Kate Middleton Has ‘Same Emotions and Fears’ as Anyone with Cancer [Video]

Kate Middleton appeared both fragile and resilient at Trooping the Colour after admitting that she has both “good days” and “bad days” amid her cancer treatment.

“She might be the Princess of Wales, but she is still a mother and wife and going through the same set of emotions and worries and fears as anyone else in that set of circumstances would be,” Ailsa Anderson, former press secretary to Queen Elizabeth, tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s cover story.

The Princess of Wales, 42, radiated strength during her first public appearance in nearly six months at King Charles‘ official birthday parade in London on June 15, but a source close to the royal household adds, “The treatment is punishing, and it is different for different people. And the side effects can be unforgiving.”

Those close to her say that she finds relief in the …