Unless you've been on that journey you can't understand what it's like,” said Karen Maclean, who has had cancer for 20 years and gave Kate a powerful hug

The royals have a longstanding tradition of enjoying an annual family stroll to St Mary Magdalene Church near Sandringham House on Christmas Day, and they carried on with the custom on Wednesday, December 25,

Kate — who previously admitted that “Everybody teases me in the family that I spend far too long chatting” — had much to discuss with well-wishers on Dec. 25