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.

On the last day of 2023, Ferguson announced in a triumphant post on Instagram that she “beat breast cancer.” But a few weeks later, she revealed a new cancer diagnosis when she announced that she was battling malignant melanoma, an aggressive type of skin cancer.

Sarah Ferguson is getting candid about her back-to-back battles with cancer. In a new interview with The Times published on Friday, January 17, the Duchess of York opened up about getting diagnosed with cancer twice in the same year and how the negative news affected her outlook.

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.