Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales has announced that she has been diagnosed of cancer and undergoing chemotherapy.
The royal broke the news of her current health status via a video by the BBC Studios, on Friday.
“William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family,” the popular royal said.
Kate, 42, is the wife of Prince William, Britain’s future king. She was hospitalized for almost two weeks at the private London Clinic after having major abdominal surgery in January.
Last week, Kate, along with King Charles, were subjects of a death rumour that hovered the internet for days.
It was earlier thought that her condition was noncancerous but further diagnosis revealed she has cancer.
“However,” she said, “tests after the operation found cancer had been present.”
In the video, she said she is now undergoing “a course of preventative chemotherapy” on the advice of her medical team.
She did not specify what type of cancer she has or at what stage it was found, and Kensington Palace, the couple’s royal household, has not said why the operation was necessary.
“I am now in the early stages of that treatment,” Kate said in the statement, released by the palace. She thanked the public for their support but also asked for “time, space and privacy” while completing her treatment.
See her video announcement below:
