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Two years after announcing her cancer diagnosis, Kate Middleton climbed Britain’s three tallest peaks to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. On Sunday, the Princess of Wales shared a series of very sweet photos showing her completing the challenge with Prince William and their three children by her side.
Middleton secretly completed the challenge last week, summiting Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England, and Snowdon in Wales within 24 hours. Upon finishing the challenge, Middleton shared a lengthy Instagram caption about her decision to partake in the endeavor.
“Cancer doesn’t just affect the body. It changes how you think and feel and profoundly affects every aspect of life. I know this personally, and that the journey through and beyond treatment requires more than medicine alone,” she wrote. “I have taken on the National Three Peaks Challenge, not simply as a physical endeavour but as a chance to explore life beyond diagnosis and to give something back.” Last year, Middleton announced that she was in remission and getting used to her “new normal.”
On Sunday, Middleton’s brother, James, shared his own post about joining Kate on her journey. “Two years ago, I told you we’d climb this mountain together,” James wrote to Kate. “We talked about climbing mountains while you were in hospital, and about the incredible healing power that nature can have for both the body and the mind.” James added that it was an “honour” to hike alongside his sister, whose “strength, resilience, and determination” inspire him “and so many others every single day.”
Props to the Middletons for showing what a supportive and emotionally healthy relationship can look like between adult siblings. (Maybe William and Harry could jot down some notes.)
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