2024 was a year unlike any other for the British royal family, as Fergie, King Charles and Kate Middleton all announced that they were navigating cancer. In February 2024, Buckingham Palace announced that the King was diagnosed with cancer and commenced treatment, and Princess Kate shared in March that she was receiving treatment for cancer.

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, admitted her "mind went to some dark places" after she was diagnosed with breast cancer and skin cancer in the space of approximately seven months

Sarah Ferguson shed new light on her internal struggle as she dealt with two cancer diagnoses in less than 12 months. The Duchess of York said in a recent conversation with The Times that while she tends to be “generally a positive person,

Ferguson announced in June 2023 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer following a routine mammogram. She later underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. Just six months later, in January 2024, the duchess announced she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a type of skin cancer.

Sarah Ferguson opens up about ‘dark places’ she went to after double cancer diagnoses - Duchess of York speaks candidly on mental health struggles after ‘dreadful’ year for royal family