Overview
- The Princess of Wales visited The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester on Thursday, June 4, meeting patients, staff and families and observing the centre’s therapies.
- She comforted 30-year-old Claire Lorente as Claire rang the ward bell to mark the end of her chemotherapy for breast cancer and joined applause from staff and family.
- Kate took part in an art session, toured the wellbeing garden and visited the Teenage and Young Adult unit to see free complementary services that support emotional and spiritual needs.
- The outing follows a Cancer Research UK 125th‑anniversary reception earlier in the week attended by the Princess and King Charles and signals a cautious resumption of her public engagements after treatment.
- The Christie treats about 60,000 patients a year and hospital leaders say its person‑centred mix of clinical care and free therapies helps patients cope with the physical and family impacts of cancer.