Prince William Says It Was 'Challenging' Telling His 3 Kids About Kate Middleton's Cancer: 'No Manual for Being a Parent'

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00:00Prince William says it was challenging telling his three kids about Kate Middleton's cancer,

00:05no manual for being a parent.

00:08Prince William had the tough job of telling his children about wife Kate Middleton's

00:12cancer battle.

00:13The Prince of Wales, 43, got candid about informing his kids, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte,

00:1910, and Prince Louis, 7, about Kate's health in a new chat with Brazilian TV show host

00:24Luciano Huck during his trip to Rio de Janeiro on November 7.

00:29Every family has its own difficulties and its own challenges, and I think it's very

00:33individual as to how you deal with those problems, he said during his tour for the Earthshot Prize.

00:39We choose to communicate a lot more with our children.

00:42That has its good things and its bad things.

00:45Sometimes you feel you're oversharing with the children when you probably shouldn't,

00:48he said.

00:49Kate, 43, announced she was diagnosed with cancer in March 2024 and subsequently underwent

00:55preventive chemotherapy.

00:57In January, the Princess of Wales revealed she is healthy and in remission.

01:02William then noted how keeping secrets from his kids is not a good idea, and he likes to

01:06be up front with them on serious issues.

01:08Most of the time, hiding stuff from them doesn't work, and so explaining to them how they feel,

01:13why that's happening, giving them other viewpoints as to why they might be feeling the way like

01:17they are, sometimes helps give them a bigger picture, he explained.

01:20The kids can relax more into it, rather than being really anxious about what you're hiding

01:26from them, William stated.

01:28There can be a lot more questions than answers, it's always a balancing act, every parent knows

01:33that, it's about how much do I say.

01:35There's no manual for being a parent, you've just got to go with it, it's a bit of instinct,

01:39he said.

01:40The Duke of Cambridge's father, King Charles III, is also suffering from cancer.

01:45It was recently reported that William has become more spiritual since his father and

01:49wife had their health challenges.

01:51Royal biographer Robert Jobson's new book, The Windsor Legacy, explores how the prince

01:57shaken to the core about the illnesses.

02:00As a result, William and Kate both became more religious to help cope with the family's

02:03health issues.

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