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Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Middleton Gushed Over Prince William's Support Amid Her Cancer Journey
Kate Middleton is opening up about Prince William's role in her recovery from cancer. Pausing to speak with royal fans during a visit to Pontypridd, Wales, the Princess was uncharacteristically candid about her experience, which took her away from the public eye for the majority of 2024. "He's been amazing," she told the crowd, adding that, "We've felt the support from everyone, so it's meant a lot." The royal couple descended on Pontypridd to support victims of Storm Bert and Storm Darragh, which caused severe flooding in a number of towns last December. While there, William and Kate also took the opportunity to visit Ponypridd Market, where they tried their hand at preparing a batch of Welsh cakes. Ahead of their visit to The Welsh Cake Shop, owner Theresa Conner told People that 'Apparently, Kate is a very keen baker, and she is going to try her hand and make some with us.' Prince William was heard joking of his Welsh cakes, per People, "You'll have to sell these for half price." 'A lot of our customers are very excited about it and are here trying to get a glimpse of them,' Conner added. Middleton first revealed her cancer diagnosis in March 2024 after undergoing "planned abdominal surgery" that January. One year later, in January 2025, she announced that she was officially in remission. "It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focussed on recovery," she wrote. "As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal. I am however looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead. There is much to look forward to. Thank you to everyone for your continued support." For his part, Prince William has since described the couple's past year as "brutal." 'It's been dreadful," he said while on a visit to Cape Town, South Africa. "It's probably been the hardest year in my life.' Read the original article on InStyle
CNN
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Prince and Princess of Wales put their baking skills to the test during visit to flood-hit community
The Prince and Princess of Wales got to work in the kitchen during their visit to a community in Wales on Wednesday. On their visit to Pontypridd, a Welsh town hit by severe flooding last year, William and Catherine tried their hand at making traditional Welsh cakes. The couple also visited the town market, where they met with business owners and crowds who lined the streets. The visit included a stop at The Welsh Cake Shop. The royal chefs were welcomed into the kitchen, where they donned shop aprons, rolled up their sleeves, and picked up their rolling pins. A picture posted to the couple's Instagram shows them laughing in front of a griddle with the caption: 'Anyone for Welsh cakes?' After preparing their sweet treats, the royals were pictured serving them to children in the crowd. GET OUR FREE ROYAL NEWSLETTER • Sign up to CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. For Prince William, this wasn't his first time serving food to the public. In 2023, the future King shocked unsuspecting customers at a London food truck when he appeared as the server handing out veggie burgers. The meat-free meal was made using environmental innovations from the winners of the Earthshot Prize – a 10-year project he founded that aims to 'repair and restore the planet.' Wednesday's visit came just days before Saint David's Day, a national holiday celebrated in Wales each year on March 1. In November, the town of Pontypridd was one of many areas in Wales affected by extreme flooding during Storm Bert which swept across the UK. Just weeks later, Storm Darragh caused even more damage. 'The resilience in the community here affected by flooding is remarkable,' wrote the royals on their official Instagram account. The trip to Wales marks yet another return to royal engagements for Kate, who stepped back from her public duties last year to undergo treatment for an unspecified cancer. In September, she announced that she had completed her chemotherapy and said she was 'doing what I can to stay cancer free.' Since then, she has resumed carrying out solo visits, including to the cancer hospital where she was treated. Earlier this month, the couple posted a loved-up photo to Instagram to mark Valentine's Day with a simple red heart emoji as the caption. CNN's Lauren Said-Moorhouse contributed reporting.
