Kate Middleton's heartbreaking cancer video had a 'secret symbol of hope' viewers might have missed. When the Princess of Wales announced her cancer diagnosis, she spoke directly to the nation in a moving video message.
Sitting on a park bench in the gardens at Windsor, the senior Royal admitted her 'shock' at the news, explained that she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy and revealed how she'd carefully explained it to her three young children, "in a way that is appropriate for them".The decision to film outside was possibly a poignant one for the mum-of-three - with spring in full bloom, but it also featured a meaningful symbol that some may have missed.
Just behind where Kate sat was a peaceful field of daffodils, a flower that has become a symbol of hope for people with cancer.
The Marie Curie website describes how the flowers are "strong and resilient" and are seen as "a symbol of spring and symbolise new beginnings and rebirth.They're a positive, life-affirming symbol, with a bright and joyful yellow.".The daffodil has been a special flower for Marie Curie since 1986, and is important for their money-raising event called the Great Daffodil Appeal.