Kate Middleton reveals cancer diagnosis and asks for privacy

After weeks of speculation over the Princess of Wales’s health since she underwent abdominal surgery in January, Kate Middleton has this evening issued a statement. In a video message, the Princess of Wales says she is in the early stages of chemotherapy after cancer was found in tests. She said the news had come as a “huge shock” but while it had been an “incredibly tough couple of months,” she is “well and getting stronger every day.”

In the statement, the Princess says that it was after the operation in January that doctors found cancer present:

My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.

A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales pic.twitter.com/5LQT1qGarK

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Katy Balls

Katy Balls is The Spectator’s political correspondent

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