King Charles expressed his gratitude to healthcare professionals who supported him and his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton during their cancer battles in his annual Christmas message.
King Charles thanked the 'selfless doctors and nurses' who supported him and his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton after they were both diagnosed with cancer. On Wednesday, the 76-year-old gave his annual Christmas speech, which was filmed at Fitzrovia Chapel, the former chapel of Middlesex Hospital in London. The broadcast came several hours after the monarch attended Christmas Day services at a church in Sandringham.
Charles was accompanied by his wife Queen Camilla, his son Prince William, Kate and his three grandchildren. Kate, who has slowly returned to public duties after completing chemotherapy, was spotted hugging a cancer patient after the service. 'I am speaking to you today from the Chapel of the former Middlesex Hospital in London – now itself a vibrant community space – and thinking especially of the many thousands of professionals and volunteers here in the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth who, with their skills and out of the goodness of their heart, care for others – often at some cost to themselves,' said Charles. 'From a personal point of view, I offer special, heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who this year have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness and have helped provide the strength, care and comfort we have needed,' he shared. 'I am deeply grateful, too, to all those who have offered us their own kind words of sympathy and encouragement.' Charles also spoke about the importance of compassion during tough times. 'All of us go through some form of suffering at some stage in our life, be it mental or physical,' he said. 'The degree to which we help one another – and draw support from each other, be we people of faith or of none – is a measure of our civilization as nations'
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