Prince William has shared a snap of himself and Princess Kate for Valentine’s Day – and fans gush over the simple but powerful nod to their extremely challenging year they have faced

Prince William has shared a loved up post to his wife celebrating Valentine’s Day after getting through their “hardest year”.

The royal uploaded the snap of himself and Princess Kate to their official Instagram account as they sat on a tree trunk surrounded by woodland. The sweet photograph shows Kate giggling as he kisses her cheek and simply captioned the post with a red heart.

The photo was taken from the video they released last year which revealed Kate had finished her chemotherapy – and is a nod to the challenges they had been through. Fans gushed over the post and praised it being “true love forever”.

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William has been very vocal about his immense pride for his wife amid her health battle, and in November, he said the diagnosis of both his wife and dad was “brutal” but shared how proud he was of them both. He was asked how his year had been while on a trip to South Africa and simply replied: “Honestly? It’s been dreadful. It’s probably been the hardest year in my life.”

Prince William said it had been the ‘hardest year’ of his life with his wife’s cancer diagnosis ( 
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William isn’t one to shy away from public affection on social media, and it comes after he paid an emotional tribute to wife Kate on her birthday after a turbulent year along with a beautiful new photo of the princess.

He issued an unprecedented written message on social media publicly praising her as an “incredible wife and mother” and hailing the strength she has shown in the past year following her cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy treatment as ‘remarkable’.

In his message declaring his love, William wrote: “To the most incredible wife and mother. The strength you’ve shown over the last year has been remarkable. George, Charlotte, Louis and I are so proud of you. Happy Birthday, Catherine. We love you. W”.

Last month marked a year since she was admitted to hospital for abdominal surgery on January 16, just seven days after her 42nd birthday. She spent nearly two weeks in the London Clinic after undergoing the major operation and was recuperating at home when she was told she had cancer and had to begin chemotherapy.

The princess, a future queen of the nation, is expected to continue her gradual return to public duties with more appearances this year.

William and Kate look set to carry out an overseas visit together, with the Prince hinting as much. “I think hopefully Catherine will be doing a bit more next year, so we’ll have some more trips maybe lined up,” he said during his tour to Cape Town last autumn.

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