Kate Middleton Shares an Update on Her Cancer Recovery and What Gets Her Through “Difficult Times” in Rare Interview
Kate Middleton in Northern Ireland on October 14, 2025.Credit: GettyThe Gist
Kate Middleton rarely gives sit-down interviews, but did so in support of her husband, Prince William.
The Prince of Wales guest edited the latest issue of Country Life magazine, and the Princess of Wales was interviewed in its 300 pages.
The future queen spoke about what gets her through “difficult times” and gave an update on her cancer recovery.
As her husband Prince William guest edited the latest edition of Country Life magazine, Kate Middleton sat down for a rare interview in its pages, where she discussed what got her through “difficult times.”
The Princess of Wales was interviewed by nonfiction nature writer Robert Macfarlane, who spoke to the future queen about her well-documented appreciation of nature—which she’d previously called her “sanctuary.” At one point in the sit-down—which was released to the public on November 11—Macfarlane asked if Kate would be willing to talk about her “recovery from illness,” referring to her 2024 cancer diagnosis. In September 2024, the princess completed chemotherapy treatment, and shared in January 2025 that she is in remission.
Kate Middleton in Scotland on April 30, 2025.Credit: Getty
“I was told in hospital that my recovery would not be linear,” Kate said (per Hello!). “There will be good days and bad days, that it will take time. This is the same in nature.”
Doubling down on her nature-as-sanctuary philosophy, the Princess of Wales said that the outdoors “really has been my sanctuary and a place I’ve instinctively wanted to go.”
“Serious illness creates a lot of physical challenges, but there is also a deeper part to all of us,” the mother of three said. “Nature has allowed me to find a deeper connection to my mind, body, and spirit. I think that’s because nature offers something unique. It doesn’t ask anything of us. It doesn’t judge us or expect us to perform.”
Kate Middleton in nature on April 30, 2025.Credit: Getty
She furthermore called nature a “quiet teacher” and said her love for the outdoors started in childhood, where she would spend “time alone in my own world, enjoying the simplicity of ordinary things.” She noted that she found a sense of freedom “that is hard to find elsewhere.”
Alongside her interview ran a never-before-seen portrait taken by one of the Wales family’s go-to photographers, Josh Shinner. In the photo, Kate wore a Ralph Lauren Schmitt herringbone tweed jacket, The Daily Mail reported, along with a ribbed crewneck sweater from Savile Row, a blouse from Brora, and an Emilia Wickstead skirt. She accessorized with her often-worn Cartier Trinity hoop earrings.
When asked by Macfarlane what gave her “hope,” Kate said that the “lessons nature teaches” reminded her “we are not alone and that we’re interconnected with something bigger than ourselves.”
Kate Middleton in Reggio Emilia, Italy on May 14, 2026.Credit: Getty
“Having a sense of connection, trusted people around you, and places where you feel at peace can be incredibly important during difficult times,” she added.
She also spoke about her parenting approach with children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, saying that she reminded herself to give them “freedom to explore, rather than constantly telling them what to see or what to think.”
Like Kate, William also expressed his love of nature in the magazine’s pages, noting that his family loves to go on country walks with their dogs, Orla and Otto. “The places you love best are not the ones you preserve unchanged, but the ones you keep quietly improving,” he said (per The Times). “One day, George, Charlotte, and Louis may ask me what I did to help communities thrive…we didn’t simply imagine a better future, we helped build it so that someone else could build further still.”
Prince William and Kate Middleton in Wales on May 8, 2019.Credit: Getty
The Prince of Wales spent the past six months working with Country Life’s editor-in-chief Mark Hedges and managing editor Paula Manchin on the 300-page project. William “has been a formidable, hands-on guest editor whose commitment to the future of the countryside, willingness to shine a light on darker issues, and determination to highlight environmental emergencies is reflected in every feature personally chosen by him.”
“We also see the prince as family man, football fan, and with a weakness for a chocolate cake first served to him by his grandmother [Queen Elizabeth],” Hedges added. “His skills as a guest editor have been admirable, and the result is a glorious edition, which I am sure will be a sell out.”
Per The Daily Mail, royal aides said that William has been “really close” to the project “and has been instrumental in every editorial decision,” the outlet reported. In guest editing Country Life, he joins the ranks of his father King Charles, his stepmother Queen Camilla, and his aunt Princess Anne, all of whom have taken on the task in the past.
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