King Charles III’s Goddaughter India Hicks Give Update After ‘Fast-Moving’ Skin Cancer Diagnosis

“The procedure itself was only relatively uncomfortable,” India, who was a bridesmaid at age 13 for Charles and the late Princess Diana’s 1981 wedding, shared. “You sit there with an open incision in your leg while they whisk the tissue to the pathology lab. And then comes the hardest part: waiting.”

India described what went on in her mind at the time, saying, “You feel fine, you’re chatting, you’re scrolling your phone, and yet everything hinges on what’s happening in another room.”

Once the results were in, India said she received good news. The doctors told her “this time” she was “lucky” and clear of the cancer.

The procedure and the positive outcome came just before the Thanksgiving holiday, which she was excited to celebrate with her loved ones.

“I love the gathering, friends around the table, the loud laughter, the happy chaos,” India, who splits her time between Cotswolds, England, and Harbour Island, Bahamas, wrote of the American holiday.

India married her longtime partner, David Flint Wood, in 2021. The couple share five kids: Felix, 28, Wesley, 27, Amory, 26, Conrad, 22, and Domino, 18.

India’s cancer diagnosis is the latest one for the royal family and their inner circle. Buckingham Palace announced in February 2024 that Charles, 77, was diagnosed with cancer and was currently undergoing treatment.

The king’s specific type of cancer was not disclosed, but the palace confirmed that he doesn’t have prostate cancer after having a procedure to treat a benign enlarged prostate in January 2024.

Charles’ daughter-in-law and Prince William’s wife, Princess Kate Middleton, announced in March 2024 that she had been privately battling cancer as well.

After undergoing chemotherapy and stepping away from her public duties for a brief time, Kate, 43, revealed in January that her cancer is in remission.