Princess of Wales is getting better, Prince William tells D-Day veterans

Britain: Prince William, the Prince of Wales, says Princess Catherine is “getting better” and would have loved to join him for the “very moving” D-Day anniversary event in Portsmouth, England.

William, his father King Charles and Queen Camilla chatted to D-Day veterans after the ceremony, shaking their hands and thanking them for their service.

He was asked by 100-year-old Geoffrey Weaving how Catherine was faring with her cancer treatment and replied: “Yes, she is getting better, yes. She would have loved to be here today.

“I was reminding everyone how her grandmother served at Bletchley, so she had quite a bit in common with some of the ladies here who were at Bletchley. They never spoke about anything until the very end – it was all very secret.”

The prince, who bent down to speak to Weaving in his wheelchair, added: “Geoffrey, it was lovely to see you. We’ll see you in five years time for the 85th”.

The veteran, who served with the Navy, has previously recalled arriving on the French coast on June 6, 1944, and finding the sea “full of dead bodies” as warships started firing upon Allied troops who ran for their lives onto the sand.

Earlier, William talked to a woman thought to have worked as a codebreaker at Bletchley Park and said: “My wife’s grandmother did the same sort of thing as you. Catherine only found out at the end of her life.”

Valerie Glassborow, the princess’ paternal grandmother, worked as a codebreaker in Hut 16 at Bletchley Park alongside her twin sister, Mary.