It's been the hardest year of my life, says William

The Prince of Wales has described the past twelvemonth arsenic the "hardest year" of his life.

Speaking to reporters astatine the extremity of his sojourn to South Africa, Prince William talked astir however helium has coped aft some his woman and his begetter were diagnosed with cancer.

"It's been dreadful. It's astir apt been the hardest twelvemonth successful my life. So, trying to get done everything other and support everything connected way has been truly difficult," helium said aft being asked however his twelvemonth has been aft a hard twelvemonth for the Royal Family.

Buckingham Palace revealed the King had cancer successful February and would statesman treatment. Just six weeks aboriginal it was announced the Princess of Wales was undergoing chemotherapy aft a crab diagnosis.

The King has since returned to nationalist duties and Catherine has finished chemotherapy treatment.

Prince William said: "I'm truthful arrogant of my wife, I'm arrogant of my father, for handling the things that they person done.

"But from a idiosyncratic household constituent of view, it's been been brutal.”

The Prince of Wales has been successful South Africa for his Earthshot prize awards ceremony.

On Wednesday night, 5 projects each won £1m successful prize money for their biology innovations.

He was besides asked astir the relation of Prince of Wales and whether helium liked the state and work that came with it.

“It’s a tricky one. Do I similar much responsibility? No," helium said.

"Do I similar the state that I tin physique thing similar Earthshot past yes.

“And that’s the aboriginal for me. It’s precise important with my relation and my platform, that I'm doing thing for good.

"That I'm helping people's lives and I'm doing thing that is genuinely meaningful.”

The prince has been sporting a beard since the summertime and it has divided sentiment adjacent amongst those closest to him including his girl Princess Charlotte.

“Well Charlotte didn’t similar it the archetypal time. I got floods of tears, truthful I had to shave it off. And past I grew it back. I thought, bent connected a second, and I convinced her it was going to beryllium okay.”

And connected his wide feelings astir combining his relation arsenic a aboriginal king, hubby and father, determination was a consciousness that helium had recovered the close premix of authoritative work and backstage time.

“I bask my enactment and I bask pacing myself and keeping definite that I person got clip for my household too.”

The Prince's last time successful Cape Town saw him larn much astir the enactment of Abalobi, a 2023 Earthshot prize finalist which aims to support small-scale sportfishing communities.

He was met with shouts of "we emotion you, William" and chatted to section fishermen and women progressive successful the programme.

But aboriginal a fistful of vocal protesters held up placards oregon shouted astir a scope of issues including struggle successful Israel, indigenous rights, the culling of baboons successful the country and deficiency of practice for section fishermen.