{"id":2480109,"date":"2026-06-29T08:52:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2480109"},"modified":"2026-06-29T08:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:52:05","slug":"hiker-stunned-after-realising-princess-catherine-was-climbing-scotlands-ben-nevis-alongside-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hiker-stunned-after-realising-princess-catherine-was-climbing-scotlands-ben-nevis-alongside-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiker stunned after realising Princess Catherine was climbing Scotland\u2019s Ben Nevis alongside him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"ArticleContent\">\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A Scottish mountaineer says he was speechless when he suddenly realised he was climbing up Ben Nevis \u2014 behind the Princess of Wales. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Jacky Leung told 7NEWS: \u201cI could not really know what the proper names I should name her because I don\u2019t want to be impolite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\"><strong>WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Princess of Wales conquers Ben Nevis amid amateur hikers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\"><span>Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"css-h2mhmv-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\">Download today<!-- --> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 14\" width=\"20\" height=\"14\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Arrow\"><title>Arrow<\/title><path d=\"M1 7H19M19 7L13 1M19 7L13 13\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The Princess of Wales reached the top of Scotland\u2019s highest mountain as she completed the Three Peaks Challenge, raising money for cancer research and support. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Leung said he spoke with the Princess, who asked whether he made it to the summit too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cI said yes, we were very lucky to get to the top. And then she said, well done to me,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cI said to her, \u2018you were so inspiring\u2019 and then she said \u2018thank you.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cI was so happy. It was just mental.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Leung described stormy conditions on the day of the royal climb, saying Her Royal Highness covered her face well with a cap so other climbers were unlikely to have recognised her. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He said there didn\u2019t appear to be any bodyguards with her, but there were two camera operators. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cWhen she saw me, she tried her best to keep her smile, be very sincere, be very kind to me. It\u2019s just so down to earth that experience,\u201d Leung said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"undefined embed css-xx7g7r-StyledEmbed-StyledInstagramEmbed e1kmsqkc3\">\n<section class=\"css-6rzb3w-StyledConsentFallback epu9cz41\">\n<p>If you\u2019d like to view this content, please adjust your<!-- --> <button type=\"button\" class=\"css-1xyxtr8-StyledLinkButton ezwyjwt0\">Cookie Settings<\/button>.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our<!-- --> <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sevenwestmedia.com.au\/cookies-guide\">Cookie Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The Princess posted a photo online showing her at the top of Ben Nevis. &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cCancer doesn\u2019t just affect the body. It changes how you think and feel and profoundly affects every aspect of life,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cI know this personally, and that the journey through and beyond treatment requires more than medicine alone. 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