Sky News
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Prince and Princess of Wales' baking skills praised as they meet flood-hit community
Prince William and his wife Kate have had their baking efforts praised after they picked up some rolling pins to make some "bangin'" cakes in south Wales. The couple went head-to-head in the Welsh cake-making challenge when they visited The Welsh Cake Shop, in Pontypridd, as it gears up for St David's Day celebrations. During a visit to learn how the community has been coping after the recent devastating flooding, William and Kate were drafted in by the trader to help them out with orders as staff expects to work through the night this week to fulfil them. William and Kate rolled out the pre-made dough as the future king asked shop owner Theresa Conner, who had shown the couple the process: "Is it thick enough?" With flour stuck to the sleeve of his sweater, William smiled and said: "Well I don't know, my stunning baker skills, Mary Berry taught me everything I need to know." The royal couple's skills were honed when they appeared with Berry on A Berry Royal Christmas show. Madison Conner, daughter of the shop owner, praised their cakes saying: "They're perfect, they're great - they're bangin." Ms Conner said about the couple: "They were very good at baking. "I asked them if they had made Welsh cakes and they said they had never actually made them before. "They were surprisingly good, they both were, you could tell they were good bakers. "For us ahead of St David's Day, it's a real privilege to meet them and have them visit us." The prince and princess had some of their cakes served at the neighbouring Fountain Cafe where they sat down and drank some tea as they spoke to market traders and other businesses about Storm Bert, which struck in late November bringing widespread flooding to Pontypridd. The same town was also badly hit by Storm Dennis in 2020 and was also struck by Storm Darragh a few weeks after Bert. One trader told their royal guests the regularity of the storms made them "feel like sitting ducks". William and Kate, who has been seen more and more in public since revealing she had finished her preventative treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, also met dozens of well-wishers who had braved heavy showers to catch a glimpse of them. Leanne Walsh, 41, said after meeting the princess: "Kate said it had been raining hard this week and she mentioned the floods, saying she hoped it doesn't happen again." 0:59 The King and Queen, meanwhile, helped pack food donation boxes at an Indian restaurant in Soho, central London, ahead of Ramadan. Charles and Camilla met a group of Muslim women at Darjeeling Express on Wednesday, including professional rugby player Zainab Alema and author Hajera Memon. Camilla also greeted a mother and two of her daughters who are being supported by Doorstep, a charity which helps families by providing goods and services to make their lives more comfortable as they await permanent housing.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Prince and Princess of Wales put their baking skills to the test during visit to flood-hit community
The Prince and Princess of Wales got to work in the kitchen during their visit to a community in Wales on Wednesday. On their visit to Pontypridd, a Welsh town hit by severe flooding last year, William and Catherine tried their hand at making traditional Welsh cakes. The couple also visited the town market, where they met with business owners and crowds who lined the streets. The visit included a stop at The Welsh Cake Shop. The royal chefs were welcomed into the kitchen, where they donned shop aprons, rolled up their sleeves, and picked up their rolling pins. A picture posted to the couple's Instagram shows them laughing in front of a griddle with the caption: 'Anyone for Welsh cakes?' After preparing their sweet treats, the royals were pictured serving them to children in the crowd. For Prince William, this wasn't his first time serving food to the public. In 2023, the future King shocked unsuspecting customers at a London food truck when he appeared as the server handing out veggie burgers. The meat-free meal was made using environmental innovations from the winners of the Earthshot Prize – a 10-year project he founded that aims to 'repair and restore the planet.' Wednesday's visit came just days before Saint David's Day, a national holiday celebrated in Wales each year on March 1. In November, the town of Pontypridd was one of many areas in Wales affected by extreme flooding during Storm Bert which swept across the UK. Just weeks later, Storm Darragh caused even more damage. 'The resilience in the community here affected by flooding is remarkable,' wrote the royals on their official Instagram account. The trip to Wales marks yet another return to royal engagements for Kate, who stepped back from her public duties last year to undergo treatment for an unspecified cancer. In September, she announced that she had completed her chemotherapy and said she was 'doing what I can to stay cancer free.' Since then, she has resumed carrying out solo visits, including to the cancer hospital where she was treated. Earlier this month, the couple posted a loved-up photo to Instagram to mark Valentine's Day with a simple red heart emoji as the caption. CNN's Lauren Said-Moorhouse contributed reporting.
CNN
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Prince and Princess of Wales put their baking skills to the test during visit to flood-hit community
The Prince and Princess of Wales got to work in the kitchen during their visit to a community in Wales on Wednesday. On their visit to Pontypridd, a Welsh town hit by severe flooding last year, William and Catherine tried their hand at making traditional Welsh cakes. The couple also visited the town market, where they met with business owners and crowds who lined the streets. The visit included a stop at The Welsh Cake Shop. The royal chefs were welcomed into the kitchen, where they donned shop aprons, rolled up their sleeves, and picked up their rolling pins. A picture posted to the couple's Instagram shows them laughing in front of a griddle with the caption: 'Anyone for Welsh cakes?' After preparing their sweet treats, the royals were pictured serving them to children in the crowd. GET OUR FREE ROYAL NEWSLETTER • Sign up to CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. For Prince William, this wasn't his first time serving food to the public. In 2023, the future King shocked unsuspecting customers at a London food truck when he appeared as the server handing out veggie burgers. The meat-free meal was made using environmental innovations from the winners of the Earthshot Prize – a 10-year project he founded that aims to 'repair and restore the planet.' Wednesday's visit came just days before Saint David's Day, a national holiday celebrated in Wales each year on March 1. In November, the town of Pontypridd was one of many areas in Wales affected by extreme flooding during Storm Bert which swept across the UK. Just weeks later, Storm Darragh caused even more damage. 'The resilience in the community here affected by flooding is remarkable,' wrote the royals on their official Instagram account. The trip to Wales marks yet another return to royal engagements for Kate, who stepped back from her public duties last year to undergo treatment for an unspecified cancer. In September, she announced that she had completed her chemotherapy and said she was 'doing what I can to stay cancer free.' Since then, she has resumed carrying out solo visits, including to the cancer hospital where she was treated. Earlier this month, the couple posted a loved-up photo to Instagram to mark Valentine's Day with a simple red heart emoji as the caption. CNN's Lauren Said-Moorhouse contributed reporting.
