Princess Kate admitted she was "unaware" that people can get lung cancer without ever smoking, according to a woman who met the royal earlier this year. Angela Terry, who met Princess Kate at The Royal Marsden Hospital in January,

Kate Middleton paid tribute on International Women’s Day to a teen cancer patient with whom the Princess of Wales had spent time with a month before the girl’s death last fall. Liz Hatton died in November at age 17,

Despite being two of the most famous people in the world, Prince William and Princess Kate tend to keep intimate details about their relationship out of the public spotlight. On Wednesday, Kate broke that tradition to make an uncharacteristically effusive comment about her husband’s support during her cancer treatment.

Liz Hatton, who died in November at age 17, was one of several girls and women the royal couple highlighted in social media posts for International Women’s Day.

In honor of International Women's Day, Kate Middleton celebrated the memory of a teenager who recently passed away after a battle with cancer.