Kate Middleton

A woman in pink scarf with cancer with hands in pockets. Talking to kids about cancer can be hard.

Health & Safety

A cancer diagnosis is a shock. Here's advice on how to share the news

12:18pm March 30, 2024

by Marc Silver

The secrecy that shrouded Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis is something that any new cancer patient can understand. It's daunting to decide when to share, whom to tell and how much to say.

When relaying the difficult news of a cancer diagnosis to kids, it's important to give them time to process the information, says Elizabeth Farrell, a clinical social worker at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Health & Safety

How to talk to kids about a cancer diagnosis in the family

6:22am March 25, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Kate Middleton said she took time to explain her cancer diagnosis to her children. What does an ideal version of that conversation look like?

Catherine, The Princess of Wales announced her cancer diagnosis on Friday.

World News

Princess Kate's cancer triggers public shock, sympathy — and shame on the tabloids

11:24am March 23, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

"It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family," the Princess of Wales said in a video filmed in secret and released Friday.

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National

This week's quiz has happiness and happy dogs. You're welcome

11:37am March 22, 2024

by Holly J. Morris

Last year's most popular dog is still top, and the happiest nation is still the most contented. March is still madness and shutdowns still loom.

This week's quiz has no shady edits (unlike a certain royal photo)

9:30am March 15, 2024

by Holly J. Morris

This week brought us an utterly predictable presidential deathmatch and reminded us to not stare directly at the sun. But there were also some surprises. Were you paying attention?

The Duchess of Cambridge walks around Ballymena, Northern Ireland on February 28, 2019. She has recently disappeared from the public eye after having abdominal surgery.

What the royal family doesn't understand about PR in 2024

1:42pm March 12, 2024

by Linda Holmes

The release of the Mother's Day photo was not meant as a proof of life. However, any clever communications person should have known it would be taken that way and closely scrutinized by the public.

Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William travel in a coach following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III in London, on May 6, 2023. The Princess of Wales has been hospitalized for planned abdominal surgery and will remain at The London Clinic for up to two weeks, Kensington Palace said Wednesday.

World News

Princess of Wales has abdominal surgery; King Charles to undergo prostate procedure

3:07pm January 17, 2024

by James Hider

Soon after news of Kate's hospitalization was released, Buckingham Palace revealed that King Charles III would undergo a "corrective procedure" next week for an enlarged prostate.

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate with their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, in a photograph taken in July.

World News

William And Kate Expecting Third Child

11:23pm September 04, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Kensington Palace announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a new sibling for George, 4, and Charlotte, 2.

Sports

Lebron Somehow Forgets British Royals' Well-Known 'No Touching' Rule

6:23am December 10, 2014

In a photo op, the Cleveland Cavaliers star put his arm around Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. The press in England immediately went into a huffy Miss Manners mode.

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Hullo: The real Queen Elizabeth II, we swear, in 1961.

Egads! Aussie DJ Pretends To Be Queen, Gets Hospital To Talk About Kate

6:00pm December 05, 2012

by Mark Memmott

A nurse who certainly didn't seem suspicious rather cheerfully told the faux queen (and a fake Prince Charles) that the pregnant duchess is doing better. Kate is being treated for severe morning sickness. The hospital is apologizing for sharing the information.

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