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The royal heir described his family's health battles as "brutal" and "dreadful", given both his father, King Charles III, and wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, have been fighting cancer. "It's been dreadful. It's probably been the hardest year in my life," William, 42, told reporters as he concluded his visit to South Africa on Thursday. "So, trying to get through everything else and keep everything on track has been really difficult." He did, however, speak of his pride at the way Charles, 75, and Catherine, 42, had managed their illnesses. "But I'm so proud of my wife, I'm proud of my father, for handling the things that they have done. But from a personal family point of view, it's been, yeah, it's been brutal." Asked whether he was enjoying the increased responsibility of his role as Prince of Wales, William revealed he did not but that it also afforded him the opportunity to create positive initiatives such as the Earthshot prize for environmentalism. "It's a tricky one. Do I like more responsibility? No. Do I like the freedom that I can build something like Earthshot then yes."
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