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The Princess of Wales<\/a> took on the Three Peaks Challenge<\/a> this weekend, raising awareness of life beyond a cancer diagnosis, plus funds for The Royal Marsden<\/a>, the hospital where she received her treatment.<\/p>\n The 44-year-old was cheered on by her family as she climbed the UK’s three highest mountains \u2013 Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in Wales \u2013 over 24 hours.<\/p>\n While she undertook the challenge alone, with support along the way from Mountain Rescue, she was greeted by Prince William<\/a>, Prince George<\/a>, Princess Charlotte<\/a> and Prince Louis<\/a>, as well as her parents Carole and Michael Middleton and her brother James, at the bottom of Yr Wyddfa.<\/p>\n The Princess walked 23 miles, climbed 3,064 and travelled 462 miles as part of the challenge. In a photo shared on social media, Kate is pictured beaming in a raincoat and baseball cap at the summit of Ben Nevis on the evening of June 27.<\/p>\n In a statement, Kate wrote: “Cancer doesn\u2019t 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n