Prince William has offered a positive assessment of his wife's health, according to a hospital administrator, in one of the royal family's few public comments about Princess Catherine's condition since she announced she was undergoing treatment for cancer.
The prince, who is also the Duke of Cornwall, made the comment during a solo tour of St Mary's Community Hospital on the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the Cornish coast in south-western England, on Friday.
"I asked William about his wife Kate and he said, 'She's doing well, thanks,'" hospital administrator Tracy Smith told reporters.
"And I suggested they might like to come for a visit and bring the children."
The Princess of Wales stepped away from public duties in March after announcing she had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer and was undergoing preventative chemotherapy.
It followed months of public speculation about the princess's health after she spent two weeks in hospital following abdominal surgery in January, speculation that only intensified after Kensington Palace released a photo of her and her family that was later shown to have been digitally altered.
Princess Catherine said she was well at the time of her cancer announcement. However, the couple's office has said it will not be providing regular updates on her health.
The princess's announcement came after King Charles III, her father-in-law, announced his own cancer diagnosis the previous month.
King Charles returned to public-facing duties last week after Buckingham Palace said doctors were encouraged by his progress, even as his treatment continues.
The king made an appearance at a military training college in Minley, in southern England, on Thursday, joking with soldiers that he had been "allowed out of my cage" for the visit.
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Charles and William were not the only royals making public appearances this week.
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria on Friday amid pomp and dancing to champion mental health for young people affected by conflict and to promote the Invictus Games, which the prince founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick soldiers and veterans.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were visiting the West African nation for the first time on the invitation of its military, began their three-day visit with an appearance at a girls' school that receives support from their foundation, before going on to meet with the nation's military officers.
They were also due to meet with wounded soldiers and their families in what Nigerian officials said was an effort to improve the morale of the country's military, including soldiers fighting a 14-year war against Islamic extremists in the country's north-east.
At the Lights Academy school in Abuja on Friday, the couple was received by a dancing troupe and a crowd of excited students and teachers.
"We've got to acknowledge those amazing dance moves!" the duchess said. "My husband was excited to jump up!"
They then went into the classrooms to interact with the children, who showed them robot cars they had built.
They spoke to the students about mental health, and about their own children, Archie and Lilibet.
"In some cases around the world … there is a stigma when it comes to mental health. Too many people don't want to talk about it," Prince Harry said.
"So will you promise to us that after today, no more being scared, no more being unsure of mental health?"
Meghan praised her husband's openness.
"You see why I'm married to him?" she said of Prince Harry amid cheers, before urging the schoolchildren to never be ashamed of their experiences in life.
The news of the duchess' visit excited some in Nigeria, where her life — and association with the British royal family — is closely followed.
She has said in the past that she found out through a genealogy test that her heritage is 43 per cent Nigerian.
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