Sweet moment Kate Middleton meets an 'inspiring' cancer patient during her visit to Royal Marsden Hospital - where she received treatment
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The Princess of Wales met a cancer patient at the same hospital where she received care for her illness last year. The touching moment was captured on camera and posted online, as Kate, 43, underwent her first solo visit in a year at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London.
![[The woman could be heard thanking the future queen for 'all her support' to the patients, the hospital and its staff]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/17/94089123-14284287-image-a-5_1736876319201.jpg)
The woman could be heard thanking the future queen for 'all her support' to the patients, the hospital and its staff. Kate responded: 'No, but the least I could do is to come and shine a spotlight on the amazing work going on here at the Marsden. It's extraordinary.
![[The Princess of Wales walking in to the hospital in London]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/16/94077803-14284265-The_Princess_of_Wales_walking_in_to_the_hospital_in_London-a-13_1736873304779.jpg)
'The amount of resilience I've seen here today through patients but also loved ones who are supporting those going through difficult times is inspiring.'. A man who was with the woman then said: 'It's the most amazing place, they've taken such good care of her.'.
![[The Princess of Wales meets Scout, the Royal Marsden Hospital's therapy dog]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/16/94076403-14284265-The_Princess_of_Wales_meets_Scout_the_Royal_Marsden_Hospital_s_t-a-15_1736873304954.jpg)
Kate then responded: 'Good, that's what we need to highlight and support but not only that, also the amazing ground-breaking research that is happening here.'. He then told the princess that the woman had undergone immunotherapy, which is a type of cancer treatment that helps the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells.
![[The Princess of Wales talks with patient Peter Burton at the Royal Marsden Hospital today]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/16/94075855-14284265-The_Princess_of_Wales_talks_with_patient_Peter_Burton_at_the_Roy-a-16_1736873305021.jpg)
The touching moment was captured on camera and posted online, as Kate, 43, underwent her first solo visit in a year at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. The royal then asked how she had found immunotherapy, to which the woman responded: 'Everything has been fantastic.'.
![[The Princess of Wales arrives for a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea today]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/16/94075499-14284265-The_Princess_of_Wales_arrives_for_a_visit_to_the_Royal_Marsden_H-a-21_1736873305313.jpg)
