As the Princess of Wales prepares to celebrate her 44th birthday on 9 January, three things will be at the forefront of her mind as she looks to the year ahead: spending as much time with her loved on

Undoubtedly, the past two years have been some of the toughest ever for the Prince and Princess of Wales. Kate’s cancer diagnosis, treatment and then period of recovery hit them hard. Both William and

Sitting beside the hospital bed where my 15-year-old daughter Leoni lay, I clutched her hand. ‘It’s cancer,’ I said, fighting back tears. Seeing her bewildered face staring back at me, my heart broke.

Lydia Williams, 44, lives with her husband Chris, 50, and their two children, Amelie, 14, and Arlo, 11. Every day, Amelie would come bursting through the front door, full of energy. Her life was a bus

The Princess of Wales has always placed her family at the centre of her life, and at no time is this more evident than on birthdays, when she steps away from the spotlight in favour of spending the da

At the end of the road I live on in Herne Bay in Kent, there’s a bench. It overlooks the sea and is a place I often go when I want to clear my mind. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve sat the