Kate ‘doing well’, says William on Scilly visit

Prince William has told hospital staff that the Princess of Wales was “doing well” as she is treated for cancer.

William was asked about Kate as he toured the only hospital on the Isles of Scilly yesterday. Tracy Smith, administrator at St Mary’s Community Hospital in Hugh Town, greeted William when he arrived and hosted his tour of the small medical centre following his visit to the harbour

Prince William in St Mary’s harbour on the Isles of Scilly yesterday where he bought his entourage Cornish pasties.

“I asked William about his wife Kate and he said: ‘She’s doing well, thanks,’ and I suggested they might like to come for a visit and bring the children,” she said. William was given a card for his father the King – also a cancer patient – and Kate by Matron Lynda McHale, who said: “It was a card from my granddaughter who wanted to wish his father and wife ‘get well soon’.”

As heir to the throne, William is Duke of Cornwall and receives an income from the Duchy of Cornwall, a portfolio of land, property and investments which owns much of the Isles of Scilly and nearly a third of its residential buildings. He travelled to Hugh

Town to break the earth for a new inpatient facility and maternity suite.

He also toured St Mary’s harbour, which is run by the Duchy and handles everything from tripper boats to fishing vessels and cargo ships, making it a crucial part of island life.