we get more from our friend, meagan fitzgerald. ♪ >> reporter: for so many kids, there's a certain magicd our stuffed animals. >> and do they protect you at night? >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: they do? >> they definitely do. >> reporter: 8-year-old albert bowman says his stuffed toys give him a lot of comfort, but albert says these stuffies are even more special. it's why he's used his allowance to buy two, and this one is his third. >> because they're loved before. >> reporter: what does that mean? >> somebody had them before. >> reporter: all these stuffed toys on the shelves have been donated, which means someone owned them before and gave them away so someone else an love them again. it's pretty cool. but first, they have to be scrubbed and cleaned so there aren't any germs. it's a process that happens here in this workshop just outside of london. the company is called loved before. >> l loved bore are a totally one-of-a-kind stuffed animal rehoming center, and what we do is we take in stuffed animals that people are ready to pass on so they don't go into the bin. >> reporter: it's an

. >> nbc's megagan fitzgerald jois us from buckingham palace with more on that and this emotional visit. hi, meaganeen waiting to hear this news now for nearly a year. the princess of wales finally in remission. what better way to make this announcement than alongside the men and women who helped her to get here. this morning, hopepeful newsor princess kate, announcing her cancer is in remission, marking the moment by visiting the royal hospital where we now know she underwent cancer treatment. >> having made so many, sort of, friends. >> reporter: met by roaring staff who were all rooting for her recovery, before taking time to share intimate moments with cancer patients. >> she had an understanding of what they were going through. >> reporter: offering comfort to a battle and a journey she now knows so much about. >> i just had a port put in, and she had the same, so it was nice to hear from somebody else who has gone through the same thing, that it does get easier. >> reporter: one of the most specialized cancer centers in the uk, kate now joining husband, william, as a patron, following in the