Kate Middleton's chemotherapy treatment 'must have been pretty lonely,' a royal insider tells PEOPLE in this week's exclusive cover story.
Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has more than 25 years’ experience at PEOPLE covering the royals, human interest and celebrity.Monique Jessen is a UK-based journalist with over 20 years experience interviewing celebrities, reporting on the British royal family and covering style"quietly and privately" during a visit to the London hospital where she received care, offering insight into the isolating experience.
Initially scheduled to be there for an hour, the princess extended her visit by 20 minutes as she met with patients and staff, offering hugs and sincere advice." left an impression. The royal also reassured Rebecca Mendlesohn, who is in a trial for metastatic cancer, and wrapped her in an emotional embrace.
"She’s like a gold medal Olympic skater, where they make their moves look so easy, but you forget that it requires incredible skill and self-control and discipline," Foreman tells PEOPLE.Princess Kate's yearlong experience and her carefully measured openness, shared only when she was ready, have deepened the public’s admiration for her, Foreman observes.
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