Prince William and Kate
Middleton have sent a touching message to Mila Sneddon, the five-year-old
little girl with a rare form of blood cancer who stole the Duchess of
Cambridge’s heart when they met back in 2021, on her first day back
at school.
The Cambridges – whose three
young children will be heading back to the classroom in just a matter of
weeks – took to Twitter to support Mila as she started her first academic
year not undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
“Such an incredible
journey. Good luck from all of us at Kensington Palace, Mila,” the royal
couple wrote after Mila’s mother, Lynda Sneddon, shared a photo of
the youngster smiling outside her school gates.
She captioned the picture:
“First day back at school Very proud! This is Mila’s first school
year not undergoing treatment. Love you Mila Thank you @NHSGGC for making this
possible #ChildhoodCancer #childhoodcancerawareness #BloodCancer #remission
#cancerfree.”
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Kate Middleton and Prince William showed their support for Mila
Mila’s mother quickly thanked
the Cambridges for their sweet note, writing in response: “Thank you for
your very kind words Mila has settled in well and is delighted to be back at
school, sending best wishes to you all at KP.”
Mila was featured in an iconic
picture from Kate’s lockdown photographic project, Hold Still, and came to
symbolize isolation during the pandemic after she was pictured kissing her
family home’s kitchen window as her father stood outside.
The Duchess first spoke to
Mila over a Zoom call in autumn 2020, promising the youngster that
she would wear a pink dress when they could meet in person. True to her word,
Kate wore a bubblegum pink Me+Em dress as the pair met face-to-face
at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh in May 2021.
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Kate met the five-year-old last year at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh
Lynda said last year how
welcoming Kate was to her daughter when they met. “I can’t put into words
how remarkable the Duchess of Cambridge has been,” she said.
“She was so caring and
considerate. I got a real sense of her being a mother in the way she spoke to
Mila. There were challenges, because of all the Covid restrictions and wearing
masks, but she said she wanted to give Mila a big hug.”
Mila first underwent intensive
chemotherapy treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in November 2019 and
only recently got the all-clear from doctors.
