{"id":123433,"date":"2024-11-08T10:27:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T03:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123433"},"modified":"2024-11-08T10:27:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T03:27:45","slug":"prince-of-wales-says-its-been-hardest-year-of-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123433","title":{"rendered":"Prince of Wales says its been hardest year of his life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/bd44\/live\/8e4cd0e0-9d53-11ef-9850-61b70bbc107f.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/bd44\/live\/8e4cd0e0-9d53-11ef-9850-61b70bbc107f.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bd44\/live\/8e4cd0e0-9d53-11ef-9850-61b70bbc107f.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/bd44\/live\/8e4cd0e0-9d53-11ef-9850-61b70bbc107f.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/bd44\/live\/8e4cd0e0-9d53-11ef-9850-61b70bbc107f.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/bd44\/live\/8e4cd0e0-9d53-11ef-9850-61b70bbc107f.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/bd44\/live\/8e4cd0e0-9d53-11ef-9850-61b70bbc107f.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bd44\/live\/8e4cd0e0-9d53-11ef-9850-61b70bbc107f.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Prince William in a blue shirt and blazer speaks to Earthshot finalists in Cape Town, South Africa\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">The Prince of Wales has been visiting South Africa for his Earthshot Prize<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Prince of Wales has described the past year as the &#8220;hardest year&#8221; of his life.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Speaking to reporters at the end of his visit to South Africa, Prince William talked about how he has coped after both his wife and his father were diagnosed with cancer. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been dreadful. It&#8217;s probably been the hardest year in my life. So, trying to get through everything else and keep everything on track has been really difficult,&#8221; he said after being asked how his year has been after a difficult year for the Royal Family. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Buckingham Palace <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-68208157\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed the King had cancer<!-- --><\/a> in February and would begin treatment. Just six weeks later it was announced the <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-68641441\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess of Wales was undergoing chemotherapy<!-- --><\/a> after a cancer diagnosis. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The King has since returned to public duties and Catherine has finished chemotherapy treatment.  <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Prince William said: &#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of my wife, I&#8217;m proud of my father, for handling the things that they have done.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;But from a personal family point of view, it&#8217;s been brutal.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Prince of Wales has been in South Africa for his Earthshot prize awards ceremony. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On Wednesday night,<!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/crlnjyekpexo\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\"> five projects each won \u00a31m in prize money<!-- --><\/a> for their environmental innovations.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He was also asked about the role of Prince of Wales and whether he liked the freedom and responsibility that came with it.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cIt\u2019s a tricky one. Do I like more responsibility? No,&#8221; he said. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Do I like the freedom that I can build something like Earthshot then yes.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cAnd that\u2019s the future for me. It\u2019s very important with my role and my platform, that I&#8217;m doing something for good. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;That I&#8217;m helping people&#8217;s lives and I&#8217;m doing something that is genuinely meaningful.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The prince has been sporting a beard since the summer and it has divided opinion even amongst those closest to him including his daughter Princess Charlotte. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWell Charlotte didn\u2019t like it the first time. I got floods of tears, so I had to shave it off. And then I grew it back. I thought, hang on a second, and I convinced her it was going to be okay.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">And on his general feelings about combining his role as a future king, husband and father, there was a sense that he had found the right mix of official duty and private time.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cI enjoy my work and I enjoy pacing myself and keeping sure that I have got time for my family too.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/39ed\/live\/152284b0-9d46-11ef-a79a-bb8e6266134c.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/39ed\/live\/152284b0-9d46-11ef-a79a-bb8e6266134c.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/39ed\/live\/152284b0-9d46-11ef-a79a-bb8e6266134c.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/39ed\/live\/152284b0-9d46-11ef-a79a-bb8e6266134c.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/39ed\/live\/152284b0-9d46-11ef-a79a-bb8e6266134c.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/39ed\/live\/152284b0-9d46-11ef-a79a-bb8e6266134c.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/39ed\/live\/152284b0-9d46-11ef-a79a-bb8e6266134c.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/39ed\/live\/152284b0-9d46-11ef-a79a-bb8e6266134c.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Prince of Wales is handed a fish as he speaks to a local fisherman in Cape Town\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">On his final day Prince William met fishermen who were part of a 2023 Earthshot finalist project<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Prince&#8217;s final day in Cape Town saw him learn more about the work of Abalobi, a 2023 Earthshot prize finalist which aims to protect small-scale fishing communities. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He was met with shouts of &#8220;we love you, William&#8221; and chatted to local fishermen and women involved in the programme.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But later a handful of vocal protesters held up placards or shouted about a range of issues including conflict in Israel, indigenous rights, the culling of baboons in the area and lack of representation for local fishermen.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><i id=\"additional-reporting-by-andr\u00e9-rhoden-paul\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Additional reporting by Andr\u00e9 Rhoden-Paul<!-- --><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cdxy0y7kv0do\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images The Prince of Wales has been visiting South Africa for his Earthshot Prize The Prince of Wales has described the past year as the &#8220;hardest year&#8221; 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