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Newly Unearthed Link Ties King Charles and Princess Kate’s Ancestors to 1925 Cancer Campaign

The timing highlights a centenary celebration, with renewed royal emphasis on early detection.

Charles and Kate, who have had treatment for cancer, both have relatives who were active in the British Empire Cancer Campaign in Yorkshire in the 1920s
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Overview

  • Australian historian Michael Reed identified the connection and detailed it in reporting cited by The Telegraph.
  • In 1925, Viscount Henry Lascelles became the first president and Sir Charles Lupton the first vice-president of the British Empire Cancer Campaign’s Yorkshire Council.
  • The charity’s 100th anniversary was marked with a commemorative booklet titled “a century of saving lives” and a ball at Castle Howard.
  • Princess Mary later led the council as president, a role she held until her death in 1965.
  • Princess Kate is in remission after chemotherapy, and the King plans to scale back treatment in the new year; in a Stand Up to Cancer UK video he urged screening, noting nine million people are not up to date and prompting about 100,000 screening-checker visits in 48 hours.