"One diagnosis is enough to deal with, but I had two in the space of a year," the Duchess of York said Sarah Ferguson is recalling the shock of navigating two cancer diagnoses within one year after the challenging chapter.

Sarah Ferguson shed new light on her internal struggle as she dealt with two cancer diagnoses in less than 12 months. The Duchess of York said in a recent conversation with The Times that while she tends to be “generally a positive person,

Ferguson announced in June 2023 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer following a routine mammogram. She later underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. Just six months later, in January 2024, the duchess announced she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a type of skin cancer.

Sarah Ferguson opens up about ‘dark places’ she went to after double cancer diagnoses - Duchess of York speaks candidly on mental health struggles after ‘dreadful’ year for royal family