Prince William has spoken candidly about what he described as a brutal year for him after both his wife and his father were diagnosed with cancer. NBC News' Kelly Cobiella reports on what the Prince of Wales has had to deal with this year.

It's an experience Prince William has called "brutal" in a new interview marking the end of his trip to South Africa on Nov. 7. The Prince of Wales spoke with a group of journalists who traveled to Cape Town to cover the Earthshot Prize ceremony and its related events over the past week,

Prince William recently reflected on the year, referring to 2024 as the "hardest year in my life" with both his wife, Kate Middleton, and father, King Charles, being diagnosed with cancer less than two years after losing his grandmother,