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Princess of Wales Completes Three Peaks Hike to Raise Funds for Cancer Charity
Catherine finished the endurance event across Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowdon in 24 hours. The BBC reported she aimed to support holistic care at the Royal Marsden, where she received treatment.
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Catherine, the Princess of Wales, who was treated for cancer in 2024, completed the Three Peaks Challenge this weekend by climbing Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowdon within 24 hours. She undertook the endurance event to raise funds for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. The princess posted on social media with a photograph from the summit of Ben Nevis.
She wrote that cancer changes how people think and feel and affects every aspect of life. She added that the journey through and beyond treatment requires more than medicine alone and called for a whole-person approach to care that includes holistic therapies.
At the finish in Wales she was met by the Prince of Wales, their children George, Charlotte and Louis, her parents Carole and Michael Middleton, and her brother James.
The princess, 44, had revealed her cancer diagnosis in March 2024 and stated she was in remission at the start of 2025. The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity launched a fundraising page for the walk. It said the funds would support more people with cancer to benefit from holistic care.
Dame Cally Palmer, chief executive of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, said the institution was honoured to have the Prince and Princess of Wales as joint patrons. The princess described the Royal Marsden as a place that holds great meaning for her and said the challenge offered a chance to explore life beyond diagnosis.
She had received preventative chemotherapy there after surgery in 2024.
