Not only Charles III and Princess Kate: 5 royalty diagnosed with cancer
Charles III and Princess Kate (RBC-Ukraine collage)
Yesterday, Princess of Wales Catherine recorded a video message, sharing sad news. She has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Almost several months ago, another member of the British royal family, King Charles III, was also diagnosed with cancer.
RBC-Ukraine tells who else among British royalty besides King Charles III and Prince William's wife has suffered from oncology, according to Wikipedia.
Elizabeth II
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the media reported her battle with multiple myeloma, a malignant tumor of the bone marrow. Writer and friend of the Duke of Edinburgh, Philip, Giles Brandreth announced that.
“I had heard that the Queen had a form of myeloma — bone marrow cancer — which would explain her tiredness and weight loss and those ‘mobility issues’ we were often told about during the last year or so of her life,” he wrote in the biography "Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait."
Elizabeth II (Getty Images)
Queen Mother
Charles III's grandmother faced several oncological diseases in her life. However, information about her health was strictly confidential and only became known after her death.
In 1966, she underwent surgery to remove a tumor after being diagnosed with rectal cancer, and in 1984, she had to undergo surgery to remove a cyst in her breasts.
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (Wikipedia)
George VI
King George VI, the grandfather of the current King, was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died at the age of 56. Despite undergoing surgery to remove a part of his lungs affected by metastases, the official cause of death was announced as coronary thrombosis.
George VI (Wikipedia)
Edward VIII
George VI's brother, who abdicated the throne and never became king, also battled cancer, he had throat cancer.
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Edward VIII (Wikipedia)
Sarah, Duchess of York
The former wife of Prince Andrew is one of the few who openly talked about her experience battling cancer, believing that it would help others realize how important prevention is.
In 2023, during her annual check-up, Sarah was diagnosed with breast cancer in her left breast. To prevent the tumor from returning, she decided to have a mastectomy and had her left breast removed that same year.
In 2024, the Duchess of York announced that she had cancer again. During the breast reconstruction surgery in 2023, a surgeon suggested removing two moles.
After half a year of examination, the duchess was informed that one of them was melanoma, confirming that she had skin cancer.
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Sarah, Duchess of York (Wikipedia)
We also reported that King Charles III appeared in public with smile after rumors of his death.
The monarch also shared a touching photo with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
