Prince William has spoken about his wife’s cancer scare (Image: Getty)

Prince William has recalled the moment he had the “rug pulled from his feet” when both his wife and his father were diagnosed with cancer last year. He admitted that he took his family’s health for granted as he sat down with Hollywood actor Eugene Levy in a new episode of his hit travel show, The Reluctant Traveller.

He said: “We’ve been very lucky; we hadn’t had many illnesses in the family for a very long time. My grandparents lived until they were in their high 90s. So they were the vision of fitness, and stoicism, and resilience.”

But last year the family was hit by a string of ill-health, with the King and the Princess of Wales diagnosed with cancer in quick succession, a horse accident that put Princess Anne in intensive care and the Queen diagnosed with pneumonia and other infections.

The full episode of The Reluctant Traveller will air tomorrow (Image: PA)

William explained how this affected him and the family, and said: “When you suddenly realise that the rug, if you were the metaphorical rug, can be pulled from under your feet quite quick at any point. You maybe think to yourself ‘it won’t happen to us, we’ll be okay’ – because I think everyone has a positive outlook, you’ve got to be positive.

“But when it does happen to you, then yeah, it takes you into some pretty, you know, not great places.”

Filming for the Apple TV+ programme took place in February this year, just weeks after Kate revealed that she was in remission from cancer after being diagnosed at the start of 2024. She underwent a course of preventative chemotherapy for about six months and has since returned to royal duties.

The full episode will be released tomorrow, with several snippets having already been released by the streaming giant.

Prince William has sat down with Eugene Levy (Image: PA)

One preview clip shows William arriving at Windsor Castle on an electric scooter, while another shows the heir chatting about his beloved football team, Aston Villa, while on a dog walk.

Another teaser saw the future King open up about how he misses his grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.