Prince William gives update on Princess Kate’s health and says ‘she’s been amazing this year’ after cancer diagnosis

PRINCE William has fixed an update connected Princess Kate’s wellness – saying ‘she’s been astonishing this year’ aft her crab diagnosis.

The prince said helium hopes Kate volition beryllium “cheering maine on” astatine tonight’s Earthshot Prize successful Cape Town.

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Prince William gathering an Earthshot Prize finalist successful South Africa[/caption]

The Princess of Wales revealed she had been diagnosed with crab successful March

She released different video aft finishing her attraction for crab successful September

Wills, 42, has travelled to South Africa without the Princess of Wales who is continuing her betterment from crab aft completing chemotherapy.

He besides lifted the lid connected however Kate and his 3 children enactment environmentally-friendly astatine Adelaide Cottage – arsenic helium calls for “hope and optimism”.

Speaking to BBC and Sky News successful Cape Town up of his £50million Earthshot Prize, helium said: “She’s doing truly well, thanks. And hopefully she is watching tonight.

“So cheering maine on. She’s been astonishing this whole, this full year. I cognize she volition beryllium truly keen to spot contiguous beryllium a success.”

In a touching gestire, the prince has been wearing a bracelet made by Princess Charlotte, 9, to deterioration during his four-day trip.

Wills revealed all, saying: “Well, this is simply a this is, I think, a relic, if you like, from a Taylor Swift performance that my girl decided that she wanted to make a bracelet for.

“She gave it to maine erstwhile I came away. So I promised that deterioration it and effort not to suffer portion I was retired here.”

The 4th Earthshot Prize is successful Africa arsenic a ‘homecoming’ aft William dreamt up the thought portion successful Namibia.

Five winners volition scoop £1million each astatine a glittering ceremonial held successful an environmentally-friendly eco-dome and greenish carpet doubly the size of a rugby pitch.

Speaking astir Africa helium said: “I’ve been greatly looking guardant to the clip I tin bring Earthshot to Africa.

“I emotion this continent. And person spent galore a twelvemonth looking astir exploring it.

“I’m conscionable truly thrilled to person the reception of the exuberance and vigor that’s going to beryllium successful this country contiguous astir Earthshot successful South Africa.”

The prince launched his prize to find solutions to clime alteration and inject optimism into the debate.

He added: “I deliberation everyone wants immoderate anticipation and wants immoderate optimism.

“I deliberation the Earthshot encompasses urgent optimism. That’s what we’re present for.

“And arsenic I deliberation you volition spot tonight, the magnitude of younker from Africa who’ll beryllium successful here.

“They’ll beryllium letting you cognize and letting everyone cognize that it matters to them.

“And without them, you know, the aboriginal is looking beauteous bleak. So these are the crippled changers.

“These are the innovators. These are the inventors that are going to marque the satellite a amended spot for america successful the future.”

The prince, who has worn eco-friendly shirts and ties during his trip, was questioned astir however helium and Kate and their 3 children enactment greenish astatine location successful Windsor.

He said: “Every household tries to bash what they tin to benignant of assistance with the environment.

“We spell done each the basics of recycling and making definite we minimise h2o usage and turning disconnected lights erstwhile we permission the location and worldly similar that, and making sure, which is sensible successful what we bash astir the environment.

“And I deliberation each household has these conversations. You conscionable effort to bash what you can.

“The Earthshot Prize has got to beryllium a spot much planetary than that. We are trying to bash large standard ambition and large standard concern to tackle immoderate of the solutions.

“But I brought the children on that travel and contiguous I anticipation they are watching.

“Yhey are arrogant of benignant of what we are effort to bash here, which is to truly galvanise that vigor that enthusiasm to marque existent impact.”

William is making a code aboriginal contiguous erstwhile helium unveils the 5 winners each pocketing £1million.

William also went for a hike with a TV icon’s son – posing for a selfie and revealing his favourite animal.

The Prince of Wales joined Robert Irwin for a locomotion up Signal Hill, which overlooks the South African metropolis of Cape Town.

Robert is the lad of Aussie nature presenter Steve Irwin, known to millions arsenic the Crocodile Hunter.

William, 42, posed for a video selfie with Robert astatine the apical of Signal Hill, which is next to Table Mountain.

In the clip, Robert asked him: “Do you person a favourite African animal?”

The prince replied: “Oh, it’s a truly pugnacious question. My children inquire maine this regularly.

“I’m deliberation I’m going to person to accidental the cheetah. Very cool, fantastic animals.”

Revealing his ain favourite animal, Robert said that chameleons are “unsung heroes”.

An impressed William said: “I emotion them.”

As the brace clambered up the rock-strewn hill, William said: “I’ll effort not to hitch myself retired successful beforehand of everybody.”

Signal Hill is simply a Cape Floral Kingdom World Heritage Site, boasting uncommon and endangered plants including the unsocial fynbos.

William was told portion it is uncommon for bigger crippled to sojourn it is simply a haven for vertebrate and insect life.

He said: “Well it’s looking spectacular astatine the moment.”

Speaking to rangers, helium said: “What a stunning spot to met you guys in. Look astatine this, it’s amazing.”

The prince wore an eco-friendly garment by EcoAlf and a overgarment by Rapanui.

The Prince stopped to hullo to Lia, a Dutch Shepherd dog, who was taking vantage of the infinitesimal to prevarication down.

Smiling, helium said: “Take your time, it’s not a problem. That’s however we should each beryllium today.

“She knows we’re not a menace truthful she’s taking immoderate ZZZs portion she can.”

William besides praised the enactment the rangers which is often debased paid and incredibly dangerous.

He said: “You guys enactment yourself astatine hazard keeping wildlife and tourists safe.”

On their hike William and Robert discussed conservation enactment successful South Africa.

William is successful the state for 4 days – culminating successful his 4th £50million Earthshot Prize.

Yesterday William began his travel by playing interaction rugby with kids — and renewing his acquaintance with “The Beast”.

He was spotted laughing erstwhile 2 lads grabbed him arsenic helium ran with the shot successful Cape Town.

Also taking portion successful the crippled was 22-stone Tendai “The Beast” Mtawarira — a ­former rugby prima helium archetypal met after Wales played the Springboks successful 2014.

Wills joked with the 6ft 6ins prop: “You’re inactive arsenic large arsenic you were — bigger!”

The Prince and rugby ace laughed arsenic they recalled the past clip they met successful a changing country aft the Springboks bushed Wales a decennary ago.

The Beast said afterwards: “He came into the dressing room and I was lone dressed successful my towel.

” I said it was nice to shingle your manus present I’m afloat dressed – arsenic opposed to half-naked.”

The sojourn was held to enactment The Atlas Foundation charity which takes rugby to kids surviving successful poverty.

He kicked disconnected the travel astatine the Earthshot Prize Climate Leaders Youth Programme astatine Cape Town venue, Rooftop connected Bree – with its stunning views of Table Mountain.

And told 120 future leaders from Africa and Asia “you are going to alteration the world”.

Prince William with Robert Irwin connected Signal Hill

The brace went for a quality hikeReuters

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The Prince with 22-stone Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira[/caption]

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Prince William begins a South Africa travel by playing interaction rugby with kids[/caption]