Kate Middleton in October 2024.Photo:Danny Lawson/Getty
Danny Lawson/Getty
Kate Middletonhas focused more on religion amid her journey withcancer.
According to royal biographer Robert Hardman’supdated book,Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, excerpted inThe Daily Mail, the Princess of Wales, 42, has become “more interested” in her faith after beingdiagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. Kate revealed her cancer diagnosis in March.
“I would say that things are more hopeful there,” a friend of the family who attends church tells Hardman in the excerpt of the updated version.
In contrast, Prince William’s father,King Charles III, has described his faith as “deeply rooted” in the Church of England upon becoming monarch, and has been aglobal defender of religion for decades. Meanwhile, thelate Queen Elizabethwas known for hersteadfast Christian beliefs.
Hardman previously wrotein his book, first released in January 2024, that the Prince of Wales, 42, could break from tradition and not take the title of Supreme Governor of the Church of England when he ascends the throne. The title has been affiliated with British monarchs for centuries, dating back to the 1530s with King Henry VIII.
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“In royal circles, it is no secret that he does not share the King’s sense of the spiritual, let alone the late Queen’s unshakeable devotion to the Anglican church,” Hardman wrote.
" ‘His father is very spiritual and happy to talk about faith but the Prince is not. He doesn’t go to church every Sunday, but then nor do the large majority of the country. He might go at Christmas and Easter but that’s it,’ " according to a senior palace figure, Hardman said.
The author said that the palace source added: " ‘[Prince William] very much respects the institutions but he is not instinctively comfortable in a faith environment.’ "
Kate Middleton in October 2024.Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty
Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty
The Princess of Wales shared her cancer news in a personal video message in March. She called the diagnosis a “huge shock” and said that she and Prince William “have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.”
In September,Kate revealed that she had completed chemotherapy. “Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes,” she said at the time.
source: people.com