","tag-celebrity-news","tag-the-royals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kate-Middleton-Marks-Her-44th-Birthday-With-Rare-Video-Message.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2228298,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228296\/revisions\/2228298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}