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The Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to a remembrance garden that raises money for a cancer charity – and left an emotional note. Kate, 43, who underwent chemotherapy after a cancer diagnosis last year, visited the Ever After Garden in Chelsea, which has been raising money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
The Royal Marsden Hospital was where Kate received her treatment, and after a visit to the hospital at the beginning of the year, she revealed she is now in remission. The princess’s visit to the garden only came to light when the official Prince and Princess of Wales social media channels posted footage of her stopping by.
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The central London garden features 30,000 illuminated white roses, with visitors encouraged to make a donation and dedicate a rose to a loved one. Since it was founded in 2019, £1.6 million has been raised for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
During her visit, Kate dedicated a rose and spoke to some of the volunteers. And a note that Kate nestled in the grass next to the roses was revealed, with her poignantly writing: “In loving memory of all those who have lost their lives to cancer – C.”
In a longer statement on social media, she posted alongside a video of her visit, she said: “Thank you to all those who have contributed to the Ever After Garden, which raises vital funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Every flower, every light, is a memory held together, an illumination of shared love, remembrance, and hope.”
News of Kate’s visit to the garden came just hours after the King announced his cancer treatment would be reduced in the new year in a personal message on Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer.
Charles has been receiving cancer treatment as an outpatient since early February 2024, believed to be weekly visits to the London Clinic, but these sessions are to be significantly cut back.
Meanwhile, Kate has been gradually returning to full-time duties following her treatment last year. Back in July, she spoke of the pressure of putting on a “brave face” through cancer treatment and recovery, where “everybody expects you to be better, but that’s not the case at all”.
She said, the “very scary, very daunting experience” did not end with the conclusion of treatment, with patients needing to take time to find their “new normal”.
The deeply personal words from the princess came as she met fellow patients at a cancer wellbeing centre at Colchester Hospital, helping to plant roses in a garden designed to help visitors find peace.
She repeatedly emphasised the importance of patients and their families being able to find support through their illness, saying it was too often difficult to reach. Speaking to patients and volunteers inside the centre, she said: “There is a whole phase when you finish your treatment, everybody expects you to be better – go! But that’s not the case at all.”
She said: “You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment. Treatment’s done, then it’s like ’I can crack on, get back to normal’ but actually the phase afterwards is really difficult. You’re not necessarily under the clinical team any longer but you’re not able to function normally at home as you perhaps once used to.
“And actually someone to help talk you through that, show you and guide you through that sort of phase that comes after treatment I think is really valuable.
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Steve Clarke is urging Scotland fans not to put themselves into debt to follow their team to the World Cup in the United States next year.
The national team manager was speaking on the day supporter club members get their chance to apply for tickets for the matches against Haiti and Morocco in Boston, as well as the final group match against Brazil in Miami.
Fifa have been criticised for ticket pricing that could lead to supporters paying thousands for a seat.
Scotland fans are expected to be allocated around 8% of available seats for their group matches but the Scottish FA are hoping that number will increase in the coming months.
“But, it is expensive to go to America anyway. The tickets are expensive.
“If you can get there and you can afford to be there, then fantastic but don’t push yourself too far into debt trying to get there.
“It’s Fifa’s tournament, they decide what they decide. The Scottish FA have taken their full allocation.”
For the match against Haiti, the prices will be £134, £298 or £372, while for the Morocco games tickets will cost £163, £320 or £447.
Scotland will then travel to Miami to take on five-time world champions Brazil on 24 June. A total of 3,736 tickets have been allocated to Scotland for that game, with tickets costing £198, £373 or £523.
Clarke hopes that supporters “who travel to all the far flung places” are able to obtain tickets affordably as the “deserve to be there”.
Clarke was speaking on his first visit back to Scotland following the qualification-sealing 4-2 win over Denmark last month.
“The number of well wishers that are genuinely excited that the country’s qualified for a World Cup is great,” Clarke said.
“It shows you the power of football and what it can do for people.”
Scotland hope to organise friendly matches against non-European nations including a send-off game at Hampden.
Clarke is also planning two training camps, including one in a hot climate, before the squad travels to its as yet undetermined training base.
“The squad size will be 26, so that gives you a little bit of leeway,” he explained.
“Obviously, I’m very loyal to the players that have got us there. That’s not a big secret anymore. People know how I work. Those players that I’m loyal to also have to play well, they have to get their minutes on the pitch that make them an easy pick for me but there’s always space for someone else.
“I’m not afraid to bring younger players into the squad, I’m not afraid to change one or two players if that’s what has to be done.
Steve Clarke is urging Scotland fans not to put themselves into debt to follow their team to the World Cup in the United States next year.
The national team manager was speaking on the day supporter club members get their chance to apply for tickets for the matches against Haiti and Morocco in Boston, as well as the final group match against Brazil in Miami.
Fifa have been criticised for ticket pricing that could lead to supporters paying thousands for a seat.
Scotland fans are expected to be allocated around 8% of available seats for their group matches but the Scottish FA are hoping that number will increase in the coming months.
“But, it is expensive to go to America anyway. The tickets are expensive.
“If you can get there and you can afford to be there, then fantastic but don’t push yourself too far into debt trying to get there.
“It’s Fifa’s tournament, they decide what they decide. The Scottish FA have taken their full allocation.”
Clarke hopes that supporters “who travel to all the far flung places” are able to obtain tickets affordably as the “deserve to be there”.
Clarke was speaking on his first visit back to Scotland following the qualification-sealing 4-2 win over Denmark last month.
“The number of well wishers that are genuinely excited that the country’s qualified for a World Cup is great,” Clarke said.
“It shows you the power of football and what it can do for people.”
Scotland hope to organise friendly matches against non-European nations including a send-off game at Hampden.
Clarke is also planning two training camps, including one in a hot climate, before the squad travels to its as yet undetermined training base.
“The squad size will be 26, so that gives you a little bit of leeway,” he explained.
“Obviously, I’m very loyal to the players that have got us there. That’s not a big secret anymore. People know how I work. Those players that I’m loyal to also have to play well, they have to get their minutes on the pitch that make them an easy pick for me but there’s always space for someone else.
“I’m not afraid to bring younger players into the squad, I’m not afraid to change one or two players if that’s what has to be done.
The number of players in the Super Eagles’ camp in Cairo, in preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, has risen to 11, with 12 more players expected on Monday.
According to an update from the camp, FC Porto of Portugal left-back Zaidu Sanusi has joined his colleagues who had earlier arrived, bringing the total number of players in camp to 11.
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Players already in camp include goalkeepers Stanley Nwabali, Francis Uzoho, and Amas Obasogie. Others are Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, Semi Ajayi, Ademola Lookman, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Igho Ogbu, and Tochukwu Nnadi.
Twelve more players are expected on Monday (today), with the team holding its first training session at 8 p.m. local time. The training will take place inside the main bowl of the Cairo International Stadium.
The backroom staff and coaching crew are already present in the team’s camp.
The Super Eagles are scheduled to face Egypt in an international friendly on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at the Cairo Stadium, as part of their build-up to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Following the encounter, the team, led by head coach Eric Chelle, will depart Cairo for Fes, Morocco, where they will be based throughout the group phase of the tournament.
The Nigerian team has been drawn in Group C alongside Tunisia, Tanzania, and Uganda. They will open their AFCON campaign against Tanzania’s Taifa Stars on December 23 before clashing with Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles four days later.