During a visit to the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester on Thursday, the Princess of Wales met a cancer patient who was ‘inspired’ by the future queen’s own health battle16:36, 05 Jun 2026Updated 16:42, 05 Jun 2026Princess Kate visits The Christie cancer treatment centre in ManchesterPrincess Kate made a young cancer patient's ‘dream come true’ during an emotional meeting. . The Princess of Wales visited the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, where she met a boy who had been suffering from cancer.‌Outside the cancer centre, Kate met the patient and his mother, who said to the future queen: “He's been looking at your journey through your treatment, and he's been inspired by you.” A sweet clip showed the boy telling the future queen: “It's a dream come true to see you today”, before the Princess said: “You're so sweet”, and smiled for a photograph.‌‌At the end of the exchange, the mother-of-three leaned in and gave the young patient a warm hug, telling him: “Well done, stay strong.”Kate met several patients at the cancer centre yesterday, including a young, unsuspecting girl who had visited the hospital for a blood test, only to meet the future queen. “Nice to meet you,” Kate said, before kneeling down for a picture with the young girl, who was beaming from ear to ear.The princess shared an emotional moment with 30-year-old Claire Lorente, who was marking the last day of her treatment after a battle with breast cancer.‌Kate immediately embraced Claire in a hug as she exclaimed: "Well done, well done you. What a journey. Well done, you've been amazing. It's tough. How long has it been for you?” Claire, overcome with emotion, then told the future queen about her own cancer journey.Content cannot be displayed without consentKate kept a comforting hand on Claire's arm as spoke, before the princess turned her attention to Claire's partner Pablo and gave him a hug. The Princess of Wales said: "Well done. I know, it's just as hard for family and loved ones. For the children, my parents alongside. You go through it with us."‌The future queen then turned her attention to Claire's baby, eight-month-old baby boy Enzo, giving him a sweet touch and saying: "Isn't mummy brave!"Claire then joined hands with her husband as she rang the bell to signify the end of her treatments, with applause ringing out as Kate clapped, looking emotional, and said: "This is your day!"After the emotional meeting, Claire said: “It was very overwhelming. Finishing the treatment itself was a massive thing so obviously sharing with the Princess was overwhelming but absolutely brilliant at the same time."‌“It’s finished my chemotherapy journey off and starts my next step. She asked me how long the treatment had been going and and said how far I’ve come. My journey is not over but feels like I’ve finished a part of it and feels like I’ve come so far.Article continues below“It was an amazing lifetime thing to share it with her and I’m never going to get to do it again. I don’t think anyone else will experience what I experienced with her. It was such a special moment with my friends and family and I’m never going to forget it. It was an amazing moment.”Claire Lorente's mum, Nicola Barnes, revealed to the Mirror that she rang the same bell at the Christie two years ago, after she received treatment for kidney and ovarian cancer at the hospital. Nicola said: "I've just got back, it was amazing, we are all so happy."