The Princess of Wales dedicates a rose in memory of those who lost their lives to cancer

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.”