'Kate Middleton's hug was so genuine and warm I knew she was feeling my pain'

Poignant photographs of the Princess of Wales' affectional clasp with Rebecca Mendlesohn astatine London's Royal Marsden Hospital person been shared wide crossed the media

The crab diligent pictured successful an affectional clasp with Princess Kate successful hospital this week has opened up astir the hug.

Rebecca Mendlesohn, 57, was 1 of respective patients astatine London's Royal Marsden Hospital with whom Kate engaged during her sojourn determination connected Tuesday. The princess received treatment determination herself amid her crab travel past year, and is lone present capable to easiness herself backmost to royal duties.

But the speech with Ms Mendlesohn, affectionately known to mates arsenic Becks, dominated media attraction arsenic the hug the brace shared appeared truthful warm. Now, Ms Mendlesohn herself has expressed conscionable however "genuine" she felt it was - adjacent if it was a accidental brushwood arsenic the pistillate had nary thought the royal was visiting.

A root adjacent to Ms Mendlesohn, who is connected a proceedings for secondary crab - bosom and liver, said her person had stopped to instrumentality a breather amid her attraction erstwhile Kate happened to walk on the corridor.

The person told the Daily Mail : "Since Becks's hairsbreadth is lone conscionable opening to turn back, the princess recognised her arsenic a chap crab traveller, truthful stopped and – overmuch to Becks's astonishment – conscionable hugged her.

"Becks told me: 'There's a hug and there's a hug. It was truthful genuine I knew she was feeling my symptom and I was feeling hers. It was precise emotional, heartfelt and warm. I felt the love. We felt for each other.'"

"Was it acceptable up? Becks, afloat sanction Rebecca Mendlesohn, replied no, it happened by accident. She'd taken a breather extracurricular during her crab attraction and erstwhile she got backmost wrong Kate was passing done the ward."

Following the visit, Kate, 43, confirmed she is successful remission from cancer. It was with this spot Kate was capable to comfortableness others who person been diagnosed with cancer. The hospital, of which Princess Kate and Prince William are present associated patrons, said her sojourn was "inspiring for unit and patients".

At 1 point, the Princess had her manus adjacent the genu of patient, looking consecutive into her eyes, and the woman, Katherine Field, was laughing.

Ms Field, 45, was wearing a acold headdress during her chemotherapy to sphere her hairsbreadth and utilized a "port" mechanics to present medicine into her limb and chest. In this poignant exchange, Kate gestured to her ain limb and chest.

She told Ms Field: "I got truthful attached to it," joking that she had hesitated erstwhile yet told "you tin person it taken out" now. The Princess of Wales is not thought to person utilized a acold headdress herself.