And the Prince of Wales couldn’t help but gush over the 42-year-old’s resilience amid an unimaginably difficult year.
“I’m so proud of my wife, I’m proud of my father, for handling the things that they have done,” he told reporters during his visit to Cape Town, South Africa Nov. 7, per the BBC. “But from a personal family point of view, it’s been, yeah, it’s been brutal.”
And through the ups and downs, he previously emphasized that she’s on the mend.
“She’s doing really well,” William, 42, told Sky News Nov. 6. “She’s been amazing this whole year, and I know she’ll be really keen to see tonight be a success.”
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