Making her way back into the public eye after "disappearing" for several months due to cancer, Kate Middleton has been gradually resuming her appearances. In one of these outings, she spoke for the first time about the life-changing illness with a nurse.

Kate Middleton on Christmas Day remarked to a member of the public in Sandringham about how much cancer "resonates" with so many families following her battle with the disease.

Kate Middleton had been dating Prince William for the better part of five years when she was invited to the royal family’s Christmas at Sandringham by Queen Elizabeth in a precedent-breaking move. (Typically,

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In addition to Charles and Camilla and William and Kate and their children, other royal family members who celebrate Christmas at Sandringham include Charles's sister, Princess Anne, and youngest brother Prince Edward, and their spouses, children and in the case of Anne, grandchildren.

Many of Kate Middleton’s Christmas Day walkabout conversations at Sandringham centered around being diagnosed with cancer, as the Princess of Wales was earlier in 2024.

We are bowing down to these festive looks. Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla ended a difficult year with a cherished Christmas tradition in which the royal members sported similar outfits. On Wednesday,

George, 11, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6, walked alongside their parents Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, as members of Britain's royal family made their way into St. Mary Magdalene Church for their traditional Christmas Day service.

"Cancer just really does resonate with so many families," the Princess of Wales told royal fans at Sandringham.

She met a few royal fans who were cancer survivors during the outing. With a series of tough months behind her, Kate Middleton took time during the British royal family's annual Christmas walk at Sandringham to express her gratitude for royal fans's emotional support during her cancer journey through the past year.