{"id":664283,"date":"2026-06-29T12:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/664283\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:31:11","slug":"kate-princess-of-wales-climbs-britains-three-highest-peaks-in-24-hours-to-raise-money-for-cancer-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/664283\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate, Princess of Wales, climbs Britain\u2019s three highest peaks in 24 hours to raise money for cancer hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

London\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\n <\/p>\n

\n Catherine<\/a>, Princess of Wales, completed Britain\u2019s arduous Three Peaks Challenge over the weekend to support the hospital where she underwent cancer treatment<\/a> two years ago.\n <\/p>\n

\n She said she undertook the endurance challenge \u2013 which involves summitting the three highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales within 24 hours \u2013 to support The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, a specialist cancer center in Chelsea, west London.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cLots of people have asked me why I\u2019m doing this challenge,\u201d she said in a video message<\/a>, posted on Sunday. \u201cPartly it\u2019s personal \u2013 I\u2019m so grateful to be here, to be strong enough to walk these hills.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cBut, more importantly, it\u2019s to give something back and acknowledge all the incredible work going on up and down this country.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\"Catherine<\/p>\n

\n Kate, 44, announced her cancer diagnosis and that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment in March 2024, two months after she had major abdominal surgery. Almost a year later, she shared that she was in remission.\n <\/p>\n

\n Since then, she has slowly returned to royal duties. She has become deeply involved in promoting the work of the Royal Marsden, and sought to support people living with cancer. Last year, Kensington Palace announced that she had been named the joint patron of the cancer charity alongside her husband, Prince William.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI\u2019ve met some incredible people, those people who are living with and beyond cancer,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I know personally how difficult that journey is, and I really wanted to use this opportunity as my way of contributing to all the wonderful work that\u2019s going on.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Kate undertook the Three Peaks Challenge, which involves climbing a total of 3,064 meters (10,052 feet), alone and was greeted afterward by William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, as well as her parents and brother, Michael, Carole and James Middleton.\n <\/p>\n

\n By completing a challenge like this, she hoped to \u201cexplore life beyond a diagnosis,\u201d since cancer \u201cchanges how you think and feel and profoundly affects every aspect of life,\u201d she said in a statement released by Kensington Palace.\n <\/p>\n

\n And because of such all-encompassing effects, Kate has championed \u201cholistic care\u201d which supports a patient\u2019s mental, social and spiritual, as well as physical, wellbeing.\n <\/p>\n

\n Alongside her statement, Kate released a fundraising link for the public to donate to the Royal Marsden.\n <\/p>\n