- The president – who has met Catherine twice – shared his support on Friday
- “Jill and I join millions of people around the world in praying for your full recovery,” he wrote
- The disease is very personal for the Bidens, who lost son Beau to it in 2018
President Joe Biden joined world leaders and celebrities in sending their best wishes to Catherine, Princess of Wales, after she revealed that she has been diagnosed of cancer is 42 years old and is undergoing ‘preventive’ chemotherapy.
The Princess of Wales has received messages of love from around the world, including world leaders, members of the clergy and ordinary citizens sympathizing with the young mother.
On Friday evening, the president – who met the princess twice during his term in office – expressed his condolences.
“Jill and I join millions of people around the world in praying for your full recovery, Princess Kate,” he wrote on X.
The disease is deeply personal to the Bidens. Their son, Beau Biden, died of brain cancer in 2015.
After Kate Middleton revealed she was diagnosed with cancer at age 42 and is undergoing ‘preventative’ chemotherapy, Joe Biden sent his well wishes
President Joe Biden joined world leaders and celebrities in sending their best wishes to Catherine, Princess of Wales, after she revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer at the age of 42 and is undergoing ‘preventative’ chemotherapy
Jill Biden has led the Biden Cancer Initiative with her husband, President Joe Biden, with the goal of ending cancer as we know it.
The First Lady has had friends and one of her sisters is battling breast cancer.
She and Catherine met three years ago during the G7 summit at a primary school in Cornwall. They played with the children and fed carrots to a giant rabbit in the school garden.
The two women were reunited in May 2023, along with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, at the reception for heads of state at Buckingham Palace after Charles was formally crowned king.
Biden has often talked about his “moon shot” to cure cancer as part of his White House agenda, spurred by the death of his son Beau from brain cancer in 2018 at age 46.
The president himself had skin cancer removed during a procedure last year.
First Lady Jill Biden shared her own well wishes earlier in the day, writing simply, “You are brave and we love you.”
In a very personal, unprecedented and emotional video message, Catherine revealed her diagnosis to the world.
The disease is deeply personal to the Bidens. Their son, Beau Biden, died of brain cancer in 2015
The First Lady has had friends and one of her sisters is battling breast cancer. She and Catherine met three years ago during the G7 summit at a primary school in Cornwall. They played with the children and fed carrots to a giant rabbit in the school garden
First lady Jill Biden, Princess Catherine and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska during the reception for heads of state at Buckingham Palace in May 2023
She said the news had come as a “huge shock” and that she and William have “done everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.”
From a bench surrounded by daffodils and spring blossoms, the future queen said: ‘It has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that suits them, and to reassure them that I will do that. OK.
“As I told them; I am doing well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal; in my mind, body and spirit. Having William by my side is also a great source of comfort and reassurance. As does the love, support and kindness shown by so many of you. It means so much to both of us.”
Catherine’s cancer was only discovered after she underwent major abdominal surgery at the London Clinic in January. Kensington Palace has said it will not share details about what type of cancer the princess has, or what stage of cancer it is, and has asked people not to speculate.
The King – who is currently undergoing cancer treatment himself – and the Queen were both informed of the news. In a statement this evening, His Majesty said he is ‘so proud of Catherine for her courage to speak as she did’ and that he remains ‘in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law’.
The king and queen said they “will continue to offer their love and support to the entire family during this difficult time.”