Princess Kate was praised by a royal fan after she showed him that ‘she cares’ during a royal engagement in Blackpool.
The Princess of Wales once gave an inspiring response to a royal fan who had been diagnosed with cancer, it has been revealed.
Princess Kate shocked the world back in March after she announced she had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer.
But way before her own ordeal, the future queen would always support those facing and fighting cancer.
One such instance was during a trip to Blackpool with Prince William in 2019 when Kate met a royal who had recently undergone surgery for his lung cancer, it has now emerged.
Paul Philip Roberts, now 53, praised the Princess of Wales for showing him “she cares” and said that his “heart goes out to her” following her shock announcement.
Princess Kate visited Blackpool in 2019
Mr Roberts met Kate when she and Prince William spent the day at the seaside town touring a series of projects focused on regeneration and visited Blackpool Tower.
When he told the future Queen about his cancer diagnosis, she responded with three inspiring words: “Just keep going.”
“I’d just come out of hospital and Kate was visiting Blackpool with Prince William, they were touring Blackpool, and it was then that I managed to chat to her,” he told PA. “She did a walkabout, William went on one side and she came the other side, she came to my side, and we were chatting for a good five minutes.
“We were chatting and I was saying, my life has changed, it was so difficult, you’ve got to go through every emotion.
“She basically said, ‘what cancer is it?’ and I said it was stage three and that I had my lung out, and she said ‘oh my God, that’s awful’ and she said ‘just keep going’ and she gave us a hug.
“She wished me all the luck in the world and she listened. She cared, and that’s one thing that struck me – she cares.”
“She basically said, ‘what cancer is it?’ and I said it was stage three and that I had my lung out, and she said ‘oh my God, that’s awful’ and she said ‘just keep going’ and she gave us a hug.
“She wished me all the luck in the world and she listened. She cared, and that’s one thing that struck me – she cares.”
Paul Philip Roberts’ wife Theresa Shaw taking a photo with Princess Kate in Blackpool (Image: Philip Roberts/PA)
Princess Kate greeting fans in Blackpool (Image: Getty)
Paul Philip Roberts (Image: Philip Roberts/PA)
He said that it is “such a shame” that the Princess of Wales has been diagnosed with cancer.
Mr Roberts added: “I can feel for her and I have a lot of empathy for her because she’s such a nice lady.”
He claimed that the Princess of Wales announcing that she has cancer could encourage others to get checked for the illness.
“It’s beneficial to the community and to the world, when you think about how many people she might have saved,” he said.
On his message to the Princess of Wales, Mr Roberts said: “Always focus on getting stronger. That’s my message to her, is to focus on getting stronger, and take all the support that you can because it’s crucial. I just wish her all the luck in the world and I hope she manages to get through it, especially for her family.”
