The Princess of Wales has dedicated a rose in memory of all those who have lost their lives to cancer.
In a new video shared by Kensington Palace, Catherine is seen walking through the Ever After Garden at the Duke of York Square in Chelsea, with over 30,000 white roses illuminated to represent people who have lost their lives to cancer. The installment raises money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
“Every flower, every light, is a memory held together, an illumination of shared love, remembrance, and hope,” Catherine wrote, releasing a personal message to social media signed ‘C’.
The video reveals that the Princess of Wales, who was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer in early 2024, planted her own rose. The marker reads, “In loving memory of all those who have lost their lives to cancer. C.”
The Ever After Garden was created in 2019 to honour the lives lost to cancer and has raised over £1.2 million for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. The Garden opened on 13 November and closes 16 December.
Catherine was diagnosed with cancer following abdominal surgery in January 2024 and undertook preventative chemotherapy at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London through autumn. In January 2025, after a visit to The Royal Marsden—where it was announced that she and William had become joint patrons of The Royal Marsden Trust—she revealed in another personal message that she was now in remission.
“It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focussed on recovery,” Catherine said.
Catherine’s video at the Ever After Garden comes a day after King Charles released a personal video message for Stand Up to Cancer urging people to undertake earlier screenings to help prevent cancer diagnoses, and to share that he will begin a lighter treatment regiment for his own undisclosed cancer beginning next year.
“Throughout my own cancer journey, I have been profoundly moved by what I can only call the ‘community of care’ that surrounds every cancer patient–the specialists, the nurses, researchers and volunteers who work tirelessly to save and improve lives,” The King said.
“But I have also learned something that troubles me deeply–at least nine million people in our country are not up to date with the cancer screenings available to them. That is at least nine million opportunities for early diagnosis being missed.”
