Long before the world watched her every move, she had already faced fear in its rawest form. As a schoolgirl at Marlborough College, she found a lump on her head and was quietly taken for surgery. There was no royal protocol then, only a young girl trying to stay brave while her mother sat close, steadying her with quiet reassurance. She returned to school without drama, bearing only a small, pale scar that few ever noticed, but that she never forgot.
