When Queen Camilla opened the new Maggie’s Royal Free cancer support centre in London in January 2024, few knew or understood her private anguish.
Just five days later, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles had himself been diagnosed with the disease.
It was news that Her Majesty kept to herself even while speaking to other patients and families coming to terms with their own life-changing situations.
Now, for the first time, Her Majesty has spoken about her emotions during that very public, but also deeply personal, official engagement to mark the charity’s 30th anniversary and to publicise its vital work in supporting all
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